Whole Industry Trade Union Nepal (WHIN) Central Women's Committee has organised a discussion forum under the chairmanship of Geeta Bhandari, head of women's committee, in the context of "Yogamaya Memorial Day" on July 6 at GEFONT Trade Union School.

Chief guest Binda Pandey, a CPN (UML) Standing Committee member shed light on Yogmaya's contribution to social change.

Arjun Chaulagain initiated the program hosted by Ram Chaulagain with the participation of leaders including CPN (UML) central member Bina Shrestha, GEFONT Deputy General Secretary Kamala Tamang and WHIN President Anand Thami.
 

General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) Affiliate Union Sports Union Nepal (SUN) gathering held on 6th of July at GEFONT Assembly Hall Putalisadak has formed an 11 member valley committee under the presidency of Biraj Rana.

GEFONT Executive Chairman Jitendra Shrestha, the chief guest of the gathering held under the chairmanship of General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions GEFONT Vice President and Sports Union Nepal President Sita Lama, stated the need for a strong union among stakeholders in order to solve the problems of the sports sector, to guarantee social security based on self-esteem and contributions of the players, for the prosperity of the country through sports and the prosperity of the lives of the players in the sports sector. 

He also stated that GEFONT recruited Sports Union Nepal 3 years ago for the rights of the players.

In the gathering, GEFONT General Secretary Laxman Sharma said that GEFONT has started a campaign to organise the active sports workers who were not able to be reached by the labour movement in Nepal. He also expressed GEFONT’s resolution to help the sports workers to remove corruption and anomalies at every step.

Vice President of Sports Union Nepal Yuvraj Jirel initiated and General Secretary Sudip Sharma moderated the event whereas GEFONT Secretary Krishna K.C shed light on the necessity of trade union formation in the sports sector.

Binod Shrestha, president of GEFONT, congratulated and expressed best wishes to the committee elected by the gathering.
 

An agricultural workers summit was on June 10 at Janakpur, Dhanusha under the organisation of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Union (GEFONT).

The summit held under the chairmanship of GEFONT vice president Bidur Karki has decided to enumerate agricultural workers, expand the membership of Federation of Agriculture and Plantation Workers Union of Nepal (FAPWUN) by 2,000 in the next 6 months in Dhanusha and form district and municipal committees in order to expand and mobilise unionism among workers in the agricultural sector in the district. GEFONT Dhanusha District President Ramchandra Mandal presided over the meeting in the presence of GEFONT Province President Kamlesh Jha, trade union leader Ramnaresh Singh and others.

In an event organised by the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Union

(GEFONT) affiliated Nepal Independent Hotel, Casino and Restaurant Workers’ Union (NIHWU) Gokarna Forest Resort Enterprise Level committee, a merit-based social security conference was conducted successfully on June 10. Retired workers were honoured in the conference held in the auditorium of the resort.

While honouring the retired workers, the chief guest and GEFONT President Binod Shrestha discussed the achievements of the Nepali Trade Union Movement to change the condition of workers. President Shrestha also shed light on the role of GEFONT in mission two million and to reimplement a ten percent service charge in the hotel sector.

Director of Contribution-Based Social Security Fund Uttam Nepal, Central President of NIHWU Lakshman Tiwari, Joint Secretary of GEFONT Bagmati Gopal Karki, central member of NIHWU Keshab Sapkota, and Tek Bahadur Paudel voiced their opinion at the event. The conference and honour program was held under the chairmanship of Ramji Shrestha, President of NIHWU Gokarna Forest Resort Foundation.

The National Beautician Union, Nepal (NABUN) has formed a 7-member sub-metropolitan committee under the chairmanship of Sarita Kumari Sah in a gathering of beauty workers in Janakpur sub-metropolitan city on June 3, 2024.

General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) Dhanusha District Coordination Committee President Ramchandra Mandal chaired the meeting and Chief Guest, GEFONT National Committee Member and Nabun Coordinator Pampha Devkota Pahari, GEFONT Madhesh Province President Kamlesh Jha, NABUN Central Secretary Sujana Joshi and others congratulated the elected committees.

NABUN central member and Madhesh in-charge Sumitra Sapkota, GEFONT former national committee member Ram Naresh Singh, Sheila Jha, Bindu Srivastab, and other leaders participated in the program.

Binod Shrestha, President of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Union (GEFONT), has emphasized that along with the changes in the labour world, the trade union movement should also advance the work according to the time and situation.

President Shreshtha said this while addressing the 19th meeting of Jute, Garment, Carpet, Textile Workers Union Nepal (JTG-CWUN) held on 3rd June 2024 at GEFONT Assembly Hall.

In the meeting held under the chairmanship of JTG-CWUN President Arjun Adhikari, GEFONT General Secretary Laxman Sharma said that the policies and programs passed by GEFONT's Congress should be linked with the work of the union and emphasized that a plan should be made to face the challenges that emerged in the labour movement.