A huge number of Nepalese workers go abroad to work in the absence of fruitful local employment opportunities. According to recent report about five hundred thousand people from Nepal went abroad seeking employment.
The reasons behind migration in Nepal are poverty, limited employment opportunities, deteriorating agricultural productivity, and armed conflict are some of the motives behind international labour migration. There are many villages in Nepal where labour migration has been established as a culture of a community; that is, going abroad for work for awhile and returning with some money and the experience of living in a different geographical location. The influence of friends, relatives and well-wishers have also played a prominent role in the promotion of international labour migration.
