Peer-reviewed article
Condition of child labour in restaurant
Sakuntala Tripathi ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This research documents the conditions of 30 child labourers working in restaurants in Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal. The study found that children work in poor conditions without adequate food, shelter, rest, or access to education. Despite the presence of numerous NGOs and INGOs working in the child sector, the situation of these children has not improved significantly. The research used both qualitative and quantitative methods to examine this previously unstudied area.
Key points
- Child labourers in Sundhara restaurants lack proper food, shelter, and rest
- Working children have no access to education
- The situation of child labourers is described as pathetic
- NGO and INGO interventions have not resulted in progressive improvements
- This appears to be the first research study focused specifically on child labourers' conditions in this area
Limitations
This is a descriptive study of 30 children in one specific location (Sundhara, Kathmandu) with no comparison group or measurement of change over time. The document does not provide specific data on the prevalence of child labour, the ages of children, types of work, or quantified outcomes that would allow comparison with other settings.
Abstract
This research study was carried out to reflect Child Labourer's condition in Restaurants of Sundhara which is situated in Kathmandu Metropolitan city. This study is focused on child labourers in restaurants of Sundhara. Till date nobody has made it a research area to carry out a child labourer's condition. Both descriptive and analytical research design has been used in this research. The initiative has been taken to include both qualitative and quantitative data statistics in the research. In this study, data were collected by using purposive sampling method of child labour worked in Restaurants Kathmandu Metropolitan city Sundhara. 30 Child labourers have been involved for the research. Both primary and secondary data has been collected for the study. The collected data has been presented in tabulated from data obtained in numeric form have been presented with number and percentage forming a table and data which are not obtained in numeric form have been presented in descriptive way. The sector of child labour in Nepal basically in Sundhara, Kathmandu the situation of child labourers was found so pathetic. Children are working in poor condition without having proper food, proper place to stay and sleep no rest while working and more above that children are not getting any education for their bright future. Though there are lots of NGOs and INGOs working in the child sector but the situation of children is not progressive way.