Technical Assistance to the Government of Nepal in Enhancing the Positive Impact of Labour Migration

  • Start Date
    2009
  • End Date
    2011
  • Project Status
    Completed
  • Project Type
    Labour Migration
  • Budget Amount (USD)
    200000.00
  • Coverage
    National
  • Year
    2009
  • IDF Region
    Asia and Oceania
  • Projects ID
    LM.0123
  • Benefiting Member States
    Nepal

This project aims to contribute to the government of Nepal’s efforts to better manage the labor migration process while preventing irregular migration and trafficking in human beings. Activities include assisting the Government of Nepal’s initiatives in putting together a structured pre-departure orientation programme at the Tribhuvan International Airport, the establishment of a Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) to provide individual counseling, email guidance and also telephonic guidance to interested aspirant migrants. IOM will train and assign a fulltime staff for one year for the MRC who will initiate the activities of the centre.