(Beirut) – The upcoming visits of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, to Bangladesh and Nepal should prioritize labor protections for migrant workers, Human Rights Watch said today.
Narad Nath Bharadwaj was till recently Nepal’s ambassador to Qatar, and was among envoys recalled by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s governing coalition. At a time when labour diplomacy is ...
In this video, I share my journey from Doha, Qatar, to Kathmandu, Nepal, and explain why Nepal ranks among my top 10 favorite ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal — The emir of Qatar landed in Nepal Tuesday on his first-ever visit to the South Asian country, after visiting Bangladesh and the Philippines, where improving migrant workers' ...
Under sustained international criticism Qatar has reformed its controversial laws governing migrant workers. But for significant improvement in labour conditions there have to be changes in the way ...
KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nepal's labour minister urged Qatar on Monday to scrap a sponsorship scheme which prevents the free movement of migrant workers, calling it a violation of the ...
Kathmandu, May 23 -- At least 36 Nepali migrant workers in Qatar have been unpaid for the past eight months, with their ...
Demonstrators have set fire to government buildings. The military has sent in troops to restore order. By Katrin Bennhold The sheer number of prominent buildings that were set on fire by young ...
Qatar Airways teams up with English actress Joanna Lumley to send aid from the United Kingdom to earthquake victims in Nepal. Qatar will work with Lumley in transporting 5.3 tonnes of aid to Nepal, ...