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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Nepal Health Volunteers Association (NEVA) conducted a 2-day leadership development training for district committees in Koshi Province in Biratnagar on December 6 and 7.

In the program, Koshi Province Chief Social Security Fund committee Deepak Raj Bhatta provided training on social security in the informal sector, Central President Gita Theeng provided training on the history and policies and programs of NEVA, and Central Vice President of WHIN Manoj Magar provided training on labor laws.

NEVA Central President Gita Theeng hosted the program as the chief guest, with former NEVA President Totala Dahal, GEFONT Koshi Province Deputy Secretary Hari Adhikari, Central Vice President of All Nepal Manoj Magar, and GEFONT Central Labor Relations Council Member Murari Bhattarai in attendance.

The program was chaired by Ratna Rijal and moderated by Central Member Bhawani Adhikari.
 

General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) affiliate Whole Industry Trade Union Nepal (WHIN) has won the official trade union election held at Annapurna Vegetable, located in Parwanipur of Bara district.

In the official election held on November 14, WHIN won by securing 63 votes out of a total of 104.

The Nepal Factory Workers’ Association had secured 36 votes in the election, while 5 votes were invalid.
 

The Whole Industry Trade Union Nepal (WHIN) Koshi Province Committee organized a training and workers’ gathering on contribution-based social security in Biratnagar on November 13.

The chief guest of the training program, General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) Koshi Province President Kishor Dhamala, discussed GEFONT’s policies and programs and its campaigns in the context of contribution-based social security.

Similarly, WHIN Central Vice President Manoj Magar provided information about labor laws and regulations in the program, while Deepak Raj Bhatta, Branch Chief of the Social Security Fund Biratnagar Office, highlighted the agenda of contribution-based social security.

The program, which was chaired by WHIN Koshi Province President Nabin Chaudhary, was conducted by Province Secretary Ganesh Magar.
 

Nepal Auto Mechanics Trade Union (NATU) Butwal has collected funds through the Deusi Bhailo program on November 12 to enhance the skill of mechanics.

NATU Butwal has informed that it has organized the “Deusi Bhailo program” to conduct EV vehicle repair and advanced mechanical and technical training at the Central Technical Building located in Butwal.
 

Central Union of Painters, Plumbers, Electro and Construction Workers-Nepal (CUPPEC) Central Committee, affiliated to the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), has organized a Lead exposure examination of painters and electricians working in the painting profession at the GEFONT School in Anamnagar, Kathmandu on November 12.

In a program chaired by CUPPEC Nepal Central President Shanta Basnet, Dr. Bibek Pant of Samyak Diagnostic informed that long-time workers in the painting and electrical professions get diagnosed with silent diseases like sugar and pressure which this has a major impact on the nervous system, so Lead exposure test is necessary for this as it can be prevented if treated in time.

23 workers were tested in the Lead testing program conducted by CUPPEC Central General Secretary Rajendra Basnet.