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  1. Analysis of situation of the freed-Haliyas in Karnali Province of Nepal. International Labour Organization, 2025.
  2. From liberation to livelihood. The Freedom Fund, 2024.
  3. The Harawa-Charawa's liberation. The Freedom Fund, 2023.
  4. Situation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Freed Haliyas in Sudurpaschim Province of Nepal (ESCR Yearbook 2022). Felm, 2023.
  5. Changing Livelihood: A Study of Freed Bonded Labourer (Mukta Kamaiya) of Shivnagar Sivir, Tikapur-1, Kailali District. Sanjita Chaudhary, 2022.
  6. Ending forced and child labour in Nepal’s brick industry. UNICEF, 2021.
  7. Nepal Child Labour Report 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal, and International Labour Organization, 2021.
  8. Report on employment relationship survey in the brick industry in Nepal. Central Bureau of Statistics, International Labour Organization, and UNICEF, 2021.
  9. A Market Analysis and Beneficiary Needs Assessment for a Livelihoods Support Programme for Haruwa-Charuwa in Siraha and Saptari Districts (Province 2). Nabin Kumar Karna, 2021.
  10. Harawa-Charawa, the Bonded Laborers in Agriculture: A Study of Three Municipalities of Dhanusha District in Eastern Terai. Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC), 2020.
  11. Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council for the 37th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Nepal. LWF Nepal, Felm, FCA, LCWS, CAHURAST, RMHSF, SUS, 2020.
  12. Harwa Charwa: The community waiting for Freedom. Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC), 2019.
  13. Curbing Precarious Informal Employment and Bonded Labour in the Agriculture Sector of Nepal: GEFONT's Initiative to Liberate Kamaiyas. Bishnu Rimal, 2019.
  14. Kamlahari Movement in Nepal: Expanding Opportunities, Uncertain Achievements. Mahendra Sapkota, 2018.
  15. Bonded Servitude to Freedom: Education as an Apparatus for the Empowerment of Bonded Slave Kamlari Girls of Nepal. Bhakta Bahadur Basnet, 2018.
  16. Breaking bonded labour and gender roles in Nepal. International Labour Organization, 2018.
  17. Hegemonic at Home and Subaltern Abroad: Kamaiya Masculinities and Changing Mobility in Nepal. Maycock, Matthew William, 2017.
  18. A Trinity of Culture, Law and Politics: Legal Anthropology of the Bonded Labor System in Nepal. Upendra D. Acharya, 2017.
  19. Unfree Labour after the Maoist Revolution in Western Nepal. Michael Hoffmann, 2017.
  20. Annual Report 2016. Backward Society Education (BASE), 2016.
  21. Factors Associated with Underweight among Children of Former-Kamaiyas in Nepal. Khatri, R.B., Mishra, S.R., Khanal, V., & Choulagai, B., 2015.
  22. Problem Faced by Ex-Kamaiya Students in Learning Mathematics (A Case Study of Tharu Children in Kailali District). Suresh Kumar Kathariya, 2015.
  23. Land Tenure and Kamaiya System in Nepal: A Historical Review. Padma Raj Lamichhane, 2015.
  24. The History of Kamlari in Nepal. Nepal Youth Foundation, 2014.
  25. Liberation Induced Conflict: The Case of Kamaiya Emancipation in Nepal. Raju Thapa, 2014.
  26. Forced Labour of Adults and Children in the Agriculture Sector of Nepal: Focusing on Haruwa-Charuwa in Eastern Tarai and Haliya in Far-Western Hills. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2013.
  27. Fighting bonded labour in Nepal. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2013.
  28. Socio-Economic Status of Freed Bonded Labour (Mukta Kamaiya) in Nepal (A Case Study in Rajapur-4, Bardiya District). Krishna Kumari Chaudhary, 2013.
  29. Change in Socio-Economic Status of Ex-Kamaiyas after Liberation: A Case Study of Kattha Rehabilitation Sivir (Camp), Geta VDC, Kailali. Gyanendra Prasad Pandeya, 2013.
  30. Masculinity, modernity and bonded labour: Continuity and change amongst the Kamaiya of Kailali district, far-west Nepal. Maycock, Matthew William, 2012.
