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Independent Transport Workers’ Association of Nepal assists its members .
Unit committee of the Independent Transport Workers’ Association of Nepal (ITWAN) held the meeting and training program on Saturday the 27th of July.
In a program held at the office of the Cooperative Board at Pulchowk Harihar Bhawan, 9 drivers were given 3,000 cash each as assistance in renewing their driver's licence.
ITWAN Central President Bhimjwala Rai, GEFONT Bagmati Province President Ramhari Nepal and ITWAN Bagmati Province President Shankar Thapa, provided training in the program.
Similarly, Rajaram Shrestha, an ordinary member of ITWAN Dhulikhel Route Bus Unit Committee, who is undergoing treatment for a brain haemorrhage, has been provided 1 lakh support by the Unit Committee.
The aid was handed over to the family of Rajaram Shrestha on July 27 in the presence of Bagmati Province President Shankar Thapa, Secretary Shiva Kumar Shrestha and other members of the committee.
28 Captive Nepali workers in Srinagar, Kashmir rescued
The team of the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens has rescued 28 Nepalese labourers who were held hostage for 5 months in Srinagar, Kashmir after being trafficked in the false hope of employment.
The rescued 21 labourers from Siraha and 7 labourers from Dhanusha have been handed over to the District Human Trafficking Control Committee. The team led by Secretary of the Ministry Dinesh Bhattarai succeeded in rescuing the Nepali hostages.
Murder of Nepal Auto Mechanics Trade Union (NATU) member Sunil Pun Magar .
Nepal Auto Mechanics Trade Union (NATU) has issued a statement and demanded strict action against the culprits involved in the murder of Sunil Pun Magar, a member of the Rolpa District Coordination Committee of NATU.
On July 20, Magar was killed in a brutal attack by a chaotic armed group. NATU Rolpa District Coordination Committee Chairman Krishna Bahadur Adhikari was seriously injured in the incident.
GEFONT has expressed grief over the loss of an honest member of the trade union movement due to the killing of Sunil Pun, a member of NATU Rolpa.
NATU has strongly urged the government of Nepal to provide immediate relief to the bereaved family and arrest the culprits and bring them to justice.
Discussion completed regarding establishment of labour desk at local level .
A discussion program regarding the establishment and implementation of labour desks in Chaudandigadi Municipality and Katari Municipality of Udayapur District has been held.
General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) National Committee member Maya Bhandari was the chief guest in the discussion program held on July 25 in Chaudandigadi municipality. Municipality Deputy Chief Manika Devi Dulal, Ward President and other guests participated in the program.
Similarly, in a discussion held on July 26th at Katari Municipality with GEFONT National Committee member Maya Bhandari as the chief guest, Municipal Deputy Chief Geeta Khadka said that a decision will be taken to establish a labour desk in the upcoming Municipal Assembly.
The discussion program of both municipalities was jointly organised by the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), WOREK Nepal and Tarangini Foundation.
Extreme heat affects almost 70% of labourers .
The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has called to emphasise the safety of those who work and raise their families due to the effects of the rising temperature of the earth.
General Secretary Guterres gave this message when speaking at a press conference held at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday, July 25.
He said, “The effects of the rising heat all over the world have not affected everyone equally. The poor, workers, displaced people, pregnant women, children, the elderly, and disabled people who are deprived of the facilities of living in cool weather are more affected.”
After July 21st, 2024, was measured as the hottest day on record, General Secretary Guterres asked everyone to be mindful about the workers' crisis.
According to a new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO), about 70 percent of people who do manual labour around the world are affected by extreme heat.
UNITRAV Gandaki Province Committee organises blood donation program .
43 units of blood have been collected in the blood donation program organised on the 25th of July by GEFONT Affiliate Union UNITRAV Gandaki Province Committee.
Gandaki State MP Ganeshman Gurung was the chief guest in the event.
GEFONT Gandaki President Rudra Bahadur Khatri, National Committee Member Pampha Devkota Pahari and other guests participated in the event.
Secretary Ramkrishna Timilsina hosted the blood donation program which was held under the presidency of UNITRAV Province President Shalikram Timilsina.
