Nepal Auto Mechanics Trade Union (NATU) Butwal has collected funds through the Deusi Bhailo program on November 12 to enhance the skill of mechanics.

NATU Butwal has informed that it has organized the “Deusi Bhailo program” to conduct EV vehicle repair and advanced mechanical and technical training at the Central Technical Building located in Butwal.
 

The Saudi government is showing some flexibility in the case of migrant domestic workers and is planning to provide a new facility to foreign female domestic workers to return home or change their employer (sponsor) within two months if they are not satisfied with the work, according to the Nepali Embassy in Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi government has been forced to revise its policy after the countries started limiting sending domestic workers to Saudi Arabia due to Saudi Arabia’s hostile policy against such workers.

Nepal has also banned sending domestic workers to Saudi Arabia since 2072 BS as there is no guarantee of a safe environment for Nepali domestic workers. Nepal has been placing various conditions in labor negotiations to ensure the safety and rights of domestic workers.
 

The General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) organized a workshop in Kathmandu on November 12 to discuss the concept paper prepared by GEFONT on occupational safety and health.

GEFONT President Binod Shrestha said that occupational safety and health are the natural rights of workers and that this issue is not a matter of debate.

President Shrestha said that since occupational safety and health are important issues for workers, GEFONT has formed a separate department to handle its work, and GEFONT is also working on a separate policy on occupational safety and health.

In the workshop, Vice President Bidur Karki said that no matter how well occupational safety and health expert Yuvraj Bhatta presents the law or concept paper, the regulatory and managerial role would be important to make occupational safety and health worker-friendly.

He said that GEFONT has been doing work to make workers aware of occupational safety and health and said that this should be continued to make it effective.

In the workshop, GEFONT Vice President Jitendra Shrestha, Kamal Gautam, Janak Chaudhary and Sita Lama, General Secretary Laxman Sharma, Vice General Secretary Naranath Luintel, Secretary Belimaiya Dhale, Krishna KC, and Taranidhi Pant gave their opinion on the concept paper.

Similarly, GEFONT Gandaki Province President Rudra Khatri, Tea-Coffee Workers’ Union of Nepal President Sant Kumar Rai, and legal expert Bhakti Ghimire gave suggestions regarding the concept paper.
 

Central Union of Painters, Plumbers, Electro and Construction Workers-Nepal (CUPPEC) Central Committee, affiliated to the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), has organized a Lead exposure examination of painters and electricians working in the painting profession at the GEFONT School in Anamnagar, Kathmandu on November 12.

In a program chaired by CUPPEC Nepal Central President Shanta Basnet, Dr. Bibek Pant of Samyak Diagnostic informed that long-time workers in the painting and electrical professions get diagnosed with silent diseases like sugar and pressure which this has a major impact on the nervous system, so Lead exposure test is necessary for this as it can be prevented if treated in time.

23 workers were tested in the Lead testing program conducted by CUPPEC Central General Secretary Rajendra Basnet.
 

The South Korean Migrant Workers Union (MTU) has been expressing its opposition to the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security’s preparations to send workers to Korea under the E7 visa system through a manpower company.

Migrant Workers Union (MTU) President Udaya Rai has also demanded the implementation of a Work Permit System (WPS) that allows Nepali workers to change their workplace at will, saying that when workers are sent through a manpower company, they have to pay a lot of money to agents, and that the selection process is not transparent and they can be scammed.
 

General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) Support Group Nepali Migrant Worker Union Qatar has formed an area committee on November 8 at Barwa Al Baraha.

A 16 member area committee was formed under the presidency of Ghanashyam Rijal in the program where Nepali Migrant Workers Union GEFONT Support Group Qatar’s president Samundra Khadka was the chief guest.

In the program initiated by GEFONT Support Group Qatar’s Secretary Giri Prasad Darlami, chief guest Samundra Khadka shed light on GEFONT’s policies and programs.

Likewise, union’s Vice President Nawaraj Shahi congratulated the newly formed committee. The program was organized by the union’s officials General Secretary Lokbahadur Yogi and the attendees were welcomed by Financial Secretary Salbahadur Shrestha.