General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) President Binod Shrestha has called on the entire working class to unite and join the movement.
He made the remarks while addressing a program organized in Thamel, Kathmandu, on November 28 to mark the 45th founding day of the Nepal Independent Hotel, Casino & Restaurant Workers’ Union, one of the founding unions affiliated with GEFONT.
He said that the workers should abandon the mentality that they do not need a union after getting facilities. Since the demands change with time in the labor movement and the form of labor exploitation also changes, there is a need to build a united movement of the workers. He emphasized that all the working class workers should unite and join their movement. He also emphasized that just as the 10 percent service fee received from the year’s struggle was taken away, other rights can also be taken away gradually. Therefore, GEFONT is going to launch a campaign for the rejuvenation of GEFONT from the 16th of December to make the workers aware of the effective implementation of labor laws, including the recovery of the 10 percent service fee.
In the program, GEFONT Bagmati Province President Ramhari Nepal, JTG-CWUN Central President Arjun Adhikari extended their best wishes on the establishment day. The program was chaired by Laxman Tiwari, welcomed by Nisha Baral, and conducted by General Secretary Kamal Ghimire.
Sudip Ghimire, son of Suresh Ghimire, a member of NIHWU (Gokarna Forest Resort Foundation), and Anshu Deula, daughter of Bibek Deula, vice-chairman of NIHWU (The Bakery Cafe Foundation), were presented with the Late Madhav Neupane Memorial Scholarship Award, while the Best Trade Union Award was presented to NIHWU (Hotel Pokhara Grande, Kaski).
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Workers’ News 713 | December 28, 2025
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🔹 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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🎙️ A program by: General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT)
📅 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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श्रमिक खबर ७१० (९ पुस २०८२) - Workers’ News 710 (December 24, 2025)
Workers’ News 710 | December 24, 2025
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🔹 JTGCWUN 10th National Convention
The Jute, Garment, Carpet & Textile Workers’ Union (JTGCWUN), affiliated with GEFONT, successfully held its 10th National Convention in Biratnagar. A new 13-member Central Committee was elected under the leadership of Phulmaya Lama.
GEFONT President Binod Shrestha highlighted the future direction of the trade union movement, the need to amend the Labour Act in line with changing realities, and the importance of technology and political engagement in strengthening unions.
🔹 CUPPEC-Nepal Hetauda Convention
CUPPEC-Nepal’s Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan Committee held its 10th Convention, electing a 15-member committee under the leadership of Purna Sakkal Dev Mandal. The convention focused on workers’ rights, organizational strengthening, and collective bargaining.
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📅 Date: December 24, 2025 | 9 Push 2082
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