Kathmandu: The National Statistics Office (NSO) of Nepal, with technical support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), conducted the first-ever national survey on the recruitment fees and related costs incurred by migrant workers.
The report provides the first nationally representative evidence on the financial costs borne by Nepali migrant workers during the recruitment process and assesses their burden relative to workers’ monthly earnings in destination countries. It establishes a national baseline for monitoring Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 10.7.1, which measures recruitment costs borne by employees as a proportion of their monthly income earned in the country of destination.
NSO stated that the report finds that high recruitment fees and related costs continue to place a significant financial burden on migrant workers, leaving many vulnerable to debt and exploitation before they begin earning abroad.
