The General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) has awarded Rs. 130,000 as compensation to Rita Rana Magar of Airawati Rural Municipality-7, Pyuthan from the agent who scammed her in the matter of foreign employment.

The local agent Om Prakash Singh had taken the victim to Kuwait on a visit visa 2 months prior by exploiting the greed of free visa and free ticket.

She filed a complaint against the agent after the agent demanded a large sum of money to return the victim, who fell ill after regular 18-hour work as a domestic worker, to Nepal.

Janak B.K. from GEFONT Migrant Desk has informed Shramik Khabar that an amount equal to 1 month's salary and flight ticket has been provided at the initiative of GEFONT.
 

The meeting of Organization of Marketing Management and Sales Workers (OMMSW) Nepal, Narayani was held at Narayangarh and the meeting of Rapti was held at Dang on the 27th of July.

Central president Surya Parajuli was the chief guest at Narayani's meeting.

Sabin Lamichhane chaired the program in the presence of Deputy General Secretary Janak Dhakal. The meeting has formed a 17-member Narayani branch committee under the presidency of Rambabu Ghimire.

Similarly, Central Secretary Bishnu Mahara was the chief guest at the meeting held in Dang. A 13-member Rapti branch committee was formed under the presidency of Bhim Bhusal from the program held in the presence of the state president Ganga Sagar Panthi.
 

A training program on publicity, oratory and climate crisis and judicial transformation awareness organised by GEFONT affiliated National Beauticians’ Union of Nepal (NABUN) was completed on the 29th of
July.

Vice President Bidur Karki and Keshabraj Bista provided training on the first day of the program.

Vice President and Head of Publication Department Jitendra Shrestha provided training on communication skills and Shramik Khabar news editor Amardhwaj Lama provided training on the art of speech.

Similarly, in the program, Prem Pradhan and Sujana Joshi provided training on the concept and effects of climate change.

At the end of the program, GEFONT President Binod Shrestha distributed certificates of participation to the training participants and wished them well by saying that this training program will help them to build unions.

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Unit committee of the Independent Transport Workers’ Association of Nepal (ITWAN) held the meeting and training program on Saturday the 27th of July.

In a program held at the office of the Cooperative Board at Pulchowk Harihar Bhawan, 9 drivers were given 3,000 cash each as assistance in renewing their driver's licence.

ITWAN Central President Bhimjwala Rai, GEFONT Bagmati Province President Ramhari Nepal and ITWAN Bagmati Province President Shankar Thapa, provided training in the program.

Similarly, Rajaram Shrestha, an ordinary member of ITWAN Dhulikhel Route Bus Unit Committee, who is undergoing treatment for a brain haemorrhage, has been provided 1 lakh support by the Unit Committee.

The aid was handed over to the family of Rajaram Shrestha on July 27 in the presence of Bagmati Province President Shankar Thapa, Secretary Shiva Kumar Shrestha and other members of the committee.
 

The team of the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens has rescued 28 Nepalese labourers who were held hostage for 5 months in Srinagar, Kashmir after being trafficked in the false hope of employment.

The rescued 21 labourers from Siraha and 7 labourers from Dhanusha have been handed over to the District Human Trafficking Control Committee. The team led by Secretary of the Ministry Dinesh Bhattarai succeeded in rescuing the Nepali hostages.
 

Nepal Auto Mechanics Trade Union (NATU) has issued a statement and demanded strict action against the culprits involved in the murder of Sunil Pun Magar, a member of the Rolpa District Coordination Committee of NATU.

On July 20, Magar was killed in a brutal attack by a chaotic armed group. NATU Rolpa District Coordination Committee Chairman Krishna Bahadur Adhikari was seriously injured in the incident.

GEFONT has expressed grief over the loss of an honest member of the trade union movement due to the killing of Sunil Pun, a member of NATU Rolpa.

NATU has strongly urged the government of Nepal to provide immediate relief to the bereaved family and arrest the culprits and bring them to justice.