Incident Reports
Trade unions stage protest claiming government adopted anti-labor policy
2020-09-10
Seven trade union federations staged a protest against the government claiming that the government adopted an anti-labor policy under the pretext of COVID-19.
Seven trade union federations, including the All Nepal Revolutionary Trade Union Federation affiliated to the CPN-Revolutionary Maoists and the Socialist Trade Union Federation affiliated to the Janata Samajwadi Party, protested against the 'anti-labour policy' during COVID-19 terror and the state's lockdown.
They have even warned the government to take a decision in favour of the oppressed workers.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Demonstration |
| Primary Cause | Labor disputes, not including civil servants |
| Secondary Cause | Government Relief |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| 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) | Government and civil servants at central level |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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