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Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

ABSTRACT

Foreign employment is a burning issue for developing countries like Nepal. Nearly thousand Nepalese depart for foreign employment everyday. This paper is focused on exploring the reasons of foreign employment. Both primary and secondary facts are used in this paper. Primary facts are collected through the case study and observation method. The purposive sampling method is used to select the cases. The cases are located in the Pokhara metropolitan city of Nepal. Most people have gone abroad after marriage because of the financial burden and the responsibility of earning money. Lack of cash, superstition, traditional beliefs, political and family conflicts, inter-caste marriages, and family structure have led to foreign employment. Most people go for foreign employment without skills, and they work in construction, sanitation and, they get paid less and return home without skills. These facts are partially congruent to the theoretical explanation of Wallerstein.

KEYWORDS

employment, family, foreign, globalization, livelihood

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Sociology Study, July-Aug. 2020, Vol. 10, No. 4, 184-191

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