Today, the program is working to eliminate child, forced and bonded labor in brick kilns through an incentive-based system linked to market demand for ethically produced bricks.  Kiln owners who agree to the strict Better Brick Standard receive assistance that can improve their efficiency, motivating them to do the right thing and adhere to the standard’s meaningful principles on child labor, forced and bonded labor, wages, working conditions, and humane treatment. The program is raising awareness of the issue and advocating for change, while also addressing underlying factors that drive worker exploitation. Kilns that have joined the program have achieved, or are working towards, child-labor-free and bonded labor-free status. GoodWeave and its partners are working to refine the program to ensure an effective model that will eliminate child, forced, and bonded labor in brick kilns in Nepal. Better Brick Nepal is a collaboration of Nepali NGOs, progressive brick kilns, the Government of Nepal, Global Fairness Initiative and GoodWeave, and is supported by Humanity United.

Updates:

Unparalleled year for Better Brick Nepal program in 2021

Laxmi: Happily back in school after COVID-19 induced poverty and exploitation

Better Brick Nepal project achieves milestone: 10 brick kilns certified for 2020

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