Tracing Deaths of Nepalese Migrant Domestic Workers
Funder: BRIEF Award ('BRUNEL RESEARCH INITIATIVE AND ENTERPRISE FUND')Duration: December 2024 -
Aims: To investigate the deaths of Nepalese migrant workers in their labour relations, examining the consequences of government policies and practices on the families of deceased labourers. Project objectives: • To map multifaceted causes contributing to deaths of Nepalese labour migrants in their workplace. • To evaluate policies designed to compensate and support migrant workers and their families upon workplace deaths. • To analyse the impacts of exclusionary policies and practices aimed at supporting migrant worker and their families after deaths.
People
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Dr Ayushman Bhagat Lecturer in Political Geography (Principal investigator)
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ayushman.bhagat@brunel.ac.uk |
Outputs
Bhagat, A. (2025) 'The autonomy of migration as travelling theory: Situated principles from Nepal'. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 20. ISSN: 0263-7758 Open Access Link
Bhagat, A. and WOREC. (2025) 'Invisible in life and death: Visibilising the deaths of female Nepali migrant domestic workers and the struggles of their families'. Place of publication: Brunel University of London and WOREC. Available at: https://brunel.figshare.com/articles/book/_i_Invisible_in_life_and_death_Visibilising_the_deaths_of_female_Nepali_migrant_domestic_workers_and_the_struggles_of_their_families_i_/29804651/1?file=56874200.Open Access Link
Bhagat, A. (2025) 'BLAs in domestic work'. Place of publication: The Kathmandu Post. Available at: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2025/07/15/blas-in-domestic-work.Open Access Link
Bhagat, A., Khanal, S. and Nepali, S. (2025) 'Missing Nepali women'. Place of publication: The Kathmandu Post. Available at: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2025/06/27/missing-nepali-women.Open Access Link
Bhagat, A. and Thapa, K. (2025) 'Investing in returnee migrants’ health'. Place of publication: The Kathmandu Post. Available at: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2025/03/07/investing-in-returnee-migrants-health.Open Access Link
Bhagat, A. and Mainali, S. (2025) 'Ban on female migrant workers to be lifted'. Place of publication: Nepali Times. Available at: https://nepalitimes.com/opinion/ban-on-female-migrant-workers-to-be-lifted. ISSN: 1814-2613 Open Access Link
Bhagat, A. and Mainali, S. (2025) 'Problematic anti-human smuggling law'. Place of publication: The Kathmandu Post. Available at: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2025/01/17/why-an-anti-smuggling-law-is-problematic.Open Access Link