Kathmandu, July 10 -- After finding out they were duped by the employment agency that sent them to work at a factory in the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong, a group of Nepali women had reached out to officials at the Nepal Embassy in Beijing asking for help. Among the 44 women, half of them want to return home.

Nearly a month later, they are still stuck in China.

"They told us representatives from the manpower agency will come, and we should talk to them first," Sumitra Baraili, one of the 44 women, told the Post. "It's already been five days since the owner of the manpower agency came here, but we have no idea what's going on."

Embassy officials told the Post they have informed the Department of Foreign Employment about the situa...