From: A survey of health problems of Nepalese female migrants workers in the Middle-East and Malaysia
Variables | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Age group (years) | ||
≤ 25 | 259 | 25.6 |
26- 35 | 435 | 43.1 |
≥ 36 | 316 | 31.3 |
Caste/Ethnicity | ||
Brahmin/Chhetri | 194 | 19.2 |
Indigenous group | 434 | 43.0 |
Dalit/Minor group | 243 | 24.1 |
Terai origin (Madhesi/Tharu) | 139 | 13.8 |
Region of origin | ||
Eastern development region | 402 | 39.9 |
Central development region | 217 | 21.5 |
Western development region | 236 | 23.3 |
Mid-western development region | 141 | 14.0 |
Far-western development region | 14 | 1.3 |
Education Status | ||
Illiterate | 378 | 37.4 |
Primary | 426 | 42.2 |
School Leaving Certificate & higher | 206 | 20.4 |
Marital Status | ||
Never married | 242 | 24.0 |
Married | 489 | 48.4 |
Divorced/Separated | 209 | 20.7 |
Widowed | 70 | 6.9 |
Country of foreign employment | ||
Kuwait | 571 | 56.5 |
Saudi Arabia | 270 | 26.7 |
United Arab Emirates | 54 | 5.3 |
Lebanon | 68 | 6.7 |
Other | 47 | 4.7 |
Passport details | ||
Own name | 965 | 95.5 |
Illegitimate travel documents | 45 | 4.5 |
Types of work | ||
Domestic | 985 | 97.9 |
Company | 21 | 2.1 |
Methods of return home | ||
Released by ‘owner’/ employer | 572 | 56.6 |
Escaped from work place | 224 | 22.2 |
Returned by police | 109 | 10.8 |
Rescued by agent | 56 | 5.5 |
Rescued by Nepal embassy/Non Residential Nepali | 49 | 4.9 |