ABSTRACT
Vulnerabilities faced by migrants, especially women, within the South Asian region are less documented. This chapter seeks to enrich knowledge gained from a quasi-experimental study and project data from the Enhancing Mobile Populations Access to HIV and AIDS Services and Support (EMPHASIS) project. The chapter is based on the findings of this study, and new analysis carried out with a focus on woman migrants and women who stayed behind. The end-line survey study collected information from Nepalese mobile population (NMP) and Bangla-speaking population (BSP) in the destination cities of Delhi and Mumbai, and source locations in Nepal and Bangladesh. The challenge of cross-border migrant women workers working at the destination is reflected through the story of a woman from Kapashera, Delhi. Data from the EMPHASIS project provides information on Nepalese and Bangladeshi migrants and their families in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. The characteristics of migration and mobility across the Indo-Nepal route and the Indo-Bangladesh route are very different.
