Nepal Convenes First National Dialogue on Social Security for Transport sector workers
Summary
Nepal held its first national policy dialogue on extending contribution-based social security to transport workers, including drivers and riders on digital platforms. Officials, unions and platform companies discussed coverage, worker classification, and ways to make contributions fit irregular earnings.
Key Points
- The Social Security Fund, the Social Protection Civil Society Network and the ILO convened a national dialogue in Kathmandu on social security for transport and platform workers.
- Secretary Krishna Bahadur Raut said Nepal needs to make contributory social protection accessible to drivers and riders working through digital platforms.
- A diagnostic study found that most employment in the transport and storage sector remains informal, with only three of 160 surveyed workers registered with SSF.
- Participants called for easier enrollment, portable social security identity across platforms, and clearer coordination among labour, transport and platform stakeholders.
