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False Promises: Exploitation and Forced Labour of Nepalese Migrant Workers

Date

2011

Authors

Amnesty International, International Secretariat

Abstract

This paper is about government obligation to prevent trafficking for forced labor. What are the incentives encourage workers to migrate abroad. The role of recruitment agencies that its engagement in providing the services the migrant workers do not help the workers to be a better situation, but makes the workers to be in debt. It also talks about the discrimination against female migration and it introduces abusive cases of domestic workers and other workers in the construction side. It also discusses about the challenges that government faces in imposing the regulations on migrations. The paper is concluded with recommendations.

Document number

ASA31/007/2011

Responsible institution

Amnesty International

Place published

London

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Economic sectors

Occupations in services - Domestic work, Sales and service occupations - general, Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations - general, and Dancers

Content types

Policy analysis and Documented cases of abuse

Target groups

Policymakers, Public awareness, Employers, agencies and their representatives, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks

Geographical focuses

Nepal

Spheres of activity

Economics, Gender and sexuality studies, and Law

Languages

English