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68 The percentage <strong>of</strong> females under 18 in the entertainment sector<br />
is stated as 33% by the Shakti Samuha 2008 study, and 16% by the<br />
NHRC 2006 study.<br />
69 The percentage <strong>of</strong> children aged from 12 to 15 years is stated as<br />
11% by the Shakti Samuha 2008 study and 4% by the ActionAid 2004<br />
study.<br />
70 The percentage <strong>of</strong> females who entered the entertainment industry<br />
before the age <strong>of</strong> 18 is stated as 47% by the NHRC 2006 study. Of<br />
those who enter all forms <strong>of</strong> prostitution in the Kathmandu Valley,<br />
the percentage who enter before the age <strong>of</strong> 18 is stated as 39% by<br />
a study conducted in 2002 by the Community Action Centre<br />
(Community Action Center Nepal, <strong>International</strong> <strong>La</strong>bour Organization.<br />
[2002]. Internal Trafficking among Children and Youth Engaged in<br />
Prostitution. Kathmandu: ILO/IPEC.)<br />
71 Frederick, J., Terre des hommes. (2005). A Study <strong>of</strong> Trafficked<br />
Nepalese Girls and Women in Mumbai and Kolkata, India.<br />
72 Among other references, see Blanchet, T. (1996). Lost Innocence,<br />
Stolen Childhoods. Dhaka: University Press Ltd.; Society for the<br />
Protection <strong>of</strong> the Rights <strong>of</strong> the Child. (2006). Fading Light: A Study<br />
on Child Trafficking. Islambad: SPARC; Frederick, J., Terre des<br />
hommes. (2005). A Study <strong>of</strong> Trafficked Nepalese Girls and Women<br />
in Mumbai and Kolkata, India.<br />
73 Interviews with counsellors working with Tdh’s Psychosocial<br />
Initiative. Organisations associated with <strong>this</strong> initiative include Change<br />
Nepal, SathSath and TPO-Nepal.<br />
74 Blanchet, T. (1996). Lost Innocence, Stolen Childhoods. Dhaka:<br />
University Press Ltd.<br />
75 When asked why they would not encourage others to join their<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ession, 44% identified the negative attitude <strong>of</strong> society as the<br />
reason in the NHRC 2006 study. In the ActionAid 2004 study, 30%<br />
said they were afraid to raise their voices against oppression for<br />
fear <strong>of</strong> public disgrace or embarassment.<br />
76 The percentage <strong>of</strong> girls and women who do not inform their<br />
parents about their pr<strong>of</strong>ession is stated as 58% in the Shakti Samuha<br />
2008 study and 71% in the NHRC 2006 study.<br />
77 58% <strong>of</strong> respondents in the Shakti Samuha 2008 study did not<br />
inform their parents <strong>of</strong> their work, <strong>of</strong> which two thirds said that<br />
they feared losing pride, being disowned, public hatred or parents<br />
disapproval. In the NHRC 2006 study, 71% <strong>of</strong> informants said they<br />
did not inform their parents, half <strong>of</strong> whom stated their parents’<br />
negative attitudes or the negative impact on their parents as the<br />
reason.<br />
78 The percentage <strong>of</strong> girls and women who would discourage others<br />
from joining the pr<strong>of</strong>ession is stated as 90% in the Shakti Samuha<br />
2008 study and 87% in the NHRC 2006 study.<br />
79 Almost 60% <strong>of</strong> informants stated sexual harassment or humiliation<br />
as the reason they were dissatisfied with their jobs in the Shakti<br />
Samuha 2008 study.<br />
80 Interviews with William Page, Jerry Hopkins, Fredl Aichinger and<br />
others in Thailand, Hong Kong and Europe. Interviews with sex<br />
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