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The Kamaiya Movement

Tharu Cultural Museum · n.d.

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Record details

Study population

Kamaiya

Geography

Nepal’s western region (Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, and Kanchanpur)

Sample size

Not reported

Method

Descriptive / advocacy: Descriptive Report

Labour system

Kamaiya

Themes

Rehabilitation, Land & livelihoods, Migration

Recorded findings

• The report claims that forest clearing, land expansion, malaria eradication, and migration from hill regions led Kamaiya households lose their traditional land and ownership because of no land registration documents & limited awareness of government procedures.
• By the end of February 2016, thousands of ex-Kamaiya families had received land or rehabilitation support.

Citation

Tharu Cultural Museum. (n.d.). The Kamaiya Movement. https://tharuculturalmuseum.org/the-kamaiya-movement/

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