Incident Reports

Locals padlock Jagadamba Steel Company in Birgunj

2020-08-12

Madhes, Parsa, Birgunj

Locals padlocked the Jagdamba Steel Company in Simara in Pathalaiya at Birgunj Industrial Corridor. The locals padlocked the main gate of the industry in the presence of people's representatives and security personnel and took the workers under control and locked them while they were entering the industry from the truck at midnight. Only a few days ago, 6 out of 11 infected workers working at Jagdamba Steel are in quarantine and the remaining 5 are missing. On August 12, a meeting was held in Simara with the representatives of Jagdamba Steel, Chief District Officer and Chief Deputy Chief Ward Chairman of Jitpur Simaraafter after the protest of the locals.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Secondary Cause Prejudice and Discrimination
Actor 1 - Number of people 12
Actor 1 - Affiliations Mob (only Perpetrator)
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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