Maoist affiliated trade union, All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF) has said that it would begin a struggle to end the “contract system” which is widely practiced at “organised industry and business houses.”
President of ANTUF (Akhil Nepal Trade Union Federation) Salik Ram Jamkantel reading the decision made by their central committee meeting in the press briefing program at their central office, Tuesday, June 27 06. nepalnews.com/ANA
President of ANTUF (Akhil Nepal Trade Union Federation) Salik Ram Jamkantel…
Speaking at a press conference in the capital on Tuesday, Chairman of the ANTUF Shalik Ram Jamkatel said that the trade union has decided to lobby to fix minimum wages for workers by dividing them into three categories.
The laborers under industries and business houses categorised in the grade A should get a minimum wage of ten thousand rupees, while the ones in grade B and C should be provided seven and five thousand rupees respectively.
“We will eliminate this contract system at all cost,” he added.
The business companies have been categorised according to their investment, number of people involved, nature of the company and profits.
When asked about their stance over the multinational companies in Nepal, Jamkatel said, “We do not agree with the way they have been operating. However, we also do not want them to leave the country right away because a large number of Nepalis have already toiled hard for them.”
He also said the federation has requested business houses to accommodate the family members of the “martyrs who were killed during the people’s war.”
The federation has also decided to begin a movement if the government does not declare election to the constituent assembly and form an interim government by dissolving the parliament.
Jamkatel said that the ANTUF is holding its fourth national convention in the capital from September 6-9 in Kathmandu.