This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (December 2020) |
Human trafficking in Nepal is a growing criminal industry affecting multiple other countries beyond Nepal, primarily across Asia and the Middle East.[1] Nepal is mainly a source country for men, women and children subjected to the forced labor and sex trafficking.[2] U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons placed the country in "Tier 2" in 2017.[3]