Children and The Elderly
Children , like women, are often victims of poverty in Nepal. As already mentioned, however much their parents love them, in poor familes they are counted as an economic resource from an early age. Child labour has always been essential in agriculture, and in the past it was common for children to work as unpaid servants for village landowners simply so there would be one less mouth to feed. In the growing cash economy, children are increasingly being relied on to earn wages as porters, kanchha ("boys"), and labourers in the carpet, brick and construction industries. According to one study, 2.6 million Nepali children - 60 percent of the population between 6 and 14 - are engaged in labour. Another survey suggests that two-thirds of the carpet industry's workforce is made up of children under the age of 16, a fact that has led to a boycott of Nepalese-produced carpets in some European countries. Not only are these youngsters often forced to work long hours in unhealthy conditions, and are frequently abused, they are deprived of their childhood - the right to play, be loved and be educated. The government has passed laws against child labour, but this is yet another problem that can only be effectively addressed by attacking its root cause: poverty. The elderly in Nepal are traditionally looked after by their sons, but economic development - which brings increased mobility and beguiling new possibilities - is breaking down such traditions. Moreover, Nepal's demographic transition will require an adjustment, as it has in other countries, as there are fewer young people to support more old people. All of this means there will be a need for more elder care facilities and a meaningful national pension (currently a meagre Rs100 per month is doled out to widows over 60 and men over 75).
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