Nepalis in Saudi Arabia

Nepalis in Saudi Arabia are migrants from Nepal to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, mostly migrant workers and expatriates. Saudi Arabia has emerged as one of the top destinations for migrant Nepalese laborers. Approximately 200,000 Nepalese laborers, skilled and semi skilled, work in the country.^[2]

Labor issues

According to Human Rights Watch, the kafala system in Saudi Arabia has subjected thousands of migrant workers to be abused by their employers in ways such as non-payment of wages, forced confinement in workplace, confiscation of passports, excessive work hours with little rest, physical and sexual abuse, and forced labor including trafficking. Nepalese embassy officials in Saudi Arabia said about 70,000 to 80,000 Nepalis in the country are trapped under critical working conditions.^[3]

See also

• Nepalis in the United Arab Emirates
• Hinduism in Saudi Arabia
• Buddhism in Saudi Arabia

References

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