Temporary People
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Dates2019 - Ongoing
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Author
- Topics Portrait, Contemporary Issues, Documentary
- Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nepali youth in Dubai.
Growing up I eagerly waited for my cousins, uncles and neighbours to come back home from the UAE. More than their arrival, I looked forward to the chocolates and presents they brought with them. As they grew older and returned to Nepal for good, it was time for the younger generation, which included my siblings and friends, to leave for the UAE. While some left in search of better career opportunities, most were compelled by financial obligations back home.
As migrant workers, Nepalis can never get citizenship in the UAE. Their hopes and dreams are timed and measured by their exploitative employment contracts. Here, they merely hold a temporary space.
(Writings by the people in the photographs)
