6/22/2021 South Asia’s migrants share problems, share solutions | Nepali Times Advertisement Hand Reveals Your Personality Ad This Research Has Some Astounding Results Ad Tips and Tricks See More This struck a chord with those who work on common regional issues — one being international labour migration, which is a key feature of all these four South Asian economies. Much of the characteristics of migration that we often discuss in Nepal’s context also apply to other sending countries in the Subcontinent. The majority of migrants are predominantly male, headed to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries on temporary employment contracts. Pre-pandemic, for example, annual outflows were highest among Bangladeshis (700,000) and Pakistanis (625,000). (See below). 58 Shares https://www.nepalitimes.com/opinion/south-asias-migrants-shared-problems-share-solutions/ 3/19

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