2019-07-15
Laborers have been staging a sit-in at Asian Distillery situated in Birgunj Metropolitan-24 for the last four days.
The laborers started the protest after the industry management fired 203 employees and laborers. The distillery fired 6 employees and 117 laborers. The distillery used to produce Ruslan vodka and has started production of alcohol brand called 'Blue Diamond'.
The protesters have demanded their jobs back or appropriate compensation from the company.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Primary Form | Strike/Bandh |
Primary Cause | Labor disputes, not including civil servants |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 203 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Labor organization, trade unions and other organizations based on economic demands |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Private company |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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