SRC-040 · Complete metadata
Concluding observations: Nepal
Committee on the Rights of the Child · 2005
Record details
- Study population
- Children in Nepal, including Kamaiya children and Dalit haliya children
- Geography
- Nepal; concern specifically mentions Western Nepal and the plains for haliya bonded labourers
- Sample size
- Not reported
- Method
- Law / policy document: UN treaty-body review
- Labour system
- Kamaiya, Haliya, Child labour
- Themes
- Forced labour & debt, Child labour & education, Gender & social exclusion
Recorded findings
- The Committee was concerned that many Kamaiya children remained unreleased and continued to work as bonded labourers.
- It also noted reports of many thousands of Dalit haliya bonded labourers, including children, working in agriculture in Western Nepal and the plains.
Citation
Committee on the Rights of the Child. (2005). Concluding observations: Nepal (CRC/C/15/Add.261). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=n6SYWSKRT1G8NfG46B5IgWPIVRxsh9kdcwmChcXPiYMwrFUbi7akqGzNpp%2BBVTgMQ9ZG%2BAJTbsHvLsLCNWH3Zg%3D%3D