The incidence of child labour in Nepal is relatively high compared with other countries in South Asia.[1] According to the Nepal Labour Force Survey in 2008, 86.2% of the children who were working were also studying, while 13.8% of the working children were not.[2]
Year | Total | Male | Female | Area of Residence | |
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Urban | Rural | ||||
1996[3] | 41.7 | 36.1 | 47.6 | 23.0 | 43.4 |
2004[4] | 32.0 | 30.2 | 32.5 | 12.4 | 33.9 |
2008[2] | 33.9 | 30.2 | 37.8 | 14.4 | 36.7 |
2010[1] | 44.0 | 41.0 | 48.0 | 31.0 | 46.0 |
Most children (60.5%) worked up to 19 hours in 2008, while 32.2% worked 20 to 40 hours a week and 7.3% worked for more than 40 hours in a week.[5] This trend is consistent in both rural and urban areas.[5] The 2003/2004 Nepal Living Standards Survey Statistical Report Volume II[6] noted that the poorest consumption quintile has the highest percentage (18.7%) of child laborers who for more than 40 hours a week as compared with the rest of the consumption quintile. Also, according to Edmonds (2006)[7] female children work more hours than their male siblings. In the same study, Edmonds states that the majority of child labourers work in the agricultural sector and in domestic labour.[7]
According to Ray (2004),[8] child schooling and child labour force participation rates are negatively correlated, as there is a trade-off between the two variables. Thus, an increase in labour hours would mean lesser time for schooling, and lesser work hours equals to an increase in time spent for schooling.
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