The 11th convention of CUPPEC-Nepal Kaski district, affiliated to the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), held on December 3, elected a 13-member committee under the chairmanship of Tirtharaj Magar.

The convention, which was held under the chief guestship of CUPPEC President Shanta Basnet was attended by leaders including GEFONT Provincial President Rudra Khatri. While wishing the convention success, Basnet said that it is necessary to build a strong organization for the rights and welfare of workers. 

He expressed his view that informal workers should be listed at the local level to effectively implement social security based on the contributions they have received from years of struggle.

A workers' rally had circled Pokhara city before the inauguration of the convention.
 

A team led by the President of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) Binod Shrestha has discussed the issue of contribution-based social security with the Chief Minister of Koshi Province Hikmat Karki.

The discussion was held on December 2 regarding the effective implementation of contribution-based social security and the effective implementation of the Labor Act.

Stating that the Koshi government is always positive for a well-organized labor market, Chief Minister Karki has committed that the provincial government will send the allocated amount for health volunteers to the district as soon as possible and list them in the fund from the local level. 

The delegation from GEFONT included local leaders including National Committee Vice-Chairperson Sita Lama, Deputy General Secretary Kamala Tamang, Secretary Krishna KC and Member Maya Bhandari.
 

The convention of Central Union of Painters, Plumbers, Electro and Construction Workers-Nepal (CUPPEC Nepal) Kageshwori Municipality held on November 30 has elected a 13-member committee under the chairmanship of Deepak Acharya.

The convention was held under the chief guestship of CUPPEC Nepal Central Vice President Yogendra Sharma.

As part of the Independent Transport Workers’ Association of Nepal (ITWAN) Lumbini Province Committee expansion campaign, a gathering held in Bhaluwang of Dang district on November 30 has formed an 11-member Bhaluwang-Pyuthan-Sitganga unit committee under the chairmanship of Ram Prasad Subedi.

The gathering, which was held under the chairmanship of Suman Raj Khanal and hosted by Thakur Prasad Gaire, Vice President of ITWAN Central Committee and Lumbini Province in-charge, was attended by Deputy General Secretary Khagendra Bahadur Wali, Advisor Coordinator Dhyan Bahadur Rai and other leaders.

 

General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) President Binod Shrestha has called on the entire working class to unite and join the movement.

He made the remarks while addressing a program organized in Thamel, Kathmandu, on November 28 to mark the 45th founding day of the Nepal Independent Hotel, Casino & Restaurant Workers’ Union, one of the founding unions affiliated with GEFONT.

He said that the workers should abandon the mentality that they do not need a union after getting facilities. Since the demands change with time in the labor movement and the form of labor exploitation also changes, there is a need to build a united movement of the workers. He emphasized that all the working class workers should unite and join their movement. He also emphasized that just as the 10 percent service fee received from the year’s struggle was taken away, other rights can also be taken away gradually. Therefore, GEFONT is going to launch a campaign for the rejuvenation of GEFONT from the 16th of December to make the workers aware of the effective implementation of labor laws, including the recovery of the 10 percent service fee.

In the program, GEFONT Bagmati Province President Ramhari Nepal, JTG-CWUN Central President Arjun Adhikari extended their best wishes on the establishment day. The program was chaired by Laxman Tiwari, welcomed by Nisha Baral, and conducted by General Secretary Kamal Ghimire.

Sudip Ghimire, son of Suresh Ghimire, a member of NIHWU (Gokarna Forest Resort Foundation), and Anshu Deula, daughter of Bibek Deula, vice-chairman of NIHWU (The Bakery Cafe Foundation), were presented with the Late Madhav Neupane Memorial Scholarship Award, while the Best Trade Union Award was presented to NIHWU (Hotel Pokhara Grande, Kaski).
 

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With the slogan “Prosperous Nepal, appeased Nepali, Social Security Rights to All”, General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) celebrated the 7th Social Security Day on November 26th by organizing various programs across the country.

In Koshi Province, the program was held in Biratnagar under the chairmanship of the state president Kishor Dhamala, and leaders including WHIN Vice President Manoj Magar and JTG-CWUN Vice President Murari Bhattarai and Secretary Sunita Shrestha were present as guests.

GEFONT National Committee member Maya Bhandari was chief guest of the program organized by the District Coordination Committee in Udayapur, chaired by Bishnurama Rai.
Rajkumar Rai initiated the program where Seema Maskey and Shashi Kumar Rai gave congratulatory speeches.

Similarly, CPN-UML central member and former minister Ekwal Mia was the chief guest of the 7th Social Security Day program held in Simara under the chairmanship of GEFONT Madhesh Province state president Kamlesh Jha.

GEFONT National Committee member Gita Bhandari, CPN-UML Madhesh Province member Sunder BK, WHIN central member Manoj Chaudhary and other leaders gave their best wishes in the program hosted by Provincial Secretary Mukti Chaudhary. The 7th Social Security Day has also been celebrated at Indu Shankar Sugar Industry located in Hariwan of Sarlahi District in Madhesh Province.

Under the chief hospitality of the Honorable Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the program held in Kathmandu of Bagmati Province was chaired by the President of GEFONT Binod Shrestha and hosted by the General Secretary Laxman Sharma.

Similarly, lamp lighting in Bharatpur of Chitwan district and seminar on social security at Shivam Cement complex in Hetauda were organized.

Likewise, the Social Security Day program organized by the GEFONT Gandaki Province Committee was chaired by GEFONT Province President Rudra Khatri with CPN-UML central member and former GEFONT vice-chairman Chudamani Junglee as the chief guest.

Independent Transport- Workers’ Association of Nepal Gandaki Province Executive President Baburam Rana and UNITRAV Central Vice-President Tulsi Subedi delivered their best wishes at the program.
CG Foods, Gorkha Brewery, CG Cement in Nawalpur district of Gandaki Province, Surya Nepal in Tanahun district along with Syangja district also celebrated the day by organizing various programs, as informed by GEFONT Gandaki.

General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) Lumbini Province celebrated the establishment day of contribution-based social security by holding interaction programs at CG Foods in Bardiya district, Nepalgunj Medical College and Industrial Area in Banke, Nepal Hydro and Electric in Rupandehi, and lighting lamps in Manigram.

Similarly, GEFONT Karnali Province organized the 7th Social Security Day in Surkhet under the chairmanship of Provincial Secretary Shripal Sarumagar, with GEFONT National Committee Member Chandra Kumari Dhami as the chief guest. The program was conducted by Provincial Member Nim Bahadur Budha.

The seventh Social Security Day was held by Godawari Municipality under the chief guest Jit Bahadur Malla, GEFONT Far-west Province President.
The program, chaired by the Municipality Committee President Bhubaneswar Bhatta, was conducted by the Municipality Secretary Sher Bahadur Magar.