17 migrant workers from Baglung died abroad last fiscal

Labour migration can be beneficial, as remittances help cover household expenses, but concerns about worker safety remain unaddressed, experts say.

Raj Kumar Pariyar, aged 31, of ward 7 of Jaimini Municipality got into a serious workplace accident while working for an infra-construction and engineering company in Saudi Arabia on February 10. He succumbed to injuries on the same day.