| ashu |
Posted
on 29-Jul-00 06:05 AM
Thanks to the Web master San Pradhan
for re-arranging my various kamaiya-related
pieces here on the "kura kani" screen.
They look much more organized now.
Thanks, San bro!!
The government of Nepal has constituted
a high-level commission to take care
of the freed kamaiyas. Taking care
means: providing immediate
relief (such as food and medicines) to
them, as well as giving out land and
so on.
Rehabilitating the Kamaiyas thus will
take some time -- months and years,
and, to that end, most NGOs and human
rights organizations will be busy.
The official minimum hourly wage in
Nepal (in the agricultural sector)
is: Rs. 7.50/hr or Rs. 60 for per
8-hour-work days.
Now, the Kamaiyas are free, their problems
are similar to those of most other FREE
Nepalis who too are mired in poverty, illiteracy, landlessness, and are
ill-skilled.
Thus much work for many years remains to
be done by all who care -- closely or distantly -- about this frustrating yet wonderful country between
Tibet and India.
oohi
ashu
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