Kathmandu, Sept. 4
Nepal's employer organisation, Federation of
Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and trade unions have
jointly established a forum to solve labour-related problems.
They agreed for the same at a meeting held at
the FNCCI secretariat in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
President of the FNCCI, Chandra Prasad Dhakal,
said that employer-employee relations are improving in the country of late, and
there should be further cooperation and coordination between employers and
workers to solve any future challenges.
Likewise, Yogendra Kunwar, President of the
Joint Trade Union Coordination Centre (JTUCC), said that besides reviewing the
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed last November, it is necessary to
identify ways to reduce the challenges that may come in the coming days, make
the Social Security Fund more active, and enhance the role of
employer-employees.
In the same way, Binod Shrestha, Chairman of GEFONT,
said that it is necessary to establish a vision to protect the industry and
organise the labour market as well. Recalling the bilateral MoU signed last
year, he said that it is necessary to build a working committee on the programmes
mentioned in that agreement and move forward.
Jyotsana Shrestha, Vice-president of the FNCCI
and Chairman of the Employers' Council under it, stressed that the agreement
reached last November should be implemented soon and a discussion meeting
should be held on the issue of determining the minimum wage on the basis of
sector, productivity, etc. with the agreement of both parties.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 5 September 2024.
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