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The purpose of this article is to give information about the importance of the Human Trafficking Rally in Nepal. And story about how it was organized last year.

We live in a global world. Migrating with purpose and authority from one country to another is possible. It is not necessary that if one country restricts foreigners, the other country follow the same. I have my own brother and family of my sister in law migrated abroad. I don’t believe that it happens they are also asked to leave the country because they have changed the policy.

It was just one day in 2017. The month was October. I say weather was dynamic because it was about to rain, not that hard rain like in July and August. Prediction for October 20, 2018 shows: Partly sunny, a stray shower. When our management team reached the starting point it was cold at 7 am. T-shirt was managed because of the location that is recognized to be popular.

Firstly, it was in the u

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rban area, the centre of the town. Secondly, Kathmandu valley is the capital of Nepal. The slogan “Abolish Slavery with Each Step” was translated into the National language हाम्राे प्रत्यक पाइला मानव तस्करी अन्तकाे लागि” for black t-shirt. 300 were printed with white letters both in English and Nepal. It could be used to raise fund but since it was printed in a limited number. And the participants were known to be the school and college age youngsters, mostly girls fixing rate for the t-shirt was not going to work. The other reason is, when such events are organized, organizing team is responsible for the safety, security and logistics matters.

On orientation day a printed paper with 5 pictures and question “do you recognize” was asked to brainstorm the participants. Followed by a video about human trafficking and about 2 more related to the Rally that was in other countries. It really was helpful to get idea about the get-up and walking. It helped the participants to generate ideas to use black tape in mouth. It was later observed as a good idea.

Importance:

1. This 58 Seconds video reflects the figure of Human Trafficking yearly. (8000 is the total number)
   

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2. Trafficking for sex and using the victim like material like cutting their skin to use for surgery. And there are many inhumane acts. https://www.google.com.np/amp/s/www.youthkiawaaz.com/2017/03/how-women-from-nepal-are-trafficked-to-india-and-disfigured-to-make-rich-men-and-women-beautiful/amp/ https://www.google.com.np/amp/s/theamnesty.org/2017/03/17/the-skin-trade-a-growing-and-gruesome-crime/amp/
3. Raising voice together in a global world is relevant and meaningful. That is a part of humanity and truly respecting the cause. Because trafficking is a cross border issue.

Since 1998 – 1999 I stayed in a little developmentally better country than Nepal though I was living a westerners or better life in every parts of life. After that for 2000 until 2004 better than that. And after living 5 years in Nepal I went to England from where I returned in January 2013.

“Nepal is a third world country”, “we live in a third world country”. These sentences were hovering in my mind. But yesterday after returning from a small meeting with one person from the U.K. I stopped for air for my motorbike tyre. A boy age below 12 said that it is punctured. He told that it needs to be replaced or if leaked may be maintained. After checking by putting tube in water it was not possible that it could be done without changing tube. So I told to change it. But as this small and other little bigger than him was active in it, I asked the adult that who is this small guy. He said he is the owner. Surprisingly I said really and told even if he should not be doing that. He said he is his brother but that was not true. When these two guys was fitting tube inside and re-joining it into motorbike, I took video because the adult guy was gone somewhere. As I was taking video suddenly third world sentence stroke my mind saying that’s why I am living in a third world country where school is free of cost but children are working as house keeper, waiter in restaurant, taking care of infants, collecting fare in local bus and working in factories and workshops.

This motorbike service shop is located in the market place and Army’s camp is also nearby, no one speaks for other. This is why Nepal is a third world country needs to learn humanity.

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I have been focusing to study last 6 months stories related to Human Trafficking. Moreover I would like to call Modern Days Slavery (that contents: (1) sexual exploitation trafficking, (2) forced slave labor, (3) bonded labor, (4) involuntary domestic servitude, (5) and child soldiery). Particularly looking at domestic i.e. Sex trafficking, forced labor, bonded labor and involuntary domestic servitude.

Translated from A21 Movement by Console Mission/ Dilasha Aviyan 2017 as authorised.

Before my study:

1. Literally various types of as mentioned above 5-types (there are more – A21) are not particularly not known.
2. As it is not viewed by differentiating, acting to stop it is not strong. However I don’t want to reflect in action, my focus is “why it has not been stopped”
3. Beside this, various organisations have not developed a mechanism to work together or not?
4. Patrolling the border might be not necessary compare to focusing in the local or domestic level.
5. In 3 topics: Sex trafficking, forced labor, bonded labor and involuntary domestic servitude, I will be looking at domestic level (i.e. happening inside the country Nepal). Girls coming from rural for one purpose but exploited sex business, working in restaurant, children brought in urban for education but working in house or restaurant/ adult male or female paying debt as servant in urban areas and manual or labor worker paid low than normal respectively.

Sex Trafficking | Bonded Labor | Involuntary Domestic Servitude

Sentence and word that will be used for searching:

1. Human trafficking in Nepal
2. Modern Days Slavery in Nepal
3. Facts about Human Trafficking in Nepal
4. Sex Trafficking in Nepal
5. Bonded Labor in Nepal
6. Involuntary Domestic Servitude in Nepal
7. How children comes in urban areas of Nepal and work in restaurant?
8. Is bonded labor still seen in Nepal?
9. How sex trafficking is controlled domestically in Nepal?

These will be searched within the time frame January 1, 2018 – June 30, 2018.

Search Engine: Google.com

Only news published online will be focused.

Work and hardship An Indian child labourer washes dishes outside a roadside restaurant in Jammu (Source: https://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/can-india-eliminate-the-issue-of-child-labour-1.1543772Enter a caption)