Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports

Nepal

Bricks
Bricks
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Carpets
Carpets
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Embellished Textiles
Embellished Textiles
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Stones
Stones
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Nepal
2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor:

Moderate Advancement

In 2021, Nepal made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The government published data from the 2018 Nepal Labor Force Survey, which estimated that 1.1 million children are engaged in child labor. Additionally, the Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizens approved the Online Child Protection Procedure, 2021, to help curb online abuse of children. The Nepal Child Rights Council also formed new Child Protection Committees in 129 local governments. In addition, the government repatriated 60 victims of human trafficking and expanded access to education through The New School Education Plan. However, children in Nepal are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including commercial sexual exploitation and forced begging. Children also perform dangerous tasks in producing bricks. Although the government made meaningful efforts in all relevant areas during the reporting period, it does not meet international standards for legal prohibitions against child trafficking and legal prohibitions against the use of children for illicit activities. The law related to child trafficking is insufficient because it does not clearly criminalize recruitment, harboring, receipt, or transportation in the absence of force, fraud, or coercion, and the law prohibiting the use of children in illicit activities is insufficient because it does not prohibit the use of children in the production of drugs. The Department of Labor’s budget, the number of labor inspectors, and available resources and training are also insufficient for enforcing labor laws, including those related to child labor. Furthermore, the government did not publicly release information on its criminal law enforcement efforts.

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