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Giri, B.R. (2012) "The Bonded Labour System in Nepal: Musahar and Tharu Communities' Assessments of the Haliya and Kamaiya Labour Contracts," Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences, 4(2): 518–551. Giri, B.R. (2011) "The Bonded Labor System in Nepal: Exploring Haliya and Kamaiya Children's Lifeworlds," in: A. Guneratne (ed.)
Increasing access to banks could decrease the amount of child labour in Nepal. [20] Ersado (2005) found that in rural Nepal, access to a commercial bank positively affects child schooling and negatively affects child labor because access to credit allows a family to have a more stable income and have enough money to send their child to school. [20]
Through CWIN's efforts, Nepali government ratified an act prohibiting child labor with the goal of eliminating child labor in Nepal. [1] CWIN published three more published research papers: "Misery Behind the Looms: child labor in carpet factories in Nepal", "A Survey Study on Child Workers in Brick Kilns of Kathmandu", and "Voices form Tea Shops".
The incidence of child labour in Nepal is relatively high compared with other countries in South Asia. [11] Nepal enacted the Child Labour Act 1992 and ratified the ILO Conventions no. 138 and 182, making child labour a criminal offence. However, in practice, millions of children are working as child labourers.
The ministry was formed in 1981 as the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.In 1995 and 2000, the portfolio was adjusted making it first the Ministry of Labour and later the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management. In 2002, the ministry was restructured resulting in a new name: Ministry of Labour and Employment. [1]
Support the 2023 Children Harmed in Life-Threatening or Dangerous (CHILD) Labor Act currently in Congress. Hold all employers accountable for illegal child labor and impose greater fines.
Contract Act, 1966 Evidence Act, 1974 Some Nepal Acts Repealing Act, 1990 Court Proceedings Related Some Nepal Acts Amendment Act, 1990 Children Act, 1992 Some Nepal Acts Amendment Act, 1993 Some Nepal Acts Amendment Act, 1999 Slaughtering House and Meat Inspection Act, 1999 Punishment Related Some Nepal Acts Amendment Act, 1999 Contract Act, 2000
Slavery in Nepal was banned 28 November 1924, and the law was enforced in 1925. [20] According to the 2016 Global Slavery Index, an estimated 234,600 people are enslaved in modern-day Nepal, or 0.82% of the population. [21] One type of slavery in Nepal is kamlari, or domestic bonded labor. A child might be sold by their parents. [22]