epa11419706 Shyam Giri, 48, consoles his wife while leaving for a migrant job in Japan at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 18 June 2024. Shyam says he has six family members, including his two children and parents. He has been working as a plumber in Nepal, but due to the lack of opportunities in the country, he is leaving for Japan in search of new opportunities. According to survey report released by the National Statistics Office, the unemployment rate in Nepal has risen to 12.6 percent in 2022-23 from 11.4 percent in 2017-18. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA
