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Ministry of Labour and Transport Management
(MoLTM)
This ministry has the mandate to formulate and oversee the
implementation of policies to address labour issues, including
child labour, according to national legislation and the National
Master Plan on Child Labour (2004-2014), which specifically
addresses children in hazardous and worst forms of employment.
The ministry oversees the regulation of labour standards in
the workplace in accordance with the Nepal Labor Act 1992
and other legislation.
Department of Cottage and Small Scale Industries (DoCSSI)
This department under the MoLTM oversees the adherence
to labour regulations of small enterprises, including those of
the entertainment sector. It is responsible for ensuring that
enterprise owners and managers do not employ children in
situations which conflict with national law, and provide safe
and hygienic workplaces, appropriate working hours, salaries,
benefits and other requirements of working persons in
accordance with Nepal law and regulation.
Ministry of Health and Populations (MoHP)
The Department of Health, under the MoHP, is responsible
for overseeing the National Centre for AIDS and STD Control
(NASC), which directs the implementation of the National
AIDS Prevention and Control Programme. The programme
includes community sensitization, peer education/IEC, STI
services, VCT services and condom distribution/social marketing,
with specific targetting of high-risk groups, including sex workers.
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Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES)
This ministry is key to the prevention of trafficking as it
supports the implementation of educational and skill
development programmes targetted at vulnerable and
marginalized groups, including girl children, adolescents and
women. The MoES is mandated to conduct the planning,
management and delivery of educational services throughout
the country, and is implementing the national policy of free
and compulsory education for all.
Ministry of Local Development (MoLD)
MoLD assists local government bodies, including District
Development Committees (DDCs), VDCs and Municipalities,
to implement development plans and projects, including
activities to address social concerns, as per the Local
Governance Act. These plans and projects incorporate activities
to address social concerns, including trafficking. The
Chairpersons of the DDCs and VDCs, and the Mayors of
Municipalities are directly engaged in trafficking prevention
and response in their roles as Chairpersons of District, VDC
and Municipality Task Forces respectively. Through
administration of the government’s Poverty Alleviation Fund,
the MoLD also plays a key role in prevention of trafficking
through the reduction of poverty among women and
marginalized groups. The Poverty Alleviation Fund supports
income-generation programmes, social mobilization and
capacity-building of local community-based organisations,
among other things, at the community level.