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| ANNUAL REPORT |
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Dalit's Recruitment in all Sectors of Nepal's Economy |
Nepal is a country of diversified ethnic people. Out of 23 million population of Nepal, nearly 20 % are Dalits who are still supposed to be untouchables in some corner of the country. After the introduction of New Constitution of Nepal 1990 the caste based discrimination has become legally punishable. But even now so called untouchables (Dalits) are not permitted to use some public places and to enter temples. Even now we see in Medias many cases of atrocities made by non Dalits upon Dalits on the ground of caste discrimination. One fifth of the total population is a huge population. A nation can not ignore or exclude such a huge population in the development process. But if we see the data of all sectors of life of Nepal we find Dalits are very very back of the development process. The country has failed to include Dalits in the mainstream of the nation.
Recently a research report "Is There Room Enough" has been published jointly prepared by Save the Children US and Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC). This report has published some valuable data surveyed on some selected I/NGOs, bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies. According to this report only 3.8 % of the total employment seats have been occupied by Dalit. This is a figure that is grossly disproportionate to their representation 17.7 % (Research Report) in Nepal's over all population. Like wise 18.3 % seats are occupied by indigenous nationalities which are also disproportionate to their 34.2 % representation in Nepal. By contrast, 54.2 % of agency staff members are Brahmin/Chhetri and 23.7 % are Newar whereas their proportionate representation in Nepal's population is only 31.7 and 5.7 % respectively. This data shows that the Brahmin/Chhetri and Newars are occupying maximum seats of employment in contrast to their population. This is strong evidence that a diversified recruiting policy is lacking in the country.
Dalit Welfare Organization (DWO) has taken an initiation to overcome this problem through launching a project "Increasing Dalit recruitment in all sectors of Nepal's economy" in collaboration with Save the Children US. SC/US has supported this project financially and technically with a view to integrate maximum Dalits into the work places of all sectors of Nepal's economy. As per the present estimation the project work will be over by September 30, 2005.
With a view to stop existing unjustified recruiting policy this project comes up to give justice to the mostly deprived community Dalits in the recruitment sectors although the ultimate goal of the programme is to promote equity, justice, inclusion and cohesion among all communities in Nepal with a special focus on socially excluded communities Dalits, Janajaties and women. Under this project it has estimated to increase dalit recruitment from 3.8 % to more percent within a few years of time. Under this project we have three major steps of action plan: (a) Sensitization (b) Follow up (c) Establish data bank. The objectives of the sensitization workshop are as follows:
- To share the major findings of the research report
- To share the recruitment policies (best practices) for action for Dalit recruitment.
- Action plan for the ways to integrate Dalits into the work place.
Under this initiation, series of sensitization workshop will be conducted to share the research report "Is There Room Enough". Altogether 6 workshops will be conducted to include 126 agencies in total. The aim of this sensitization workshop is to influence the organizations to change their existing recruiting policies so as to increase Dalit recruitment in coming days. Within the period of sensitization workshop all the participants will share sample of antidiscriminatory (staff friendly) policies. Another series of follow up workshop will be in place to review changes in the number of recruitment of Dalits since the ITRE report and monitor the specific agencies and organizations that formally include a diversity policy in their agencies. Finally DWO will establish a databank of potential Dalit candidates to provide support and services for wider pool for all agencies.
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