Kathmandu – Among Nepalese who have gone abroad for foreign employment, 174 dead bodies were brought back to Nepal in just the past month.

According to the statistics from the Tribhuvan International Airport Customs Office, 174 bodies were repatriated to Nepal during the month of Shrawan alone. On average, 4 to 5 bodies are sent to Nepal every day, the office reported.

The data shows that the bodies were repatriated from countries including Kuwait, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Qatar, among others.

According to the Foreign Employment Board, 1,255 Nepalese migrant workers died abroad in the fiscal year 2081/82 BS. This figure is based on families who received financial assistance from the board after the death of workers who had gone abroad with official labor approval.

Similarly, police records show that in the previous fiscal year 2080/81 BS, 1,517 Nepalese died abroad, while 1,401 bodies were repatriated to Nepal during the same period.

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