261 Nepali workers died in UAE in 10 months

The number of Nepali nationals who died in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the ten months of the current financial year (FY) 2024/25 has reached 261.

According to details released by the Embassy of Nepal in the UAE, 30 Nepali migrant workers died in Shravan (mid-July to mid-August), 32 in Bhadra (mid-August to mid-September), 33 in Ashoj (mid-September to mid-October), 35 in Kartik (mid-October to mid-November), 24 in Mangsir (mid-November to mid-December), 13 in Paush (mid-December to mid-January), 25 in Magh (mid-January to mid-February), 17 in Phalgun (mid-February to mid-March), 17 in Chaitra (mid-March to mid-April) and Bhaisakh (mid-April to mid-March).

Over the past 10 months, an average of more than 26 Nepali workers died every month in the UAE. In the last fiscal year 2023/24, a total of 231 Nepalis lost their lives in the UAE - an average of 19 deaths every month.

Causes of death included road accidents, workplace incidents, heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases.