अनुसन्धान सामग्री
In Nepal, there is a stark divide between legal adulthood and "social adulthood." While the law grants individuals the right to vote, drive, and work at age 18—and the right to marry at 20—social and cultural autonomy is rarely granted at these milestones. Instead, adult children well into their mid-to-late twenties frequently report needing explicit parental permission for everyday activities: going to cafes, traveling domestically, choosing a career, dating, and spending their own money.
society · 19 मिनेट पढाइ
अनुसन्धान सामग्री
The transition from education to employment in Nepal is increasingly characterized by severe workplace exploitation, low wages, and a culture of silence. While youth migration is frequently attributed to a lack of opportunities, qualitative evidence suggests it is equally driven by the *quality* of available opportunities. Entry-level professionals, particularly in Kathmandu's private sector (IT, media, marketing, and corporate SMEs), report normalized unpaid internships, salaries well below the legal minimum wage, and chronic violations of work-life boundaries.
society · 14 मिनेट पढाइ
अनुसन्धान सामग्री
In Nepal, marriage is not treated as a personal milestone. It is treated as a social deadline. Once a person crosses their mid-to-late twenties — and for women, often earlier — family, relatives, neighbors, and even casual acquaintances begin asking a single question with increasing urgency: *"बिहे कहिले?"* ("When is the wedding?").
family · 23 मिनेट पढाइ
अनुसन्धान सामग्री
In Nepal's private sector, salary secrecy is not just a cultural preference; it is a structural mechanism used to suppress wages and maintain employer leverage. A review of major Nepali job portals (MeroJob, JobsNepal, LinkedIn) reveals that the vast majority of private-sector job postings list compensation as "Negotiable," "As per company rule," or "Highly attractive."
work · 12 मिनेट पढाइ
अनुसन्धान सामग्री
Nepal is experiencing an unprecedented structural exodus of its youth. According to official data from the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) and the National Statistics Office (NSO), over 700,000 labor permits were issued in recent fiscal years, alongside record high numbers of No Objection Certificates (NOC) issued by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) for students seeking tertiary education abroad (primarily in Australia, Japan, Canada, the US, and the UK).
migration · 12 मिनेट पढाइ
अनुसन्धान सामग्री
Nepal is experiencing a historically unprecedented wave of youth migration. While labor migration to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Malaysia has been a structural feature of Nepal’s economy for three decades, the post-pandemic era has seen a qualitative shift: a massive surge in youth—particularly high school graduates (Grade 12) and university students—seeking to permanently or long-term exit the country via student, skilled, and professional visas to countries like Australia, Japan, Canada, the United States, the UK, and South Korea.
society · 32 मिनेट पढाइ
