Nepal

Authorities in Nepal have arrested 3 owners of a carpet factory after discovering they were illegally employing 45 underage children. The children were between the ages of 12 and 16 and were rescued by a joint effort of local and national authorities. Nepalese law states that children under the age of 18 may not engage in “hazardous” work while children under the age of 14 may not be employed at all. ((The Himalayan Times)