Member of the Parliamentary and Local Level Coordination Council of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) and former president of a GEFONT-affiliated union, Bindu Shrestha, has been appointed as the Minister for Industry, Commerce, Land, and Administration of the Bagmati Province Government.

GEFONT extends its heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for a successful tenure.

GEFONT-affiliated, the National Beauticians Union of Nepal (NABUN) held the third convention of Bagmati Province on 5 August 2025 and elected an 11-member committee led by Karuna Puri.

Inaugurating the convention, GEFONT Vice President Jitendra Shrestha emphasized the need to refine the union movement in line with the changing world of work and highlighted the important role of unions in implementing the decisions of GEFONT’s 12th National Congress Delegate Council meeting.

In the convention, NABUN Central Coordinator Pampha Devkota Pahari, Secretary Sujana Joshi, and GEFONT Bagmati Province Women Committee Secretary Sunita Bhandari, among others, extended their best wishes for the success of the convention.

The program was also attended by GEFONT Bagmati Province Member Shanti Shrestha, NABUN Koshi Province Member Premkala Dangi, among others.

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On April 16, the Joint Trade Union Coordination Centre (JTUCC) expressed its gratitude to the Government of Nepal through the Minister for Labour, Employment, and Social Security, Sharad Singh Bhandari, for enforcing the provision that requires all contract and temporary employees working in any government body to be mandatorily enrolled in the contribution-based Social Security Fund.

The JTUCC leadership welcomed the provision announced in the Nepal Gazette on April 14, which mandates that employees receiving remuneration from the government treasury but not entitled to pensions must now be compulsorily included in the contribution-based Social Security Fund.

In protest against the inhumane crackdowns by the Korean government on migrant workers, which have led to injuries and even deaths, the Migrant Trade Union (MTU) of Korea held a press conference and submitted a demand letter in front of the Seoul Administrative Office on April 14 and 15.

During the press conference, the MTU demanded that the government properly identify the reasons why migrant workers lose their visas and amend the laws that force them into such situations.

The MTU also called on all migrant workers to join the union to protect and advocate for their rights.

The General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) has expressed its gratitude to the Government of Nepal for making it mandatory for contract and temporary employees working in any government body to be enrolled in the contribution-based Social Security Fund.

GEFONT has long been advocating for the implementation of contribution-based social security for all workers and employees across all sectors. Responding to this demand, the Government of Nepal, through a notice published in the Nepal Gazette on April 14, announced that workers who receive salaries from government funds but are not entitled to pensions must now be mandatorily enrolled in the contribution-based Social Security Fund.

According to the notice published in the Nepal Gazette on April 14, employees working on a contract or temporary basis in provincial or local governments, or in institutions, corporations, boards, authorities, enterprises, or similar entities that are wholly or partially owned by the Government of Nepal, provincial governments, or local governments, must contribute to the fund. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security stated that the contribution must be based on at least 60% of the salary they are currently receiving, with 20% to be contributed by the employer and 11% by the worker.

The Ministry issued this notice by exercising the authority provided under Section 2, Clause (j) of the Contribution-Based Social Security Act, 2017 (2074 B.S.).

On the occasion of the New Year 2082 BS, the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) Karnali Province organized a greetings exchange program on April 14 (Baisakh 1) at the GEFONT Provincial Office in Surkhet.

The program was held under the chief guestship of GEFONT National Committee member Chandra Kumari Dhami, presided over by Provincial Vice President Radha Shrestha, and conducted by Secretary Shripal Saru Magar.