SRC-031 · Complete metadata
The Bonded Labor System in Nepal: Exploring Halia and Kamaiya Children's Life-worlds
Birendra R. Giri · 2010
Record details
- Study population
- Musahar and Tharu haliya/kamaiya children
- Geography
- Bayibab village, Morang district, and Nayajib settlement, Bardiya district, Nepal
- Sample size
- More than 50 children discussed; over 30 studied in depth
- Method
- Qualitative / mixed methods: Qualitative study
- Labour system
- Kamaiya, Haliya, Child labour
- Themes
- Legal abolition & policy, Land & livelihoods, Forced labour & debt, Child labour & education
Recorded findings
- Generational family-based haliya/kamaiya agreements increasingly shifted work toward children.
- Parents received in-kind income, loans, and adhiya land; promises of education helped parents and kisan continue child haliya/kamaiya contracts.
Repository note
In-kind income, loans, adhiya land, and promises of education enabled child substitution after adult bonded labour became harder to hire.
Citation
Giri, B. R. (2010). The bonded labor system in Nepal: Exploring Halia and Kamaiya children's life-worlds. HIMALAYA, 29(1), 29–41.