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Planting Wheat and Rice

"This is the third time I will be going to the foreign for work. But it is not sure. It will depend on whether I will be able to collect money. Last time I went to Malaysia, they told me my status...

Published13 September 2017
Reading Time 1 mins
Author Stories of Nepal
Location Nepal
Planting Wheat and Rice

"This is the third time I will be going to the foreign for work. But it is not sure. It will depend on whether I will be able to collect money. Last time I went to Malaysia, they told me my status...

"This is the third time I will be going to the foreign for work. But it is not sure. It will depend on whether I will be able to collect money. Last time I went to Malaysia, they told me my status was illegal. I still had a job but the salary was half of only what the broker had told me. And I believed him. The second time I went to Qatar but at the end of the 9th month, the supervisor of the factory told me that my tenure was over. I had no choice than to return home. So many years already and all the years of debt and I do not have the capacity to repay. So I am trying my luck one last time. If this fails, I will return home to planting wheat and rice. In this age, I am not sure if the wheat and rice will pay for my children's education." #elevateddreams in collaboration with Trek To Teach.
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