Friday, September 23, 2016

Unilever to open its factory

Kathmandu, Sept. 22: The Unilever Nepal Limited (UNL) Thursday announced that it was lifting the lock-out at its factory at Hetauda in Makwanpur district.
Issuing a press statement the company management informed that the factory would come into operation soon.  
The company had imposed the lock-out on at the factory on August 7th this year claiming that the strike called by the Trade Unions obstructed the production process.
A tripartite meeting among the unions, company management and president of the Makwanpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) held on Wednesday decided to solve the issue.
“The company agreed to reopen its factory by withdrawing lockout as an outcome of the meeting wherein representative of the two workers’ union extended an assurance of good conduct and productive engagement for the functioning of the factory,” read the statement.

The MCCI, District Administration Office, Makwanpur and District Labour Office had been trying to find resolution to the issue along with the trade unions and company management. 

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