Child Labour in Hotels and Restaurants (A study of working children in Belbari and Biratchowk of Morang District)

Abstract

The study of the Child Labour in Hotel and Restaurant is based on Belbari and Biratchowk of Morang District. Child labours of Belbari and Biratchowk have not been studied up to now by any aspect. There are many socio-economic problems related to child labors. The objectives of the study is to identify the demographic and socio- economiccondition of the child labors. This study includes the 90 child labors from the 50 hotels and restaurants of Belbari andBiratchowk of Morang District. Among them 46.66 percent are boys and rest 53.34 percentare girls. Most of child labors are from Dhimal community. 80 percent working children attended school and 20 percent reported that they had not attended the school. In this study 56.66 percent of working children are involved in age group 9-12 years. While only 16.66percent involved from age group 13-15. Remaining 26.66 percent are from age group 5-8years which is interesting forresearch. Almost most of the children at hotels and restaurants have got the facilities of fooding,lodging and light healthcare facilities from the employer. So, it is recommended to the government and stakeholder organizations that working children are provided minimum level of facilities such as attending schools, fix wages of certain work and medical check up.