Industriall- NTUC affiliate Union address Labour Concern on Social Security Fund 

August 5, 2017, Kathmandu.

Industriall- NTUC affiliate Union address Labour Concern on Social Security Fund here on saturday at Nepal Trade Union Congress conference room Anamanagar, Kathmanu, Nepal. The 1 day interaction program was chaired by Industriall-NTUC affiliates Union Coordinator and Nepal Carpet Wokers Union President Mr. Sabirman B.K. President of Nepal Trade Union Congress, Mr. Khila Nath Dahal was the Chief Guest of the program while NTUC General Secretary Mr. Mahendra Prasad Yadav, Treasurer Mr. Yogendra Kumar Kunwar, Province no. 3 President Mr. Binod Karki, Nepal Factory Workers Union President Mr. Dhirendra Singh, Nepal Embroidery, Handicraft, Sewing and Knitting Workers Union President Mr. Tej Prasad Rijal were the special guest during the program. 

The program started with the openning speech which was faciliated by Nepal Garment Workers Union General Secretary Mr. Indra Raj Kandel. During this session all the speakers vouched for the aachievement of Social Security Fund. They also reminded participants' hurdles and struggle which they have gone through in the process of the Bill. Now, that it has been finally passed by majority vote of the constitution assembly, we hae to monitor and evaluate the implementation mehanisms said Binod Karki.

Likewise, Mr Dahal expressed a great excitement about social security fund. It is the victory of all the labours who have thrieved for the amendment of social security fund. We will now be able to utlilize the facility which is ours. But there is a lot more things that needs to be done and we must be aware of that. Make sure this act will get according to the time and government take initiatives and involve every stakeholders, we must have to be a part of this procedure, he expressed.

Likewise, the closing remarks by the chairman Mr. Sabirman B.K. He aske everyone to put an effort to understand the social security fund. It is for the benefit and upliftment of living standard and basic services of workers. Hence, we have to access this sort of facility which have been achieved with hard struggle he added.The program also presented the brief session about the social security fund. Mr. Yogendra Kumar Kunwar gave the session about social security fund, its importance, relevance in Nepal, process, and so on.

The program was able to keep 70 participants listening which lasted from 1pm to 4pm at NTUC Conference Hall. Industriall- NTUC affiliates union comprised all the informal workers from NTUC. Addressing of the issues like formallizing of informal wrokers were also discussed in the program.