Publications

The ILO Office in Nepal publishes a wide range of books, reports, working papers, training manuals relevant to Nepal. Some of these can be downloaded directly. Others can be requested in hard copy from the ILO Office in Nepal.

2006

  1. Combating child trafficking in Asia: information package

    01 January 2006

    Contains regional and country level briefing sheets presenting an overview of the child trafficking situation in Asia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

  2. A demand side of human trafficking in Asia: empirical findings

    01 January 2006

    Probes the demand side of trafficking, covering attitudes and policies that enable this crime in Bangldesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

2005

  1. Combating child labour in Asia and the Pacific: Progress and challenges

    31 December 2005

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  2. Ethical considerations when conducting research on children in the worst forms of child labour in Nepal, 2005

    01 December 2005

    Trilingual publication. Through the use of illustrative examples from rapid assessment research conducted on the worst forms of child labour by the ILO in Nepal, this paper temps to analyse the aspects to be considered when planning research as well as situations to avoid when going into the field and making results public.

  3. Growth, employment and poverty : an analysis of the vital nexus based on some recent UNDP and ILO/SIDA studies

    01 October 2005

    Issues in Employment and Poverty, Discussion Paper No.19

  4. Sustainable elimination of bonded labour in Nepal (Phase I) (Final Evaluation Summary)

    06 September 2005

    Project NEP/00/51/USA

  5. Combating Child Trafficking for Labour and Sexual Exploitation (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

    01 September 2005

    Project: RAS/02/51/USA Evaluation Consultant: Dr. Christopher Hermann

  6. Dalits and labour in Nepal: Discrimination and forced labour

    01 August 2005

    The key objective of this study was to analyse discrimination against occupational castes (Dalits) in the labour sector, as well as forced and child labour when it occurs.

  7. ASIST Bulletin No. 19

    01 June 2005

    Bi-annual newsletter containing articles and news on labour-based activities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

  8. Nepal and Pakistan - Micro-finance and microenterprise development: Their contribution to the economic empowerment of women

    01 March 2005

    SEED Working Paper No. 69

  9. ILO Convention No. 169 and Peace Building in Nepal.

    01 January 2005

  10. Indigenous Peoples,Poverty Reduction and conflict in Nepal.

    01 January 2005

  11. Decent civil works in Nepal and Thailand: From research to action planning

    01 January 2005

    Focuses on labour policy and practice relating to decent work in the Nepalese and Thai construction sectors.

  12. Decent civil works in Nepal and Thailand: From research to action planning

    01 January 2005

    Focuses on labour policy and practice relating to decent work in the Nepalese and Thai construction sectors.

  13. A report on micro and small enterprise policy review in Nepal

    01 January 2005

    This report presents the findings and recommendations of a project entitled “Micro and Small Enterprise Policy Review in Nepal (MSE-PR)”.

  14. Decent civil works in Nepal: From research to action planning

    01 January 2005

    This study is about decent work in civil works in Nepal. It aims to provide trade unions, workers’ and employers’ organizations and the government information about labour practices and the needs of workers, employers, investors in infrastructure and facilitating government institutions.

2004

  1. An overview paper on overseas employment in Nepal

    01 December 2004

    This report provides an important synthesis of information on labour migration from Nepal. It offers a critical overview of statistics on migration, and details a range of limitations and holes in the available data. In addition, the report paints a demographic picture of Nepal's migrant workforce.

  2. Migrant workers and human rights: Out-migration from South Asia

    08 September 2004

    This publication is in line with ILO mandate in support of migrant workers. The studies covering five countries in South Asia - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were undertaken from August to November 2003. It presents an overview of out-migration from South Asia and is intended to be utilized as background material for the General Discussion on Migrant Workers at June 2004 Session of the International Labour Conference.

  3. ASIST Bulletin No. 18

    01 September 2004

    Bi-annual newsletter containing articles and news on labour-based activities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The theme of this issue is: Policy, institutional and legislative issues; Financing and resource allocation

  4. Sexual harassment at the workplace in Nepal

    01 January 2004

    This exploratory study for Nepal forms part of a regional overview for the Asia Pacific Regional Action against Sexual Harassment at work. Eleven case studies such as this have been undertaken in different countries in the Asia-Pacific Region – part of a regional campaign to draw attention to this critical issue.