12 June 2023

On June 12th, in a special event of World Day Against Child Labour, GoodWeave organized a kiln recognition ceremony in Gorusinghe, Kapilvastu. The recognition ceremony was graced by distinguished guests, including the Chair of Buddhabhumi Municipality, who served as the chief guest, and a senior labour inspector from the Labour and Employment Office Butwal, who was invited as a special guest. Notable attendees also included officials from the Education Department, Women, Children, and Senior Citizen Department of Buddhabhumi Municipality, Ward Chairs representing various wards, kiln owners, media personnel, and representatives from FNBI Kapilvastu. 
During the ceremony, the chief guest and the special guest presented recognition certificates to eight kiln owners. These kiln owners, namely Siddhartha Itta Bhatta Udhyog, Sona Itta Udhyog, Seven Star Itta Udhyog, New Seven Star Itta Udhyog, Lucky Itta Udhyog, Supa Deurali Itta Udhyog, New Supa Deaura Itta Udhyog, and Apolo Itta Udhyog, were found to be free from child labour during the inspections conducted by the Labour and Employment Office Butwal. Additionally, twelve kiln owners, including Siddharth Brick Factory, Jaiswal Itta Udhyog, Jyoti Itta Udhyog, New Jyoti Itta Udhyog, BBS Itta Udhyog, HM Itta Udhyog, SR Itta Udhyog, Sunrise Itta Udhyog, Himal Itta Udhog, Surya Itta Udhyog, Trishakti Itta Udhyog, and others, were presented with appreciation certificates recognizing the exceptional efforts and commitment of the kiln owners. 
The ceremony was a collaborative event between the Humanity United funded Better Brick Nepal (BBN) programme and ILO programme, which acknowledged the participating kiln owners. They each demonstrated remarkable success in addressing child labour through their longstanding partnerships with the BBN programme, as well as their recent engagement with the ILO programme. The certificates presented during the event served as a reminder of the collective effort required to address child labour from the brick kiln industry.