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Public Policy for Social and Solidarity Economy A Case Study from Nepal
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Executive Summary
Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) has been embraced in Nepal as a source of decent jobs/enterprise for social economy (larger than household economy) as well as for national economy. The social solidarity economy has recently emerged in Nepal; however, its application dates back to the ancient past entrenched with indigenous institutions/cultures. It has been rooted particularly in rural and suburb areas as a resilient response against prevalent poverty, subsistence economy and casual hegemonies. Informal ways of exchanging goods and services (barter system), extending unconditional help to helpless, free-of-interest-borrowings among kith and kin, collective responsibility of performing rituals such as marriage, funerals and some unavoidable cultural and religious functions are still prevalent in various parts and among various ethnic and tribal groups of Nepal. Most of these practices have now institutionalized into SSE organizations as cooperatives, fair trade groups, user groups, federations and social enterprises, however almost of them are in infancy stages and sought to be capacitated. Strengthening partnerships between social and solidarity economy actors, civil
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Ahead of UN resolution deadline, Nepal will deport 12 North Koreans
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The government raided a restaurant this week, as part of effort to repatriate all North Koreans working in Nepal.
- ANIL GIRI
KATHMANDU,
A government team raided the North Korean Botonggang Restaurant in Kathmandu on Wednesday in an attempt to abide by UN resolution 2397, which requires member states to prohibit North Koreans from engaging in businesses in foreign countries. Twelve North Korean citizens were found to be working illegally at the Durbar Marg-based restaurant.
The North Koreans were asked to sign statements attesting to their illegal status in Nepal and let go upon the condition that they present themselves the next day at the Department of Immigration, according to officials involved in the raid. On Thursday, North Korean Ambassador to Nepal Kim Yong Hak arrived at the department with the North Korean nationals, who were told by Director-General Eshor Raj Poudel to arrange air tickets and leave the country by December 12, officials told the Post.
“We took action against restaurants where we found North Korean citizens living and working in Nepal without any valid visas,” said Poudel. “Their visas expired on October 31 as per official records.”
The raid