KATHMANDU, March 13: Despite the government's ban, Nepali women continue to engage in illegal domestic work abroad, resorting to illicit processes and routes. This has exacerbated issues of sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Since 2073 BS, Nepal has prohibited sending women for domestic work abroad.
During this year’s 16 Days campaign, Human Rights Watch is spotlighting ten courageous advocates rights activists, trade unionists, and worker’s rights leaders from around the world who have dedicated years to combating gender-based violence in the world of work.
Lorraine Sibanda (Zimbabwe): President of StreetNet International and Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations Lorraine Sibanda is a leader for informal economy workers globally, bringing an authentic voice to her advocacy drawn from her personal experience. Lorraine has worked jobs as a teacher, a cross-border trader, a vendor, and a goat farmer in Zimbabwe, where 65 percent of the people who trade in the informal economy are women. Her journey not only reflects resilience but
While the government of Nepal has banned people from working as domestic workers in Gulf countries for more than six years now, around 80 per cent of such workers going abroad have been using informal channels from neighbouring countries including India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
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