Incident Reports
Ward office padlocked in Baitadi over non-payment of salary under Prime Minister Employment program
2021-08-16
Sudurpashchim, Baitadi, Patan
Locals padlocked the office of ward 9 in Patan Municipality on Monday citing that they have not been paid for their service under the Prime Minister Employment Program. Karna Bahadur Bista, a local who was employed under the Prime Minister Employment Program stated that they padlocked the ward office after it hesitated to pay them even though the payment had already been issued.
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 | N |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | N |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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