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Article

1 Jun 2014

Author:
Sarah Paoletti, University of Pennsylvania; Eleanor Taylor-Nicholson, University of New South Wales; Bandita Sijapati, Centre for the Study of Labour and Mobility; Bassina Farbenblum, University of New South Wales

Migrant workers’ access to justice at home: Nepal

Migrant Workers’ Access to Justice at Home: Nepal is the...comprehensive analysis of how laws and institutions in Nepal succeed or fail in protecting migrant workers from harms suffered during recruitment or while working in the Middle East. The study finds that despite Nepal’s efforts to protect migrant workers, it often falls short in holding private recruitment companies and individual agents accountable....The report presents detailed short- and long-term recommendations for government and civil society advocates that address the failures of Nepal’s migrant worker policies by treating workers as holders of defined, enforceable rights.