Kathmandu, Apr. 26:General Federation of Nepalese Trade Union (GEFONT) today announced its Third National Congress to be held between May 1 to May 3 in Kathmandu. GEFONT will review its performance of the last four years, decide on policies related to various labour sector issues, amend its constitution to reflect the changed national scenario in labour sector, decide upon programmes to be implemented in coming four years and elect a new leadership during the three days.  GEFONT holds its national congress every four years.

GEFONT will formally inaugurate its newly built office building Man Mohan Majdur Bhawan and GEFONT Health Co-operative, organise motor-cycle rally, hold discussion on policies and programmes on women labourers and take out workers rally in the four days before the formal inauguration of the national congress on May 1. GEFONT will also hold a dialogue between visiting trade unionists and local media on impact of globalisation on labour market, present situation of trade union movement and issues related to international solidarity of labourers and trade unionists, as part of the national congress.

In the up coming national congress 300 trade unionists will represent more than 300,000 GEFONT members from across the country. Trade Unionists from Italy, Denmark, Sweden, North Korea and India will also participate in the congress. In addition to that representatives from various regional and international trade unions and organisations working for uplift of workers will participate the three-day national congress. GEFONT press release claims that the trade union federation has already received solidarity messages from trade unions from Japan, South Korea, India, New Zealand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Hong Kong and Vietnam and international labour offices including United Nations’ International Labour Organisation.

The necessary fund for organisation of the congress was collected from among its members. GEFONT had formed an eight-member fund raising committee for the purpose.