Nepal Rastriya Dainik
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51 Nepalese died in UAE in two months period

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Kathmandu – In the past two months, 51 Nepali workers have died in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to the Nepal Embassy in Abu Dhabi.

Data from the embassy shows that during the first two months of the current fiscal year 2082/83, 32 deaths were reported in July (Shrawan) and 19 in August (Bhadra).

In comparison, 62 Nepalis had died in the UAE during the same period last fiscal year 2081/82. A total of 312 deaths were recorded in the UAE that year, averaging 26 per month. The year before, in fiscal year 2080/81, the number was 231.

The embassy stated that the causes of death include road accidents, workplace accidents, heart attacks, and other heart-related illnesses.

1,517 Nepalese lost their lives in foreign employment in the past one year

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Bodies of 1,401 Nepalese brought to Nepal

Kathmandu – The bodies of 1,401 Nepalese who died during foreign employment in the fiscal year 2080/81 have been brought to Nepal and handed over to their families.

The largest number of deceased were 233 people in the age group of 26 to 30 years. This was followed by 172 people in the age group of 21-25, 226 people in the age group of 31-35, 225 people in the age group of 36-40, 215 people in the age group of 41-45, 117 people in the age group of 46-50 and 71 people in the age group of 51-55.

It has been mentioned that 29 people were below the age of 20, 24 people in the age group of 56-60, 12 people in the age group of 61-65 and 66-70 and 6 Nepalese above the age of 70 have also died.

According to the Department of Foreign Employment, out of the 1,401 bodies, 481 bodies were brought to Nepal directly through the department and 1,086 through other means.

Similarly, the department has provided a total of Rs 1.2 billion as financial assistance to the families of 1,517 deceased . The government has currently arranged to provide compensation of Rs 1 million to the families of each deceased Nepalese migrant workers.