Nepal Health Volunteers Association (NEVA) conducted a 2-day leadership development training for district committees in Koshi Province in Biratnagar on December 6 and 7.

In the program, Koshi Province Chief Social Security Fund committee Deepak Raj Bhatta provided training on social security in the informal sector, Central President Gita Theeng provided training on the history and policies and programs of NEVA, and Central Vice President of WHIN Manoj Magar provided training on labor laws.

NEVA Central President Gita Theeng hosted the program as the chief guest, with former NEVA President Totala Dahal, GEFONT Koshi Province Deputy Secretary Hari Adhikari, Central Vice President of All Nepal Manoj Magar, and GEFONT Central Labor Relations Council Member Murari Bhattarai in attendance.

The program was chaired by Ratna Rijal and moderated by Central Member Bhawani Adhikari.
 

As the contribution-based social security system implemented by Nepali trade unions since the 27th of November 2018, which was established after a long struggle of almost two decades, enters its seventh year, GEFONT President Binod Shrestha has said that while protecting the achievements, it is necessary to work even harder for accomplishing greater ambitions.

He said this at a national gathering organized by the Joint Trade Union Coordination Center (JTUCC) on November 25 on the problems of outsourced workers, implementation of social security, and contemporary issues regarding the labor market.

President Shrestha emphasized that the entire labor movement should work together to fulfill the responsibility of protecting the achievements of the movement by breaking the hoax against social security while advancing for the prosperity of the working people.

At the gathering chaired by JTUCC President Yogendra Kunwar, ANTUF President Jagat Simkhada spoke about the problems of outsourced workers and the role that trade unions should play.

The General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) has launched a 16-day campaign against gender-based violence nationwide.

On the first day of the campaign on November 25, GEFONT Bagmati Province Women’s Committee organized an orientation program on the implementation of GEFONT’s Code of Conduct against gender-based violence.

Launching the campaign, President Binod Shrestha requested not to understand gender-based violence unilaterally and not to follow rumors.

Women’s Committee President Sita Lama facilitated a discussion on ILO Convention 190, Vice President Kamala Tamang facilitated a discussion on GEFONT Women’s Policy and Secretary Bijaya Khadka facilitated a discussion on the situation of gender-based violence and the role of GEFONT. 

The program was chaired by GEFONT Province Women’s Committee President Shanti Karki.
 

CPN-UML organized a rally on Durbar Marg on November 22 to maintain social harmony and national unity.

Rallies were held from various places before the start of the event, jointly organized by the Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur district committees of the CPN-UML.

The rally of thousands of General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) member workers started at Bhadrakali which, after traversing Sundhara, Bir Hospital, Ratnapark and Ghantaghar, assimilated into the public meeting event.

The rally was organized with the objective of building public opinion in favor of the rule of law for democracy, peace, national unity, social harmony, good governance, prosperity and development against the growing chaos and instability in the country.

General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) affiliate Whole Industry Trade Union Nepal (WHIN) has won the official trade union election held at Annapurna Vegetable, located in Parwanipur of Bara district.

In the official election held on November 14, WHIN won by securing 63 votes out of a total of 104.

The Nepal Factory Workers’ Association had secured 36 votes in the election, while 5 votes were invalid.
 

On November 16, the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) and affiliated climate activists’ organizations organized a “prabhat pheri” in Kathmandu, demanding equitable and just climate finance at the ongoing COP29.

The “prabhat pheri”, which started from Bhrikuti Mandap with placards on the problems faced by the entire country due to climate change and the impact on workers’ employment and the need to ensure decent work and social security for workers, turned into a “kodsabha” at Shanti Batika in Ratna Park.

At the “kodsabha”, GEFONT Vice President and Nepal Coordinator of the Alliance Against Inequality, Sita Lama, highlighted the impact of the climate crisis on communities nationwide and the impact on workers’ livelihoods from mountain tourism to agriculture, and demanded that the ongoing COP29 meeting provide justice to citizens and workers from communities in underdeveloped and developing countries.

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