Nepalese foreign work ban for young women

22 August 2012 Last updated at 12:47 ET Help

Nepal has introduced a law banning women under the age of 30 from going to work in the Middle East over concerns about exploitation.

Some 1,000 young women leave Nepal every week for jobs in domestic service.

Emily Buchanan reports.

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