The National Delegates Council meeting Of General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) commences.

The National Delegates Council meeting of the Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) started yesterday on June 20th in Kathmandu. Council members from all over the country are participating in the meeting which will continue for two days under the chairmanship of CPN (UML) Deputy General Secretary and GEFONT Patron Bishnu Rimal.

Member of Inclusion Commission Haridatta Joshi, Chief of CPN (UML) Wing Organization Bhanubhakta Dhakal and FES Nepal Representative Chandradev Bhatta were also present in the opening ceremony of the council meeting. On this occasion, GEFONT President Binod Shrestha congratulated and expressed best wishes to GEFONT patron Bishnu Rimal, who was recently appointed as Chief Advisor to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

The national meeting of the GEFONT Solidarity Fund was also organised on the first day of the council meeting. The representatives of the gathering made suggestions on the proposal presented by the General Secretary Laxman Sharma regarding the amendment of the Fund Operation Regulations-2073 to make the fund more systematic and effective.

GEFONT President Binod Shrestha honoured the news editors, technicians and presenters Amar Dhwaja Lama, Bikram Shrestha, Sabita Basnet, Jenish Shrestha, Rabin Gopali, Supriya Rai and Bishnu Khanal who were involved in the production of daily digital bulletin ‘Shramik Khabar’ launched by GEFONT on July 9 last year on the occasion of the first anniversary of the bulletin. Furthermore, Sangita Pandey of Gandaki Province and Dansingh Bista of Sudur Paschim Province were honoured for watching, listening and sharing the most number of labour news on social media.

In the first session of the Council meeting, General Secretary Laxman
Sharma presented the report of the National Committee, Baburam Koirala presented the financial report and President Binod Shrestha presented the proposal for upcoming programs. According to the agenda of the meeting, the reports and proposals presented on the first day will be discussed and passed today on July 21.


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