Kathmandu, Nov. 15 -- Unethical recruitment practices and poor access to justice are the significant factors leading to violations of human rights of migrant workers, according to human rights activists, policymakers and labour migration experts.

At the three-day International Conference on Protection of Rights of the Migrant Workers-organised by National Human Rights Commission, Nepal-participants concurred that although workers face various issues in the labour destination countries, the problem begins in their home country with the recruitment process which is often not transparent.

The conference concluded on Thursday in Kathmandu by adopting a 21-point Kathmandu Declaration stressing the commitment to eliminate overcharging, forger...