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19 October 2025

Nepali passport applicants wait for their turn at various counters of the Department of Passport to get their passports issued in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 19, 2025. Nepal delivers at least 5,000 passports daily throughout the country, but the vandalism and arson of various service-related offices during the Gen-Z protest delay the process, according to officials. Nepalis get their passports issued to go to Gulf countries in search of job opportunities. According to data from the Department of Foreign Employment, nearly 84,000 Nepalis leave the country for work in a single month, from mid-November to mid-December 2024, marking the highest figure recorded in the country's history of labor migration. As per the official numbers released by the department, a record-high number of Nepalis leave the country for employment between mid-November to mid-December (Mangsir, 2081 BS). Within a month, 83,933 Nepalis receive work permits from the Department of Foreign Employment, opening ways for them to travel to 96 countries. This data includes 70,500 men and 13,433 women, through both individual and institutional channels. Gulf countries share much of the portion, among which the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Qatar stand atop the list.

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#12882553

19 October 2025

Nepali passport applicants wait for their turn at various counters of the Department of Passport to get their passports issued in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 19, 2025. Nepal delivers at least 5,000 passports daily throughout the country, but the vandalism and arson of various service-related offices during the Gen-Z protest delay the process, according to officials. Nepalis get their passports issued to go to Gulf countries in search of job opportunities. According to data from the Department of Foreign Employment, nearly 84,000 Nepalis leave the country for work in a single month, from mid-November to mid-December 2024, marking the highest figure recorded in the country's history of labor migration. As per the official numbers released by the department, a record-high number of Nepalis leave the country for employment between mid-November to mid-December (Mangsir, 2081 BS). Within a month, 83,933 Nepalis receive work permits from the Department of Foreign Employment, opening ways for them to travel to 96 countries. This data includes 70,500 men and 13,433 women, through both individual and institutional channels. Gulf countries share much of the portion, among which the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Qatar stand atop the list.

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#12882556

19 October 2025

Nepali passport applicants wait for their turn at various counters of the Department of Passport to get their passports issued in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 19, 2025. Nepal delivers at least 5,000 passports daily throughout the country, but the vandalism and arson of various service-related offices during the Gen-Z protest delay the process, according to officials. Nepalis get their passports issued to go to Gulf countries in search of job opportunities. According to data from the Department of Foreign Employment, nearly 84,000 Nepalis leave the country for work in a single month, from mid-November to mid-December 2024, marking the highest figure recorded in the country's history of labor migration. As per the official numbers released by the department, a record-high number of Nepalis leave the country for employment between mid-November to mid-December (Mangsir, 2081 BS). Within a month, 83,933 Nepalis receive work permits from the Department of Foreign Employment, opening ways for them to travel to 96 countries. This data includes 70,500 men and 13,433 women, through both individual and institutional channels. Gulf countries share much of the portion, among which the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Qatar stand atop the list.

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#12882557

19 October 2025

Nepali passport applicants wait for their turn at various counters of the Department of Passport to get their passports issued in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 19, 2025. Nepal delivers at least 5,000 passports daily throughout the country, but the vandalism and arson of various service-related offices during the Gen-Z protest delay the process, according to officials. Nepalis get their passports issued to go to Gulf countries in search of job opportunities. According to data from the Department of Foreign Employment, nearly 84,000 Nepalis leave the country for work in a single month, from mid-November to mid-December 2024, marking the highest figure recorded in the country's history of labor migration. As per the official numbers released by the department, a record-high number of Nepalis leave the country for employment between mid-November to mid-December (Mangsir, 2081 BS). Within a month, 83,933 Nepalis receive work permits from the Department of Foreign Employment, opening ways for them to travel to 96 countries. This data includes 70,500 men and 13,433 women, through both individual and institutional channels. Gulf countries share much of the portion, among which the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Qatar stand atop the list.

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#12831286

5 October 2025

Crowds of passengers board the RE 1 (Regional Express) Munich-Nuremberg train at Munich Central Station in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on October 4, 2025. The Regional Express 1 connects the two Bavarian cities with frequent and heavily used services.

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#12793930

25 September 2025

From left, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok and Employment and Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon share a conversation in the waiting room of the 2025 Restart Job Fair at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, on September 25, 2025. Marking its 13th edition, the fair is hosted by the Dong-A Ilbo and Channel A, featuring 72 companies and institutions with 94 booths, and a total of 110 booths including event spaces offering various programs.

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#12793931

25 September 2025

From left, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok and Employment and Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon share a conversation in the waiting room of the 2025 Restart Job Fair at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, on September 25, 2025. Marking its 13th edition, the fair is hosted by the Dong-A Ilbo and Channel A, featuring 72 companies and institutions with 94 booths, and a total of 110 booths including event spaces offering various programs.

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#12793935

25 September 2025

From left, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok and Employment and Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon share a conversation in the waiting room of the 2025 Restart Job Fair at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, on September 25, 2025. Marking its 13th edition, the fair is hosted by the Dong-A Ilbo and Channel A, featuring 72 companies and institutions with 94 booths, and a total of 110 booths including event spaces offering various programs.

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#12793898

25 September 2025

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (second from left), Gender Equality and Family Minister Won Min-kyung (third from left), and Employment and Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon (fourth from left) share a conversation in the waiting room of the 2025 Restart Job Fair at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, on September 25, 2025. Marking its 13th edition, the fair is hosted by the Dong-A Ilbo and Channel A, featuring 72 companies and institutions with 94 booths, and a total of 110 booths including event spaces offering various programs.

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#12793899

25 September 2025

From left, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, Gender Equality and Family Minister Won Min-kyung, and Employment and Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon share a conversation in the waiting room of the 2025 Restart Job Fair at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, on September 25, 2025. Marking its 13th edition, the fair is hosted by the Dong-A Ilbo and Channel A, featuring 72 companies and institutions with 94 booths, and a total of 110 booths including event spaces offering various programs.

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#12793900

25 September 2025

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (second from left), Gender Equality and Family Minister Won Min-kyung (third from left), and Employment and Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon (fourth from left) share a conversation in the waiting room of the 2025 Restart Job Fair at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, on September 25, 2025. Marking its 13th edition, the fair is hosted by the Dong-A Ilbo and Channel A, featuring 72 companies and institutions with 94 booths, and a total of 110 booths including event spaces offering various programs.

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#12758438

15 September 2025

A man stands with his hands on his hips on the platform at Cologne Messe Deutz station in Cologne, Germany, on September 5, 2025. On the opposite platform, people walk past a red S-Bahn train.

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#12674835

25 August 2025

At a bus stop near Augsburg Main Station, people wait while rows of E-scooters stand parked in Augsburg, Bavaria, Swabia, Germany, on August 23, 2025. The station area functions as a central hub for public transport, connecting trams, buses, and shared mobility services.

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#12674837

25 August 2025

At a bus stop near Augsburg Main Station, people wait while rows of E-scooters stand parked in Augsburg, Bavaria, Swabia, Germany, on August 23, 2025. The station area functions as a central hub for public transport, connecting trams, buses, and shared mobility services.

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#12662729

20 August 2025

Travelers wait on the platform with one red regional train in the background at Duesseldorf Central Station operated by Deutsche Bahn in Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on July 30, 2025.

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#12662731

20 August 2025

Passengers wait on the platform with two regional trains in the background at Duesseldorf Central Station operated by Deutsche Bahn in Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on July 30, 2025.

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