As I mentioned before, I come in contact with many Nepalese workers mainly laborers in Iraq and Kuwait. Most of them are from small villages in Nepal. They usually pay the agent about 2 lakhs (average) rupees. It takes them about 1 year, may be little more just to earn what they paid the agents. Most of them work in US military camps as kitchen helpers, laundry services, and janitors. Some of them have been here for 4-5 years without any leaves. They work 7 days a week, 12 hours shifts. Their salaries are mere 300 – 600 dollars per month. They all have 2 years contract and after 2 years they can go home for vacation or quit. There are also many prior Nepalese or Indian Army folks who work as security personnel who earn about 800-2000 dollars a month by putting their life in danger. Some of them who are fluent in English are also in the supervisor position and earn about 1500 dollars a month. They have no medical facility and if they get really sick, they end up going back to Nepal. Their living condition is not as pleasant, as they all live in trailers with very limited space.

 With that being said, the few Nepalese that were stranded in Baghdad without jobs was true. I asked the few guys here. They said that happened about a month and half ago. They also said that most of them have been sent back to Nepal but few managed to get jobs somewhere else. I will try to find out more about that later.

It is unfortunate that these agents in Nepal take advantage of these poor people.