Nepal Street Vendors' Union (NEST)

Nepal Street Vendors Union (NEST) organises self-employed in streets vendors including cleaning utensils, fixing stoves, selling vegetables and fruits, clothes on footpath on mat or floor.

 

The first gathering of the street vendor workers of Kathmandu valley in January 9, 2003 established the union central committee. The central committee registered the union in department of labour in May 23, 2003; its registration number is 87. 

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NEST Bhimdatta Nagar Committee demands management of workplace.

Nepal Street Vendors' Union (NEST) Thela Bazar Unit Bhimdatta Municipal Committee has submitted a letter of attention regarding management of workplace in Bhimdatta Municipality.

In the attention letter submitted on the 4th of August, 9 issues including the continuation of the halted building process of Thela Bazar, management of toilets, registration of self-employed workers, confiscation of goods of self-employed workers by the city police, and stopping of house arrests are mentioned.