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Nepali migrant workers:
400,000
Nepalis leaving for Qatar/day:
353
Total Nepali workers who went to Qatar last year:
129,039
Total remittance from Qatar last year: Rs
169 billion
Qatar's portion of total remittance:
17%
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On International Domestic Workers' Day, 16 June, a Nepali Times video tells the story of Sharmila Tharu, who was forced to become a domestic worker at age five, and 15 years later is still a household helper. The practice of Kamalari was abolished in 2006, but this form of modern-day bonded slavery persists in Nepali society.
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