(c) A discussion program was held in Ashad 2058 B.S. with labourers, legal professionals, representatives of hotel management and people from various sectors on the topic of Essential Services Act, 2014 B.S. and labour strike. The legality of the government’s imposition prohibiting strikes, aims and objectives of the Essential Services Act, 2014 BS, and the role of the Commission were discussed during the program. 3.5.4 Other Important Activities: (a) Field visit of Siraha (Lahan) and Saptari (Hariharpur and Kochawakhari VDC.) The Commission undertook a visit of Lahan, Siraha and Hariharpur and Kochawakhari VDC, Saptari in Chaita, 2056 B.S. and Shrawan, 2057 B.S. respectively with a view to studying the case of the boycott of the Chamar, who had refused to dispose off the carcasses of dead animals. During the course of the study, the Commission held discussions with the victims as well as the aggressors, office bearers of local political parties, intellectuals and representatives of various organizations and institutions. The Commission found that the victims in the case had not got any relief, nor had the aggressors been given any punishment. The Commission’s study group concluded that continuation of traditional prejudices in the name of social and cultural practices had been the cause of the incident. It suggested to the Commission the necessity of ending caste based discrimination and of carrying out promotional activities for the protection of human rights. (b) Activities by the Commission for the Restoration of Human Rights of Ex-Kamaiyas or Bonded Labourers: As regards the ex-kamaiyas or bonded labourers, the Commission following its establishment had received several complaints. In Shrawan 2057 BS, Member Mr. Sushil Pyakurel and the Commission’s officials undertook a visit of Dang, Banke, Bardiya and Kailali districts to study the situation of the ex-Kamaiyas. The study team felt that the government had made the declaration regarding the emancipation of the kamaiyas without any adequate preparation. The Commission in Bhadra 2057 BS asked from the "Coordination and Monitoring Committee for the Identification and Rehabilitation of persons freed from Bonded Labour," information related to the assistance required for solving the specific problems of ex-kamaiyas. In the meantime, the common forum of the major human rights organizations of the country, the "Human Rights and Social Justice Forum-Nepal", pointing to the very vulnerable condition of the ex-kamaiyas, brought to the Commission’s notice the various aspects of the exkamaiyas in Poush 2057 B.S. Although the Commission in Poush 2057 B.S had asked the above mentioned coordination and monitoring committee for detailed information regarding the matter, no information was available till Ashad 2058 B.S. The Undersecretary of the Commission, Mr. Umakant Parajuli, visited the four above mentioned districts in Push 2057 B.S. to get information about the situation of the ex-kamaiyas and the government initiatives on their behalf. The Commission has not, till now, received the information it had asked for from the Ministry of Land Reform and Management or its departments regarding the latter’s activities on behalf of the ex-kamaiyas. In this context, the Commission had also asked for information from the now dissolved