Recruitment

With Covid-19-related restrictions on formal recruitment, more and more Nepali migrant workers are going to the UAE on visit visas. Though technically legal under UAE law, Nepal’s government bans workers from travelling on visit visas for the purposes of employment. These migrants often end up paying extortionately high fees for non-existent jobs, with none of the legal protections formally recruited workers are entitled to.

Despite Tadbeer, visit visas, unaccountability, high recruitment fees, and the uncertainty of employment leave workers vulnerable.

A closer look at the Bangladesh-Qatar corridor

In the second and concluding part, Noah recounts his experience of the two vastly different stints in Doha, Qatar.

Will an online clean-up change realities on the ground?

Will an online clean-up change realities on the ground?