Vulnerability to Human Trafficking in Nepal from Enhanced Regional Connectivity
Trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. It is a form of modern-day slavery that involves the recruitment, harboring, or transportation of people into an exploitative situation by means of violence, deception...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/981551639049704664/Vulnerability-to-Human-Trafficking-in-Nepal-from-Enhanced-Regional-Connectivity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36752 |
| Summary: | Trafficking in persons is a serious
crime and a grave violation of human rights. It is a form of
modern-day slavery that involves the recruitment, harboring,
or transportation of people into an exploitative situation
by means of violence, deception, or coercion for the purpose
of exploitation. In Nepal, the most widespread forms of
human trafficking are for forced labor, domestic servitude,
prostitution and sexual exploitation, and organ extraction.
The country’s open borders with India, and to some extent
China, with limited border surveillance, have enabled
transnational crimes such as human trafficking. The World
Bank has extended technical and financial assistance to
large-scale infrastructure projects in Nepal, some for
improved transport connectivity and trade facilitation both
within the country and within the region. The nature of
these investments must be looked at through the lens of
enhancing long-term economic growth and prosperity, which is
jeopardized by human trafficking. As a result, this study
was conducted to draw links between the various aspects of
development projects, in particular, improved transport
connectivity and migration, that either contribute,
mitigate, facilitate, or prevent trafficking in men, women,
and children. |
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