SRC-038 · Complete metadata
Bonded Labour (Prohibition) Act, 2058 (2002)
Government of Nepal · 2002
Record details
- Study population
- Bonded labourers, freed bonded labourers, creditors, and agro-labourers
- Geography
- Nepal
- Sample size
- Not reported
- Method
- Law / policy document: Legislation
- Labour system
- Cross-system / general
- Themes
- Legal abolition & policy, Rehabilitation, Forced labour & debt
Recorded findings
- Every person serving as a bonded labourer at commencement is freed.
- Employment as a bonded labourer is prohibited, bonded debts are not payable, debt deeds/agreements are void, and rehabilitation/monitoring structures are established.
Citation
Government of Nepal. (2002). Bonded Labour (Prohibition) Act, 2058 (2002). https://daobanke.moha.gov.np/assets/23/bonded_labour_prohibition_act_2058_2002.pdf/file