The 63rd meeting of the National Women’s Committee of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) was held at the GEFONT Central Office on November 14.

In the meeting chaired by Women’s Committee Chair Sita Lama, GEFONT Chair Binod Shrestha informed about the decisions of the National Committee meeting of GEFONT held on November 13 and directed the National and Provincial Women’s Committees to actively participate in the GEFONT Rejuvenation Campaign 2081 to be conducted by GEFONT from December to April.

The meeting has decided to celebrate the 16-day campaign against gender violence, International Working Women’s Day and other days by organizing various programs in all seven provinces.
 

The body of Tilakram Thapa, 34, of Hariwan Municipality, Sarlahi district, who went to Saudi Arabia for foreign employment through Sky Blue International 22 months ago, was brought back to Nepal on November 13.

Janak BK of GEFONT Immigrant Desk informed that the body of Thapa, who died of an electric shock on September 7 while working at the Aster factory in Saudi Arabia, was brought back to Nepal on November 13 after about 2 and a half months after the Nepali Embassy in Saudi Arabia completed all the legal procedures.
 

The General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) has decided to launch the “GEFONT Rejuvenation Campaign 2081” to strengthen the organization.

The 112th meeting held at the GEFONT Assembly Hall on November 13 under the chairmanship of GEFONT President Binod Shrestha decided to hold the campaign from December to April.

The campaign includes membership renewal and expansion, committee formation and reorganization, updating statistics on member and committee status up to the basic level, and conducting theoretical and political training up to the basic standard of GEFONT.

The meeting also decided to facilitate the campaign operation by secretaries under the leadership of the GEFONT Provincial Presidents.

The meeting approved the organizational report presented by GEFONT General Secretary Laxman Sharma and the financial report presented by Financial Manager Baburam Koirala.

In the meeting, CPN-UML Standing Committee member and in-charge of Mass Organization Coordination, Bhanubhakta Dhakal, shed light on the coordination of mass organizations and the party, and the current political climate in the country.

National Committee members Maya Bhandari, Rudra Khatri, Maya Gurung, Ananda Thami, Narayan Neupane, Kamlesh Jha, Ramhari Nepal and Chandra Sagar Lama, Madhav Poudel, Shanta Basnet, among others, expressed their views in the meeting.
 

The Whole Industry Trade Union Nepal (WHIN) Koshi Province Committee organized a training and workers’ gathering on contribution-based social security in Biratnagar on November 13.

The chief guest of the training program, General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) Koshi Province President Kishor Dhamala, discussed GEFONT’s policies and programs and its campaigns in the context of contribution-based social security.

Similarly, WHIN Central Vice President Manoj Magar provided information about labor laws and regulations in the program, while Deepak Raj Bhatta, Branch Chief of the Social Security Fund Biratnagar Office, highlighted the agenda of contribution-based social security.

The program, which was chaired by WHIN Koshi Province President Nabin Chaudhary, was conducted by Province Secretary Ganesh Magar.
 

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.