Trade Union Federation Warns of Strong Protest Against Attacks on Workers' Rights
Summary
The All Nepal Trade Union Federation cautions of strong protests against attacks on workers' rights and calls for the removal of anti-worker provisions in the Labor Act amid rising inflation and job insecurity in digital economies.
Key Points
- Jagat Bahadur Simkhada, Chairman of All Nepal Trade Union Federation, warns of strong protests against attacks on workers' rights.
- Concerns raised over workers becoming modern slaves under the digital and gig economy, excluded from Labor Act protections.
- Demand to abolish anti-worker provisions in the Labor Act, including Sections 145, 109, 39, and 58.
- Call for increased wages, better education and healthcare for workers' children, and state responsibility for foreign workers' security.