  31. Socio-Economic and Livelihood Status of Freed Kamaiya (A Case Study of Suryapatuwa VDC, Bardiya District). Sahadev Chaudhary, 2012.
  32. Kamaiyas in Nepal and the Role of Ex-Kamaiyas in the Development of Western Nepal. Pan-Suk Kim and Vikas Rawal, 2012.
  33. Freed Bonded Labour in the Far Western Tarai. Narad Awasthi, 2012.
  34. Study of Health and Sanitation Facility of Ex-Kamaiya in Rajapur and Dhadawar VDCs of Bardiya District. Ranju Gyawaly, 2011.
  35. Bonded Labour Practice in Nepal: The Promise of Education as a Magnet of Child Bondedness. Birendra Raj Giri, 2010.
  36. Haliya and Kamaiya Bonded Child Labourers in Nepal. Birendra Raj Giri, 2010.
  37. Child Slavery Now: A Contemporary Reader. Gary Craig (ed.), 2010.
  38. The Bonded Labor System in Nepal: Exploring Halia and Kamaiya Children's Life-worlds. Birendra R. Giri, 2010.
  39. Bonded Labour in Nepal: Life and Work of Children in Communities. Birendra Raj Giri, 2010.
  40. Status of Tharu Girl Children in Kamalari System of Dang District in Nepal. Kopila Dangol, 2010.
  41. The Bonded Labour System in Nepal: Perspectives of Haliya and Kamaiya Child Workers. Birendra Giri, 2009.
  42. Forced and Bonded Labour in Nepal: Information on Nepal—Compliance with ILO Convention No. 29 on Forced Labour. Anti-Slavery International, 2009.
  43. Sustainable elimination of child bonded labour in Nepal - Phase II: External project review. International Labour Organization, IPEC, 2009.
  44. An Assessment of Lifestyle Change among the Kamaiya after Liberation (A Case Study of Bankhet, Rajhena VDC of Banke). Sharada Banstola, 2009.
  45. Freedom for 20,000 people as Nepal abolishes bonded labour practice. Anti-Slavery International, 2008.
  46. कैलाली टीकापुरका मुक्त थारु कमैयाहरुको शिक्षामा पहुँच कम हुनुमा समाजशास्त्रीय अध्ययन (A sociological study of the low access to education among freed Tharu Kamaiyas of Tikapur, Kailali). Yagya Raj Gyawali, 2007.
  47. Is Bonded Labor Voluntary? Responses from Kamaiyas on Why They Chose to Stay. Espen Villanger, 2007.
  48. The Kamaiya system of bonded labour in Nepal. World Organisation Against Torture, 2006.
  49. Concluding observations: Nepal. Committee on the Rights of the Child, 2005.
  50. The Plight of the Tharu Kamaiyas in Nepal: A Review of the Social, Economic and Political Facets. Ram B. Chhetri, 2005.
  51. Bonded Labour in South Asia: India, Nepal and Pakistan. Krishna Upadhyaya, 2004.
  52. Examining a Rights Based Approach to the Development of the Ex-Kamaiyas of Western Nepal. Shiva Lal Sharma Bhusal, 2004.
  53. Bonded Labour (Prohibition) Act, 2058 (2002). Government of Nepal, 2002.
  54. Movements from Below: Land Rights Movement in Nepal. Arjun K. Karki, 2002.
  55. Bonded labour among child workers of the Kamaiya system: A rapid assessment. International Labour Organization, 2001.
  56. The Kamaiya System in Nepal. Shiva Sharma (with Devendra Chhetry, Manasa Thakurathi, Kumar Joshi, Avinendra Shrestha and R. S. Bista), 1998.
  57. Nepal: tackling bonded labour. Anti-Slavery International, n.d..
  58. The Kamaiya Movement. Tharu Cultural Museum, n.d..
  59. Kamaiya Freedom Movement. Backward Society Education (BASE), n.d..
  60. A Good Practice on Haliya Rights Movement in Nepal. Ganesh B.K., Chairperson, RDN Nepal, n.d..
  61. Rehabilitation Status. Backward Society Education (BASE), n.d..