GEFONT-affiliated CUPPEC–Nepal conducted training programs on the theme “Social Security and Climate Change: Grievance Handling” in Birtamod, Jhapa District, and Butwal, Rupandehi District.

In the program held in Butwal from 12 August 2025, GEFONT Education Department Secretary Hari Bahadur Karki provided training on climate change and its impact on the construction sector, and Khim Bahadur Karki from the Social Security Fund provided training on the Social Security Fund.

During the training, various grievances and issues raised by participants were addressed by CUPPEC Central President Shanta Basnet.

The Dhankuta District Committee of Nepal Transport Independent Workers' Organization, affiliated with GEFONT, held a planning workshop in Hile on August 1द्द, 2025.

With the participation of Central President Bhim Jwala Rai and other leaders, the workshop decided to expand membership on 15 different routes in the Dhankuta district and renew the membership of existing members.

District President Kamal Thing stated that the workshop also planned to conduct road accident reduction programs on various routes every month and publish road safety awareness stickers, among other initiatives.

In the workshop, which was attended by 46 leaders from Dhankuta district, Dhankuta Municipality Mayor Chintan Tamang announced a contribution of NPR 100,000 for the construction of the organization’s Koshi Province Office building, scheduled to be inaugurated on September 17, 2025.

The Bharatpur Metropolitan Committee of the National Beauticians’ Union Nepal (NABUN), affiliated with the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), organized a greeting exchange program on the occasion of Haritalika Teej 2025 on 8 August 2025 in Bharatpur.

The chief guest of the program, Anju Gurung—member of the GEFONT Bagmati Province Committee and in-charge of Chitwan District—remarked that Teej is not only a cultural festival but also a symbol of women’s unity, self-respect, and cooperation. She stressed that Teej should not be confined to a fun event, but should also serve as a medium to unite for professional rights and dignity, thereby adding energy to our struggle for achieving our rights.

The program also featured congratulatory remarks from GEFONT Chitwan District Chair Pushkar Babu Tripathi and other guests.

In an event marking the second anniversary of the Riders Union Nepal (RUN), affiliated with the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), on 8 August 2025, GEFONT President Binod Shrestha stated that GEFONT is clear, committed, and actively engaged in securing legal recognition and protection for workers in digital platforms.

President Shrestha noted that with the development of digital technology and modern transportation systems, ride-sharing services have emerged as a new form of employment. He added that the use of ride-sharing services in Nepal has grown rapidly in recent years, and GEFONT is committed to ensuring legal recognition and protection for workers in the digital employment sector. He further informed that at the international level, work has already begun to draft an ILO Convention with standards to protect the rights of workers engaged in this sector.

Turning this second anniversary into a source of new energy, commitment, and unity, President Shrestha also urged for stronger steps to be taken toward securing workers’ rights.

The event was chaired by RUN President Madhav Pandey and conducted by General Secretary Santosh Khatri.

Similarly, on the occasion of the anniversary, the Chitwan District Committee organized a greeting exchange program along with a Dipawali celebration.

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The Nepal Trekking, Travel, Rafting & Airlines Workers Union (UNITRAV), affiliated with the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), organized an interaction program on August 7, 2025 focused on the social security of tourism workers and UNITRAV’s role and representation in the upcoming election of the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), scheduled for early September 2025 (Bhadra).

GEFONT President Binod Shrestha highlighted the brotherhood and cooperative relationship that has existed between UNITRAV and NMA for the past two decades, along with their joint efforts in the interest of workers and mountaineers. He stressed that such cooperation and coordination must continue in the future as well.

Chaired by UNITRAV President Suman Parajuli, the program featured remarks from former Treasurer of NMA and current presidential candidate Tikaram Gurung, Chairperson of UNITRAV’s Advisory Committee and former NMA Executive Committee Member Sarki Tamang, and Bagmati Province Tourism Sector Provincial Member Tikaram Nepali, among others.

The program was conducted by UNITRAV General Secretary Ram Bahadur Shrestha.

Tea workers have staged protests in four tea estates of Jhapa District — Gaurishankar, Riddhiganesh, Surya, and Naz Tea Estate.

According to Santa Kumar Rai, President of the Tea and Coffee Workers’ Union, Nepal (TCWUN), the protest was triggered after their demands went unheard, which include: employing workers only after signing employment contracts following the Labour Act, providing gratuity, provident fund, and festival allowances as per the Labour Act, and ensuring that all workers are enlisted in the contribution-based Social Security Fund.

More than 200 workers have stopped work and joined the protest in Gaurishankar, Surya, and Riddhiganesh of Bhadrapur-2 since August 3, 2025, and in Naz Tea Estate of Mechinagar-3 since August 5, 2025.