Incident Reports

Reconstruction engineers in agitation

2016-09-20

Bagmati, Lalitpur, Lalitpur

Engineers and Technical staff employed by Governments for reconstruction work in Earthquake affected areas have started agitation putting forward a number of demands. More than 500 Engineers, sub-engineers, and assistant engineers who were working in earthquake-affected districts have come to Kathmandu to participate in the agitation on Tuesday. They said engineers and technical staff have not received a salary from the month of Shrawan. Similarly, they have also expressed dissatisfaction with their contracts not being renewed. The engineers staged a sit-in before the central project implementation unit, at Babarmahal. They have put forward demands including a safe working environment, salary and allowances, and immediate renewal of their contract among others. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to the delivery of government aid programs (e.g. earthquake rehab/recon)
Actor 1 - Number of people 500
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Other state institutions
Actor 2 - Youth na
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