Photo: RSS Police arrest accused of Bhagirathi rape case: A 17-year-old boy arrested on the charge of rape after he confessed to commission of the crime on February 17. The accused revealed that the crime was an act of vengeance against the victim. The accused and victim went to the same school and resided in victim’s neighborhood. Japanese grant for women and children: … [Read more...] about News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (February 18 – February 24, 2021)
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News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (February 11 – February 17)
Online harassment charges against a man: Police detained Binay Jung Basnet from New Bus Park on February 16 charging him of online harassment against Sapana Roka Magar. The complaint was lodged on February 14 for harassing Magar and threatening her online to make inappropriate pictures public. Investigative developments in Bhagrathi Case: Police have deducted that the rape … [Read more...] about News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (February 11 – February 17)
News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (February 4 – February 10)
Photo: RSS Training of migrant workers prior departure: Foreign Employment Board is preparing to give 12-hour orientation to migrant workers prior to their departures to destination countries. It has come up with new curriculum which is going to be implemented from February 13. Korea suspends labor migration: Korea is wary about Nepali labor migrants owing to the risk of … [Read more...] about News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (February 4 – February 10)
News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (January 28 – February 3)
Photo: RSS Prevalence of labor exploitation: Brick industries have the worst forms of labor exploitation that include child labor, bonded labor, and forced labor according to a survey. The study underlines the nexus between cross-border and internal migration and how children are susceptible of labor exploitations. As per the report, the majority of workers in bricks … [Read more...] about News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (January 28 – February 3)
News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (January 21 – January 27)
Image: RSS Labor agreement Between Nepal and Israel: An agreement was made between Nepal and Israel to provide services and facilities to Nepali migrant workers at par with the citizens of Israel. The agreement was made on September 30, 2020; however, the agreement on ‘implementation protocol’ an imperative part of the agreement happened on January 21, 2021. Repatriation … [Read more...] about News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (January 21 – January 27)