Formative Research on Child Trafficking in Nepal - Evidence for Effective Intervention

The research will employ The forced labor practices in the adult qualitative and quantitative approaches to define the entertainment sector (AES), brick kilns, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the target garment and carpet manufacturing, and population. [...] At the same To garner contextual insight into the root causes of child time, cross-border child trafficking persists trafficking in the targeted sectors, the research activities will due to the porous and unregulated Indo- provide space for diverse voices. [...] In addition, forms of trafficking, especially in the the research will also provide insights into the prospective Child unregulated AES sector. [...] It also lacks effective Protection Compact (CPC) set to be jointly implemented by the implementation enabling the emergence of United States (US) and Nepal, targeting child sex trafficking and new forms of child trafficking and exploitation forced child labor issues in the country. [...] The information stated herein is those of the author[s] and does not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.