Aid workers in Nepal say they are being pushed into sex work after losing their jobs following reductions in U.S. foreign aid funding. ABC News reports that when the United States slashed foreign aid last year, more than 280,000 aid workers worldwide lost their jobs. The Independent describes how, in Nepal, some displaced aid workers face limited alternative income and view sex work as a way to pay for basic needs. The reports describe a wider labor impact from the funding cuts, framing Nepal as one example of how aid program reductions can disrupt employment across international development and humanitarian work. While the articles emphasize the scale of job losses associated with the U.S. cuts, they also focus on the immediate consequences for individuals trying to sustain themselves. Across the coverage provided, the central points are the link between USAID funding reductions, the resulting job losses for aid workers, and the shift by some in Nepal toward sex work as a short-term survival option.