Nepal, April 12 -- Ram Prasad, a foreign migrant worker, was staring at his mobile screen, which displayed a picture of his family, while returning to Saudi Arabia after a short visit to Nepal. Meanwhile, Nirmala was crying over the phone as passengers were getting ready to board the same flight. These are only a few instances that represent the common struggles most of the Nepali foreign migrant workers go through.

I had a chance to listen to their stories on my flight to Saudi Arabia. Ram mentioned that he had been working in the Gulf country for about 13 years now. He mentioned that he had been planning to return to Nepal for the past five years, but it hadn't worked out in his favour. Some Nepali friends that he that made in Saudi Ar...