The government has been heavily criticised after its decision to send 2,000 caregiver workers to the conflict-torn country of Israel.
In a recent meeting between the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandari and the Israeli Ambassador to Nepal Hanan Goder Goldberger, an agreement was reached to increase the number of Nepali caregivers.
The government opened applications for 800 people last June, but after the formation of the new government, it has been agreed that this number may be increased to 2,000. GEFONT has drawn serious attention to this agreement.
It has also requested to immediately withdraw the decision to send its citizens to war-torn areas in the name of foreign labour. Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese citizen who went missing in the Israel-Palestine conflict, has not been found yet.
श्रमिक खबर –७२० (२१ पुस २०८२) Workers’ News 720 (Jan 5, 2026)
Workers’ News 720 | January 5, 2026
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In this episode:
🔹 GEFONT condemns military intervention in Venezuela, calling it a serious violation of international law and urging dialogue for peace and sovereignty.
🔹 WHIN announces its 12th National Convention to be held in Pokhara in April 2026.
🔹 GEFONT demands justice following the brutal murder of a CUPPEC-Nepal member working as a forest guard in Sarlahi.
🔹 Workers’ awareness programs and activities held in Pokhara focusing on labour law and contribution-based social security.
🔹 GEFONT expresses grief and demands compensation after workplace deaths at Kajaria Tiles, emphasizing workers’ right to safe and dignified employment.
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📅 Date: January 5, 2026 | 20 Push 2082
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श्रमिक खबर ७१३ (१३ पुस २०८२) - Workers’ News 713 (December 28, 2025)
Workers’ News 713 | December 28, 2025
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In this episode:
🔹 An interaction program organized by ITUC Nepal Affiliated Council (ITUC-NAC) in Lalitpur focused on worker registration at the local level and the inclusion of informal-sector workers in the contribution-based Social Security Scheme.
🔹 GEFONT President Binod Shrestha emphasized the vital role of local governments in collecting data, registering informal workers, and ensuring their access to social security.
🔹 Updates from the Social Security Fund on nationwide campaigns to expand coverage to formal, informal, and self-employed workers.
🔹 Nepal and Saudi Arabia are set to sign a ministerial-level labour agreement during the Global Labour Market Conference in January 2026.
🔹 CUPPEC-Nepal conducted training programs in Bhaktapur on worker registration and labour desks.
🔹 Formation of a Conference Organizing Committee by CUPPEC-Nepal’s Dharan Sub-Metropolitan Committee.
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📅 Date: December 28, 2025 | 13 Push 2082
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श्रमिक खबर ७१२ (११ पुस २०८२) - Workers’ News 712 (December 26, 2025)
Workers’ News 712 | December 26, 2025
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In this episode:
🔹 ILO Nepal highlights the importance of including informal and self-employed workers in social security schemes to reduce poverty.
🔹 GEFONT Kageshwori–Manohara Municipal Committee holds its 6th meeting and nominates trade union representatives to the municipal labour desk.
🔹 CUPPEC-Nepal Sunsari District Committee conducts an extended meeting, discusses its upcoming national congress, and provides solidarity support to a fire-affected worker leader.
🔹 Independent Transport Workers’ Association, Nepal forms new unit committees and expands membership across Bagmati and Lumbini Provinces.
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📅 Date: December 26, 2025 | 11 Push 2082
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श्रमिक खबर ७११ (१० पुस २०८२) - Workers’ News 711 (December 25, 2025)
Workers’ News 711 | December 25, 2025
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In this episode:
🎄 GEFONT extends heartfelt Christmas wishes to Nepali Christian workers at home and abroad on the occasion of Christmas Day.
🏫 Bhutandevi Secondary School in Hetauda becomes Nepal’s first community school to enroll its teachers and staff into the Contribution-Based Social Security Fund using internal resources, setting an exemplary model for social security inclusion.
🤝 GEFONT Solidarity Fund provides financial support to the family of a WHIN member who passed away due to cancer while working at Bagmati Plastic, Biratnagar.
💄 NABUN Bagmati Province organizes a beauticians’ gathering in Godavari, Lalitpur, and forms a new 7-member local committee to strengthen organization.
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📅 Date: December 25, 2025 | 10 Push 2082
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