Still 1.1 million children are engaged in labour in Nepal

KATHMANDU: FEB. 11 – Some improvement has been witnessed in reducing child labour over the last decade in Nepal. However, 1.1 million children are found working in brick kilns, carpet factories and entertainment businesses, among others.

A joint report prepared by the Central Bureau of Statistics of the National Planning Commission and International Labour Organization (ILO) states that nearly 1.1 million children are involved in child labour of which 0.2 million children are involved in its worst forms.