E/C.12/NPL/CO/3 (g) Expedite the adoption of the bill, presently before the parliament, which includes provisions on effective compensation to and services for victims. Economic exploitation of children 21. The Committee is concerned that child labour remains widespread in the State party. It is also concerned about the high number of children under the minimum age that work in agriculture, quarries and mining, domestic servitude and pottery factories, despite the existence of the Child Labour Act of 2000, the Child Labour Regulations of 2006 and the National Master Plan Relating to Child Labour, 2011–2013. The Committee is further concerned about the weak enforcement of the legislation which prohibits child labour under the minimum age of 14 years and the lack of information on the impact of awarenessraising campaigns conducted by the State party (art. 10). The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to combat child labour, by: (a) Taking concrete measures to enforce legislation which prohibits child labour and hold accountable those responsible for non-compliance; (b) Increasing measures aimed at facilitating access to education for poor and disadvantaged children; (c) Reinforcing its awareness-raising campaigns among disadvantaged families and social groups and sensitizing parents to children’ rights and the lifelong negative effects of child labour; (d) Reinforcing labour inspections in activities where children are engaged. Trafficking in persons including children 22. The Committee expresses concern at the high number of children who are trafficked for labour and sexual exploitation, as well as for begging, forced marriages and slavery, including in neighbouring countries. The Committee is also concerned at the ineffective application of the Human Trafficking Control Act of 2007 and the Children Act of 1992. It is further concerned at the lack of information on investigations, prosecutions, convictions and the sanctions imposed on traffickers (art. 10). The Committee urges the State party to effectively enforce the current legislation, by: (a) Investigating trafficking cases, prosecuting and sanctioning traffickers and providing rehabilitation and reparation to victims; the (b) Sensitizing the population to measures taken to combat trafficking, such as the child search rescue centre in Kathmandu; (c) Further developing its cooperation with neighbouring countries in order to prevent and combat trafficking across borders; (d) Bringing its legislation into full compliance with the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, specially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Poverty 23. While noting the efforts to reduce poverty, the Committee is concerned that around 25 per cent of the population in the State party lives below the poverty line, in particular in the far east of the country and among the most disadvantaged groups, such as Hill and Terai Dalits, as well as women in rural and remote areas and indigenous peoples. The Committee 8