Suraksha Nepal strongly believes and advocates the following principles to eradicate child labour and ensure universal quality education, which all of the Suraksha Nepal team members are fully committed to adhering to: All children should be enabled in attending formal day schools full-time. Children’s attending night schools or non-formal education centers are defined as child labour. Every out of school child is a child labourer. The definition of child labor, therefore, encompasses every non-school going child of school age, irrespective of whether the child is engaged in wage or non-wage work, working for the family or others, employed in hazardous occupations, employed on daily wages, or a contract basis as bonded labor. All work/labor that a child is engaged with is hazardous as it harms their overall growth and development. There must be the total abolition of child labor. Any legal and policy framework that supports continuing child labor is completely unacceptable. Any justification perpetuating the existence of child labor must be condemned. Any arguments intending to justify, for whatever reason, the existence and/or continuation of child labor in any form are all anti-children.
Suraksha Nepal staunchly upholds and advocates a set of principles aimed at eradicating child labor and ensuring universal access to quality education. These principles serve as the cornerstone of our mission, embraced wholeheartedly by every member of our team:
Full-Time Attendance in Formal Day Schools: Suraksha Nepa firmly believe that all children deserve the opportunity to attend formal day schools on a full-time basis. Any child attending night schools or non-formal education centers is categorized as a victim of child labor. Education is not a privilege but a fundamental right, essential for every child’s development and future prospects.
Identification of Out-of-School Children as Child Laborers: Every child who is out of school is, by definition, a child laborer. Our definition of child labor extends beyond mere engagement in wage or non-wage work. It encompasses every school-age child who is not enrolled in an educational institution, regardless of the nature of their employment. Whether working for their family or others, in hazardous occupations, or under exploitative conditions such as bonded labor, these children are all victims of child labor.
Recognition of All Forms of Child Work as Hazardous: Suraksha Nepa asserts that all forms of work or labor undertaken by children are inherently hazardous. Such activities not only compromise their physical safety but also impede their cognitive, emotional, and social development. Child labor in any capacity undermines the holistic well-being of children and must be vehemently opposed.
Total Abolition of Child Labor: Suraksha Nepal vehemently advocate for the total abolition of child labor in all its manifestations. Any legal or policy framework that condones or perpetuates the practice of child labor is unequivocally unacceptable. The rights and welfare of
Suraksha Nepal