Kathmandu, July 10 -- As thousands of Nepali workers are returning from foreign labour destinations, stakeholders have stressed the need for comprehensive reintegration schemes from the government targeting the returnees to help them cope up with the impact of the pandemic and its aftermath.

According to the stakeholders, the government should come up with reintegration and rehabilitation packages for helping returning migrant workers sustain their livelihoods and those of the people dependent on them.

"We have collected data on the kind of workers who have returned home. Workers who lost their jobs and have no land to cultivate here returned with the hope of going back to foreign employment again. Some have gone back to agricultural wo...