Madhesh Province Youth Struggle with Remittance Mismanagement Despite Foreign Employment

Kathmandu. Ramkisun Dev of Rajbiraj, Saptari, returned from Saudi Arabia last year after five years. Despite being abroad for five years, he has nothing in his hands now. He is currently working as a construction laborer. Preparing to go abroad again, he is looking for loans.

Ramnarayan Yadav of Aurahi, Siraha, returned from Saudi Arabia recently after three years when his company closed due to the Iran-Israel conflict. By the time he reached home from Saudi Arabia via Kathmandu, he had only 25,000 rupees in his hands. Before going to the village, while still in Kathmandu, he had already started preparing to go abroad again. In that process, he has already given his passport to an agent. He is in a situation where he has to borrow money again to go abroad.