Migrant workers paid hefty sums for overseas jobs and returned. Now they are waiting for compensation for their losses

A large number of migrant workers returned home empty-handed with loans after losing their overseas jobs. Migrant rights activists say these workers should be compensated.

Unemployed, Raju Parajuli thought a cleaner job in Dubai in exchange for Rs125,000 was not that bad of an offer. After borrowing the amount from a local moneylender at an annual interest rate of 12 percent, Parajuli from Chautara Sangachowkgadhi Municipality, Sindhupalchowk decided to try his luck abroad.