A Nepalese worker carries uncooked bricks at a factory. File photo: EPA

Nepal to probe why 1,000 migrant workers die in Asia, Middle East each year

  • Nepalese workers abroad are losing their lives every year, in countries such as Malaysia and Qatar
  • A Supreme Court ruling is now pushing the government to investigate the deaths and create better protection measures for migrant workers
Topic |   Nepal

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A Nepalese worker carries uncooked bricks at a factory. File photo: EPA
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Raquel Carvalho

Raquel Carvalho

Raquel Carvalho is Asia Correspondent for the Post. She joined the newspaper in 2014. Most of her investigative and in-depth stories have been focused on human rights, cross-border security, illicit trade and corruption. She was previously the chief reporter at a Portuguese daily newspaper in Macau, where she moved to from Europe in 2008.