24 years after leaving Nepal, he came home blind and broken

Hom Bahadur Gharti went to Malaysia in search of work in 2002. He lost contact with his family, lived illegally for decades and returned this year after being found in a desperate condition.

When Hom Bahadur Gharti left Nepal for Malaysia in 2002 through a labour broker, he expected to find work and build a better life. Instead, he ended up stranded in a foreign country for 24 years, cut off from his family and living illegally.