49in the fleshNGOs estimate that
10,000-15,000Nepali
women and girls are
trafficked to India annually,
while7,500children are trafficked
domestically for commercial sexual
exploitationThe UNODC Global Report
in Trafficking in 2012 notes
that children constitute
36 %of all Nepalese
trafficking victims, with girls constituting
33 %and boys, 3 %.Female victims
make up 86 %of the total number of
trafficking victims from NepalClose to 20 %of sex
workers in Kathmandu are
said to be younger than 17 ,
with the majority originating
from rural areasThe predominant labour
sector in which trafficked
Nepalese children
are forced to work is
prostitution. Between16 and 33%
of females in the adult entertainment
industry in Nepal are under the age
of 18One girl is trafficked every
26.28minutes
20,000girls
are trafficked each year
A girl is trafficked for an
average of
US$104.63
Every day, more than
54 young girls and women
are trafficked out of Nepal
(3 Angels Nepal)
(3 Angels Nepal)
e traffickers who sell the girls
owners can sometimes earn
aboutUS$950-1,100
0,000 rupees) for each girl sold
and about
00-1,900
120,000 rupees) for each girl
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2 In the late1990s, studies claimed
that at least of100,000girls
forced into prostitution in Mumbai
were Nepalese1 It is believed that approximately 200,000 Nepalese girls are currently
working in Indian brothels, of which 20 % are under 16 years of age
(UNODC, 2012)(ECPAT, 2004)(UN General Assembly, 2012)(UNICEF)4 More than of commercial
sex workers in Nepal and
in India said their families were
financially indebted when they
were children and they had
been forced to work as sex
workers to repay those debtsNEPAL IN NUMBERS
60 % of children admit that they entered prostitution under forceFROM NEPAL TO INDIA
DidY
ouKnow?Tibet’s border
towns are also
rapidly becoming
destinations for
girls trafficked from
Nepal for sexual
exploitation