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UNI Nepal Commemorates International Women’s Day with Event for Women in Environment and Cleaning Sectors and App-Based Platform Workers

abhash — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 02:48:26 +0000

On March 4, 2023, UNI Nepal hosted a special event to honor International Women’s Day, which is celebrated annually on March 8. The event was held at Alfa House and was attended by approximately 50 women who work in the environmental and cleaning sectors, as well as those who work on an app-based platform.

The focus of the event was to celebrate the leadership of women and to discuss some of the small changes that can have a significant impact on personal and professional lives. The event was a tremendous success, with participants sharing their experiences and insights into women’s leadership and the use of technology to promote gender equality.

The United Nations’ theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” This theme is designed to highlight the role of technology in promoting gender equality and empowering women to achieve their full potential.

The event organized by UNI Nepal was a fitting tribute to the spirit of International Women’s Day, and the participants left the event feeling inspired and motivated to continue fighting for women’s rights and empowerment. The use of the hashtags #IWD2023 #DigitALL #WomenInLeadership served to amplify the message of the event and inspire others to join the cause of gender equality.

UNI Nepal Facilitates Discussion on Women’s Issues in the Workplace and Urges the Critical Need for Gender Policies for Equality

abhash — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 02:41:22 +0000

UNI Nepal organized a discussion on women’s issues in the workplace, and the importance of gender policies to achieve equality for all. The event was held on March 11, 2023, and attended by around 45 participants from the environment and cleaning sector, along with workers from a ride-sharing platform. The session focused on women’s empowerment and creating a safer world of work, particularly in mitigating gender-based violence and forming a gender policy at their union.

The participants highlighted the significance of gender policies in creating a safe and supportive workplace for all genders, eliminating gender-based biases, and fostering diversity and inclusivity. Gender equality continues to be a vital issue globally, and the session emphasized the need to ensure that workplaces promote equal opportunities and provide an environment where everyone can thrive and achieve their full potential.

The event was a great learning opportunity for all the participants, who left with a better understanding of the importance of gender policies in achieving equality in the workplace. The discussion was a step towards creating a more inclusive and supportive workplace for all, regardless of gender.

Enhancing Organizing Skills: A 2-Day Workshop in Pokhara by UNI Nepal

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:59:28 +0000

A 2-day workshop on Organizing Skill Enhancement was held on 16th and 17th January 2023 in
Pokhara. The workshop was organized by UNI and aimed to provide participants with
knowledge and skills on organizing and leadership. The program was attended by 20
participants who actively participated in the exercises and discussions throughout the two-day
training.
The first day of the workshop began with introductions and setting norms for the group.
Participants were introduced to the concepts of organizing and the role of the union. A short
tea/coffee break was taken before moving on to the next session.
Session 2 focused on the organizing sentence, the importance of organizing, and the reasons
for working as a union. Participants participated in an exercise to coach on the organizing
sentence and discussed the challenges, actions, and outcomes in organizing. They also took part
in a story training exercise to help them connect with the workers. The session ended with a
lunch break.
Session 3 continued with an exercise to rank issues, followed by a tea break. In the final session
of the first day, participants took part in a leaders ranking and selecting exercise. They also
discussed the traits of leaders that are desirable and those that should be avoided. The
participants were also provided with questions to be asked to potential leaders.
On the second day of the workshop, Session 4 began with a focus on the “4 Cs” of organizing:
Connect, Context, Commitments, and Catapult. Participants took part in an exercise to apply
the 4 Cs in breakout groups. A tea break was taken before moving on to the next session.
Session 5 focused on building leadership teams. Participants were given an exercise to
potentially set as homework. The session ended with a lunch break.
Session 6 covered strategies, tactics, and organizing using Nepalese Law. Participants took part
in an exercise to plan their campaign using a Gantt Chart. A tea break was taken before moving
on to the final session.
In the final session, participants presented their campaign plans and the workshop was
evaluated and closed. Participants received feedback on their presentations and discussed
areas for improvement. The workshop was concluded with a closing ceremony, where
participants received certificates of completion. Overall, the two-day workshop was a
comprehensive and interactive learning experience for the participants, providing them with
the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively organize and lead a campaign. The exercises
and discussions were well received by the participants, and they expressed a desire to apply
their new knowledge and skills in their future work.

