GEFONT has expressed sorrowful regret and demanded legal action over the murder of 4 Nepali workers employed at a coal mine in Meghalaya, India in a press report published on July 6.

GEFONT has expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families over the news from Indian media of dead bodies of the four undisclosed Nepali workers being found in the Upling market in East Jaintia Hills.

Through the Nepal government, GEFONT has requested the relevant agencies to disclose the identity of the deceased and deduce the reason for the murder, and regardless of the cause, to take legal action against the murderers and provide compensation to the families of the deceased.

General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) Affiliate Union Sports Union Nepal (SUN) gathering held on 6th of July at GEFONT Assembly Hall Putalisadak has formed an 11 member valley committee under the presidency of Biraj Rana.

GEFONT Executive Chairman Jitendra Shrestha, the chief guest of the gathering held under the chairmanship of General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions GEFONT Vice President and Sports Union Nepal President Sita Lama, stated the need for a strong union among stakeholders in order to solve the problems of the sports sector, to guarantee social security based on self-esteem and contributions of the players, for the prosperity of the country through sports and the prosperity of the lives of the players in the sports sector. 

He also stated that GEFONT recruited Sports Union Nepal 3 years ago for the rights of the players.

In the gathering, GEFONT General Secretary Laxman Sharma said that GEFONT has started a campaign to organise the active sports workers who were not able to be reached by the labour movement in Nepal. He also expressed GEFONT’s resolution to help the sports workers to remove corruption and anomalies at every step.

Vice President of Sports Union Nepal Yuvraj Jirel initiated and General Secretary Sudip Sharma moderated the event whereas GEFONT Secretary Krishna K.C shed light on the necessity of trade union formation in the sports sector.

Binod Shrestha, president of GEFONT, congratulated and expressed best wishes to the committee elected by the gathering.
 

An agricultural workers summit was on June 10 at Janakpur, Dhanusha under the organisation of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Union (GEFONT).

The summit held under the chairmanship of GEFONT vice president Bidur Karki has decided to enumerate agricultural workers, expand the membership of Federation of Agriculture and Plantation Workers Union of Nepal (FAPWUN) by 2,000 in the next 6 months in Dhanusha and form district and municipal committees in order to expand and mobilise unionism among workers in the agricultural sector in the district. GEFONT Dhanusha District President Ramchandra Mandal presided over the meeting in the presence of GEFONT Province President Kamlesh Jha, trade union leader Ramnaresh Singh and others.

In an event organised by the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Union

(GEFONT) affiliated Nepal Independent Hotel, Casino and Restaurant Workers’ Union (NIHWU) Gokarna Forest Resort Enterprise Level committee, a merit-based social security conference was conducted successfully on June 10. Retired workers were honoured in the conference held in the auditorium of the resort.

While honouring the retired workers, the chief guest and GEFONT President Binod Shrestha discussed the achievements of the Nepali Trade Union Movement to change the condition of workers. President Shrestha also shed light on the role of GEFONT in mission two million and to reimplement a ten percent service charge in the hotel sector.

Director of Contribution-Based Social Security Fund Uttam Nepal, Central President of NIHWU Lakshman Tiwari, Joint Secretary of GEFONT Bagmati Gopal Karki, central member of NIHWU Keshab Sapkota, and Tek Bahadur Paudel voiced their opinion at the event. The conference and honour program was held under the chairmanship of Ramji Shrestha, President of NIHWU Gokarna Forest Resort Foundation.

The General Federation of Nepalese Trade Union (GEFONT) Support Group rescued Chandamaya Chepang who went to Kuwait 3 months prior and returned her to Nepal on 6th June.

35-year-old Chepang of Benighat Rorang Ward No. 6 (previously Jogimara VDC) of Dhading District was sent to Kuwait 3 months ago by a local agent, Binod Chepang, under the lie of a free foreign employment visa and a free ticket. According to Chandramaya, after arriving in Kuwait, another agent named Prem of Kuwait sold her to a house owner in Kuwait for $650 after which she found out that she was sent on a visit visa instead.

Chandramaya had requested GEFONT for rescue through a friend when she was demanded 350,000 for her request to go back home after she was unable to work because of illness due to working 18 hours every day at home.

The National Beautician Union, Nepal (NABUN) has formed a 7-member sub-metropolitan committee under the chairmanship of Sarita Kumari Sah in a gathering of beauty workers in Janakpur sub-metropolitan city on June 3, 2024.

General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) Dhanusha District Coordination Committee President Ramchandra Mandal chaired the meeting and Chief Guest, GEFONT National Committee Member and Nabun Coordinator Pampha Devkota Pahari, GEFONT Madhesh Province President Kamlesh Jha, NABUN Central Secretary Sujana Joshi and others congratulated the elected committees.

NABUN central member and Madhesh in-charge Sumitra Sapkota, GEFONT former national committee member Ram Naresh Singh, Sheila Jha, Bindu Srivastab, and other leaders participated in the program.