ILO says Nepal's flood damage will hit jobs well beyond the flooded districts
1 October 2026
The International Labour Organization released a preliminary assessment of the late-August flash floods in northern Nepal on Thursday.
The flooding was triggered by a glacier collapse on the border with China; authorities say more than 1,450 people were killed and 5,786 are still missing.
Some 21,400 employed people live within four kilometres of the flood footprint.
The Rasuwa and Tatopani routes accounted for some 22 per cent of Nepal's imports from China over the past year, and Rasuwa handled nearly half of exports to China.
The ILO warns that informal, daily-wage and self-employed workers are at heightened risk.
In plain words
ILO International Labour Organization — A UN agency that sets labour standards and studies employment.
Informal employment — Work without a formal contract, steady wages or social protection.