Incident Reports
Workers padlocked the hydropower project office in Rasuwa
2021-02-15
Workers of the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project (under construction) in Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-2 of Timure in Rasuwa padlocked the office after not being paid for two-and-a-half months and their working hours being reduced.
360 workers who used to work 10 hours a day were given 9 hours of work by the company. This has decreased their remuneration.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
| Primary Cause | Labor disputes, not including civil servants |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 360 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Labor organization, trade unions and other organizations based on economic demands |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Private company |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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