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13 August 2024

The Drivers and Dynamics of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Kathmandu’s Adult Entertainment Sector: A Synthesis of Five Years of Research by Children, Business Owners, NGOs, and Academics

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper synthesises what the CLARISSA programme learned about the worst forms of child labour in Kathmandu’s adult entertainment sector. It looks at children’s pathways into child labour, their lived experience of it, and the businesses in which they work.

Elizabeth Hacker & 17 others
Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia (CLARISSA) Nepal
Publication

12 August 2024

Reactivation of the Association of Massage Parlours and Spa Venues

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

A CLARISSA Action Research Group was created with the business owners of massage parlours and spa venues in a tourist area in Kathmandu Valley, where the project's life story collection had gathered evidence that many children (girls) arrived from villages in Kathmandu in search of work.

Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia (CLARISSA) Central and South Asia Nepal
Publication

9 August 2024

Unregistered Khaja Ghar Businesses Suffer Police Harassment and Abusive Behaviour from Customers

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

CLARISSA formed three Participatory Action Research groups in Nepal with small business owners operating in the adult entertainment sector (AES) to better understand the dynamics of running small, informal AES businesses that contribute to the emergence and perpetuation of worst forms of child labour. The project's in-depth interviews with business owners revealed that many children who newly arrive in Kathmandu work in a khaja ghar ('snack shop') because the job does not require qualifications, experience, or legal documents.

Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia (CLARISSA) Central and South Asia Nepal
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