Kathmandu is hosting World Federation of Trade Union (WFTU) Asia Pacific conference today and tomorrow with a slogan of ‘Ensure basic needs of working class and social security, generate more investment on productive and employment sector’.
Some 12 countries, 25 National Trade Unions, 49 International delegates and 8 Trade Union Confederation with their 160 delegates are taking part in the conference that is chaired by presidential council member of WFTU and coordinator of WFTU CC Nepal Premal Kumar Khanal.
Focusing for the investment in productive and employment sector, minister for Labour, employment and social security Gokarna Bista, on the occasion, said that every worker should be facilitated by minimum labour standard wages and social security.
Nepal government has brought a social security scheme based on contribution, though there are some reservations from the private sector employees as they find it impractical compared to the government retirement schemes.
Likewise, deputy general secretary of WFTU and in charge of Asia Pacific region H Manadevan, delivering his speech, said that WFTU has been always fighting against the exploitation of labour. “The FWTU is heading forward for the fulfillment of basic needs including food, housing, education, medicine, fresh drinking water including employment and social security,” he said.
The conference will conclude with the Kathmandu declaration tomorrow evening.
Some 12 countries, 25 National Trade Unions, 49 International delegates and 8 Trade Union Confederation with their 160 delegates are taking part in the conference that is chaired by presidential council member of WFTU and coordinator of WFTU CC Nepal Premal Kumar Khanal.
Focusing for the investment in productive and employment sector, minister for Labour, employment and social security Gokarna Bista, on the occasion, said that every worker should be facilitated by minimum labour standard wages and social security.
Nepal government has brought a social security scheme based on contribution, though there are some reservations from the private sector employees as they find it impractical compared to the government retirement schemes.
Likewise, deputy general secretary of WFTU and in charge of Asia Pacific region H Manadevan, delivering his speech, said that WFTU has been always fighting against the exploitation of labour. “The FWTU is heading forward for the fulfillment of basic needs including food, housing, education, medicine, fresh drinking water including employment and social security,” he said.
The conference will conclude with the Kathmandu declaration tomorrow evening.
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