Nepal

Nepal became a member of the ILO in 1966. In 2005, the constituents of Nepal, in line with Nepal's PRS, have developed a National Plan for Action for Decent Work for a 10 year period. In view of the present political situation in the country, Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) will be prepared in close collaboration and consultation with the ILO's constituents after the new Government is in place. Currently the following three priorities are being discussed with the constitutents for the biennium 2006-07.

• More and Better Jobs for Women, Youth and Socially Excluded Groups (Dalit and Ethinic minorities);
• Progressive Reduction of Child Bonded Labour and Increased Awareness against Trafficking in children; and
• Strengthened Capacity of Social Partners to Effectively Engage in Social and Economic Policies Formulation and Legal Review.

The ILO Office in Nepal has been maintaining very close partnership with employers' and workers' organizations. The key areas of collaboration with those organizations include unionization of informal workers, particularly workers in the agriculture sector, minimum wage enactment, amendments to labour law, capacity building of social partners and the establishment of a social dialogue mechanism, as well as the participation and contribution of the trade unions and the employers' organizations in formulating the PRSP, the Tenth National Development Plan and ratifications of ILO Conventions, etc.

• Capital: Kathmandu
• Land Area:140,800 sq km
• Population: 27,676,547 (July 2005 est.)
• GDP/PPP(a) 2005:41,485 (millions of international dollars)(b)
  Source:
  (a) PPP is purchasing power parity; an international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  (b) World Development Indicators database, World Bank, 1 July 2006

Governments / Institutions

• Ministry of Labour and Transport Management
  Singh Durbar
  Kathmandu
  Nepal
  Tel: (9771) 422 8291, 422 5715, 424 3396, 424 7842
  Fax: (9771) 425 6877
  Email: moltmclep@msn.com
  Secretary: Mr. Mr. Shyam Prasad Mainali
  Joint Secretary: Mr. Bishnu Psd. Lamsal
  Joint Secretary: Mr. Uddhav Banskota

Employers' Organizations

• Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI)
  P.O. Box 269,
  Pachali Shahid Shukra FNCCI Milan Marg
  Teku
  Kathmandu, Nepal
  Tel: (9771) 426 2218, 426 6889, 426 2061
  Fax: (9771) 426 1022, 426 2007
  Email: fncci@mos.com.np
  website: www.fncci.org
  Président: Mr. Chandi Raj Dhakal
  Ex-Officio Vice President and Chairman of Employers' Council: Mr. Rabindra Shreshtha
  Acting Director General : Mr. Megh Nath Neupane
  

Workers' Organizations

• Democratic Confederation of Nepalese Trade Unions (DECONT)
  P.O. Box 13440, Sinamangal
  Kathmandu, Nepal
  Tel: (9771) 448 8486, 448 6987
  Fax: (9771) 448 8486
  Email: udecont@wlink.com.np
  website: www.decont.org
  Acting Président: Mr. Khilanath Dahal
  General Secretary: vacant
• General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT)
  P.O. Box 10652, Man Mohan Building
  Putalisadak,
  Kathmandu, Nepal
  Tel: (9771) 424 8072, 424 5532
  Fax: (9771) 424 8073
  Email: dfa@gefont.org
  website: www.gefont.org
  Chairman: Mr. Mukunda Neupane
  Vice Chairperson: Mr. Bishnu Rimal
  Vice Chairperson: Mr. Lalit Rimal
  Secretary General : Mr. Binod Shrestha
• Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC)
  G.P.O. 5507, Kupondole
  Kathmandu, Nepal
  Tel: (9771) 552 7443
  Fax: (9771) 552 7469
  Président: Mr. Lazman Basnet
  Senior Vice-Président: Mr.Pushkar Acharya
  General Secretary: Mr Achyuta Raj Pandey
• All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions (ANFTU)
  Kupondole, Lalitpur
  Kathmandu, Nepal
  Tel: (9771) 501 1098
  Président: Mr. Shalikram Jamarkattel
  Vice-Président: Mr.Badri Timilsina
  General Secretary: Mr Pitambar Giri

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