Nepal 's government hopes the rate of abuse will be lower with more mature women . Widespread abuse of domestic workers in Gulf states has been documented . `` We are not happy with the decision , '' said Gurung , who heads Pourakhi , a Nepalese agency that promotes the welfare of women migrant workers . The law does not solve the underlying problem , says a Human Rights Watch researcher . A migrant workers ' advocate says Nepal should have improved working conditions for women .
Nepal 's government hopes the rate of abuse will be lower with more mature women . Widespread abuse of domestic workers in Gulf states has been documented . The law does not solve the underlying problem , says a Human Rights Watch researcher . A migrant workers ' advocate says Nepal should have improved working conditions for women .