सञ्चार श्रमिकका मुद्दालाई एकीकृतरूपमा उठान गर्न सरोकारवालाको जोड

admin — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:34:43 +0000

सञ्चार क्षेत्रका श्रमिकका मुद्दालाई एकीकृतरूपमा उठान गर्नुपर्नेमा सरोकारवालाले जोड दिएका छन् । सञ्चार श्रमिकका मुद्दा उठानका लागि दर्जनौँ सङ्घ–सङ्गठन भए पनि एकीकृतरूपमा हुन नसकेको ठहर गर्दै उनीहरुले एकीकृतरूपमा उठान गर्नका लागि संयुक्त संयन्त्रको आवश्यकता औँल्याएका थिए ।

पत्रकारका विभिन्न सङ्घ–सङ्गठनका प्रतिनिधिसँग छलफल गर्न युनिमी नेपालले आज काठमाडौँमा आयोजना गरेको कार्यक्रममा सहभागीले सबै सङ्घ–सङ्गठनले आ–आफ्नो तरिकाले पत्रकार तथा सञ्चार श्रमिकका अधिकारका लागि सङ्घर्ष गरे पनि सन्तोषजनक उपलब्धि हुन नसकेको उल्लेख गरेका थिए ।

श्रमिकहरूको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सङ्गठन युएनआईको एशिया प्यासेफिक महासचिव राजेन्द्रकुमार आचार्यको आतिथ्यतामा भएको छलफलमा युनिमी नेपालका अध्यक्ष गोविन्द धितालले युएनआई र युनिमीको परिचय गराउँदै ती सङ्गठनले नेपालमा गरिरहेका गतिविधिका बारेमा जानकारी गराउनुभएको थियो । अध्यक्ष धितालले मिडियाकर्मीहरुका समस्या समाधानमा सरोकारवाला सबै संघ, संगठनहरुबीच समन्वय र सहकार्य जरुरी भएको बताउनुभयो ।

युनि-एप्रोका महासचिव आचार्यले अन्तर्राष्ट्रियस्तरमा ट्रेड युनियनको क्षेत्रमा भइरहेको विकास र अभ्यासका बारेमा चर्चा गर्नुभएको थियो । उहाँले अन्य देशको तुलनामा नेपालमा श्रमिक पर्याप्त मात्रामा सङ्गठित हुन नसकेको र अधिकारकै बारेमा पर्याप्त जानकारी नभएकाले माग्न नसक्ने गरेको बताउनुभयो ।

युएनआई नेपालका अध्यक्ष शङ्कर लामिछाने अरु बेला जुन–जुन पार्टीको झण्डा बोके पनि श्रमिकको मुद्दामा एकै ठाउँमा हुने वातावरण बनाउनुपर्नेमा जोड दिनुभयो ।

कार्यक्रममा प्रेस काउन्सिल नेपालका अध्यक्ष बालकृष्ण बस्नेतले नेपालका ठूला सञ्चारगृहमा भएका समस्या समाधानमा युनिमीले अग्रणी भूमिका खेलेको चर्चा गर्दै सबै सङ्गठनलाई अझ घच्घच्याउन आवश्यक रहेको धारणा राख्नुभयो । उहाँले सञ्चार श्रमिक तथा पत्रकारका अधिकारका लागि काउन्सिलले खेल्न सक्ने भूमिकाप्रति आफू सधैँ तयार रहेको उल्लेख गर्नुभयो ।

समाजवादी प्रेस सङ्गठन नेपालका अध्यक्ष शम्भु श्रेष्ठले राजनीतिक दल निकट पत्रकारका सङ्गठनसँग युनिमीको सम्बन्ध कस्तो हुन्छ भन्ने प्रश्न गर्नुभयो । उहाँले श्रमिकले अधिकार माग्ने नाममा अराजकता बढ्दै गएकाले श्रमिकको आचारसंहिता पालना हुनुपर्नेमा जोड दिनुभयो ।

प्रेस चौतारी नेपालका वरिष्ठ उपाध्यक्ष माधव नेपालले श्रमजीवीले आफ्नै अधिकारका लागि पनि लड्न, अग्रसर हुन नसकेको भन्दै चिन्ता व्यक्त गर्नुभयो ।

यसैगरी, मिडिया एड्भोकेसी ग्रुपाकी संस्थापक अध्यक्ष तथा वरिष्ठ पत्रकार बबिता बस्नेतले काम गर्ने सिलसिलामा महिलामाथि मात्र नभई पुरुषमा पनि हिंसा हुने गरेकाले सबैका हिंसाका विषयमा आवाज उठाइरहनुपर्नेमा जोड दिनुभयो ।

श्रमजीवी पत्रकार सङ्घका अध्यक्ष जन्मदेव जैशीले सङ्गठनमा लागेका पत्रकार तथा श्रमिक नै आफ्नो कार्यालयमा सुरक्षित नभएकाले एकले अर्काका लागि सङ्घर्ष गरिदिनुपर्ने बताउनुभयो ।

