Nepal’s brick kilns reek of child labour exploitation for years. Law has failed due to govt apathy

Sujan Karki recently turned 10. His mind and body are similar to those of other children of his age. But, while other children of his age spend their days playing and studying, the scarcity and misery of his family have forced him to carry heavy bricks on his young head. He has to earn to meet his daily meals. Neither does he have friends to play with.

He spends his day in and around the Jai Hanuman Brick Factory of Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, carrying and arranging bricks. He is studying in grade four at a nearby school, but he has to carry bricks before and after school. He is a child labourer.