{"id":2383,"date":"2017-07-06T14:54:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T09:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nepalisansar.com\/?p=2383"},"modified":"2017-07-25T14:43:19","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T09:13:19","slug":"child-labor-brick-kilns-matter-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nepalisansar.com\/news\/child-labor-brick-kilns-matter-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Labor in Brick Kilns, a Matter of Concern"},"content":{"rendered":"
July 6, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n
Of the total 20,000 direct seasonal laborers working in 750 brick kilns of Kathmandu Valley, around 16 percent are children subjected to forced labor, reported a study.<\/p>\n
The report titled, Child Development Society 2017 \u2013 \u2018A Rapid Assessment of Children in Brick Kilns of Kathmandu Valley\u2019, noted that 22 percent of the children living with their parents in brick kilns are out of schooling. This is seen despite the law that mandates the establishment of schools\/learning centers by brick kilns, exclusively for workers\u2019 children.<\/p>\n