कार्यक्रममा आदिवासी जनजाति पत्रकार महासङ्घका वरिष्ठ उपाध्यक्ष गजुरधन राईले युनिमीले महिला र युवाहरुको अलग्गै क्लस्टर बनाएर संगठन गर्दै आएकोमा अब आदिवासी जनजातिको पनि छुट्टै संरचना बनाएर संगठित बनाउन सुझाव दिनुभयो ।

काठमाडौँ विश्वविद्यालयका प्राध्यापक तथा ट्रेड युनियनका जानकार डा काशीराज पाण्डेले अब विश्वविद्यालयले श्रमिकको अधिकारका विषयलाई पाठ्यक्रममा नै समावेश गर्नुपर्ने खाँचो औँल्याउनुभयो ।

कार्यक्रममा मधेशी पत्रकार समाजका अध्यक्ष मोहनकुमार सिंह, सञ्चारिका समूहका महासचिव विमला तुम्खेवा, डब्लुडब्लुजेका कार्यवाहक अध्यक्ष सङ्गीता लामा, युनिमीका महासचिव जीवन भण्डारीलगायतले सञ्चार श्रमिकका अधिकारलाई स्थापित गराउने उपायका बारेमा धारणा राख्नुभएको थियो ।।

UNI Nepal Women Committee Interaction on ILO C 190

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 15:17:41 +0000

Draft Program Schedule

14.00 PM – 16.30 PM
 Welcome and overview – Kamala Neupane President UNI NLC Women Committee (5 min)
 Welcome Remarks- Rajendra Acharya – Regional Secretary UNI APRO (5 min)
Moderation – Shankar Lamichhane, UNI NLC
 Presentation on ILO C 190 and 206 Recommendation – Bandana Sharma (20 min)
 Gender harassment through ICT /Cyber bullying – Palpasa Tuladhar, UNI APRO PnM (10 min.)
 Idea Sharing:
 Ms. Bisnu Thapa Magar – President Women Committee ANTUF (7 min)
 Ms. Manju Saru Magar, Vice President GEFONT (7 min)
 NTUC representative (7 min.)
 Women Issues in trade unions- Ms. Udaya Sharma, JTUCC (10 min)
 Women/unionists in south Asia – Anjali Bedekar, UNI APRO Women Coordinator for South Asia
region (10 min.)
 FNCCI Representative (5min)
 Policy and laws on sexual harassment – Mrs. Chandrakala Oli, Undersecretary, Labor Ministry
Representative (10 min)
 Ms. Asha Singh Rathod , Member of ILO governing body(7 min)
 ILO C 190 campaign – Binda Pandey, former Dep. member of ILO governing body (10 min)
Open floor interaction (30 min.)
 Vote of Thanks – Samita Koirala Secretary (5 min)

Along with 200 civil society organizations, UNI calls for EC support of TRIPS waiver

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 05:17:57 +0000

UNI Global Union is joining with more than 200 civil society organizations from around the world in calling on the European Commission and EU member states to support aTRIPS waiver at the World Trade Organization.

This waiver would temporarily suspend certain intellectual property claims related to the manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines. The move would expand access to lifesaving medicine by allowing low-to-medium income countries to begin scaling up production of the vaccines and diversifying supply options.

In a letter sent , groups point out that communications from the Commission to the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS Council offer no meaningful solutions for equitable access to vaccines and other health technologies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It is not only immoral for rich countries to horde vaccine supply and know-how, but it is also incredibly short-sighted. European countries are not safe until the entire world is safe, and a TRIPS waiver is a critical step towards vaccinations for all,” said Christy Hoffman, General Secretary of UNI Global Union.

“The worldwide pandemic’s end is nowhere in sight, and many of the essential workers we represent—in care, commerce, cleaning, and beyond—need vaccinations now,” she continued.

A TRIPS waiver now co-sponsored by 63 World Trade Organization (WTO) members and supported by more than 100. It is also backed by a broad coalition including United Nations agencies such as the World Health Organization and UNAIDS, the scientific community, medical associations, trade unions, community and faith-based leaders, national and regional lawmakers, former presidents, prime ministers and Nobel laureates.

The organizations’ letter is demanding:

EU Member States to request that the European Commission reconsiders its communications to the TRIPS Council given that they do not offer any meaningful solutions to the issue of equitable access and may instead undermine TRIPS flexibilities.
The EU does not disrupt the discussions on the TRIPS waiver proposal. The EU must acknowledge the European Parliament’s opinion and constructively engage in the text-based negotiations of the TRIPS waiver proposal, ensuring the will of European citizens and billions of people around the world is heard and realized.

Read the full letter here. Read more at Health Action International.