The Government of Nepal is committed to addressing the issue of child labour and to making Nepal child labour
free, as evidenced through continued enactment and implementation of laws, policies, rules, procedures, strategies
and standards. The commitments made to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in international fora
further encouraged the government to set and reach the goal of child labour elimination. However, a significant
number of children in Nepal continue to work in dangerous and harmful conditions, known as the ‘worst forms of child
labour’. These forms of child labour are prevalent in the informal economy, which is generally outside the purview of
governmental rules and regulation but which provides essential economic income to families living and working in
Nepal.
Funding
Department for International Development, UK Government
History
Publisher
Institute of Development Studies
Citation
CLARISSA (2023), Policy Analysis of Child Labour in Nepal, CLARISSA Policy Analysis 1, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, DOI: 10.19088/CLARISSA.2023.006