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Mahendra Prasad Yadav(National Executive Member)
Nepal Trade Union Congress
C o u n t r y R e p o r t
N T U CN T U CNEPAL TRADE UNION CONGRESS
At a Glance
www.ntuc.org.np
National Convention4 Year and 500 : 1
National Council MeetingYearly-1/3 of National Representative
National Executive CommitteeQuarterly
ND (9) ANC (27)
RD(9) ERC MRC BRC WRC MWRC FWC ARC (27)
DD(9) DC(16) DC(11) DC(8) DC(16) DC(15) DC(9) ADC(27)
ED(9) EC EC EC EC EC EC AEC
Organizational Structure
Presidents of Affiliates
Vice President-6
President
Senior VicePresident
General Secretary
TreasurerDeputy Gen. Secretary
Deputy Gen. Secretary
National Executive Committee
Elected Member-10Women member-5
Nominated by President :Member-2
Restructuring of NTUC
At least 33% women participant must be in all level of the structure.Department of Women change into Women committee ( Run by Separate directives)President of women committee will be the vice president of NTUC Automatically.Membership database must be update with the photosSix Numbers of Vice President reduced to 3 ( one of them is president of Women Committee)
After the convention :In 1st year - 1st council ( councilor)In 2nd year – Sammelan ( All the representative of convention)
In 3rd year – 2nd council ( councilor)In 4th year – next convention ( only election procedure )
Department of Youth will be changed into Youth Committee as a women committee next year.
Overview
Established : B.S. 2004 (1948)
Registration : B.S. 2048 (1996)
Membership: 285689 ( Only Paid)
Region: 6
District: 62 ( Out of 75 )
Affiliates: 27
Enterprise: 587 (Registration)
Region DistrictsOrganized
DistrictUnit
Membership
Estern 16 14 105 55, 320
Mid 11 09 117 50, 113
Bagmati 08 08 291 1, 25, 211
Western 16 14 61 35, 324
Mid Western15 12 11 11, 025
Far Western 0905
2 08, 675
Total 75 62 587 2, 85, 689
Nepal in Brief
Nepal in Brief (147,181 sq. km in area147,181 sq. km in area )
NTUC
HeadingHeading SizeSizeTotal Population (Total Population (million)million) 22.722.7
Total population of male(Total population of male(million)million) 11.3 (49.87 %)11.3 (49.87 %)
Total population of female(Total population of female(million)million) 11.4 (50.13 %).11.4 (50.13 %).
Total population of youth(Total population of youth(million) of total popu.million) of total popu. 6.1 (27 %)6.1 (27 %)
Male youth(Male youth(million) of total populationmillion) of total population 2.9 (13%)2.9 (13%)
Female youth(Female youth(million) of total populationmillion) of total population 3.1 (14%)3.1 (14%)
Youth population as % in Urban of total youthYouth population as % in Urban of total youth 16.816.8
Youth population as % in Rural of total youthYouth population as % in Rural of total youth 83.283.2
Youth female as % of total youthYouth female as % of total youth 51.851.8
Youth male as % of total youthYouth male as % of total youth 48.248.2
Total workforce(Total workforce(million)million) 11.7 (more than 50%)11.7 (more than 50%)
Unionization %Unionization % 99
Population growth rate % Population growth rate % 2.362.36
Workforce by sectorsWorkforce by sectors
Formal %Formal % 1010
Informal %Informal % 9090
Youth unemployment situation
Heading Both sexes Male Female
Youth unemployment in terms of total unemployment (in %)
65.2 70.4 60.0
Youth Unemployment Rate 2.9 3.5 2.3
NTUC
An overview of youth policy of Nepal
Nepal lacks appropriate national youth policy.statistics exhibit low unemployment rates, creation of employment opportunities for ever-increasing population has been a major problem in Nepal. Of all the workers nearly four-fifths are self-employed. While the scale of self-employment is very high (57 percent) in urban areas as well, it is even higher (80 percent) and dominating in the rural areas Majority of the self-employed population are in the agriculture sector, as employment opportunities in other sectors are not very promising. The formal sector, not adequately developed has consequently led to limited employment creation. The formal sector employment is mostly by the government agencies, state owned undertakings, state supported institutions like schools and campuses, and the organized private sector institutions formed in agriculture, trade, tourism, banking and industry.
An overview of youth policy of Nepal
Informal sector plays a dominant role in the Nepalese economy.
Besides agriculture sector, non-agriculture activities like trading, services, and cottage industries are also organized in the informal sector.
Due to low capability of creating employment in the formal sector, a culture to work in the informal sector in the form of self-employment is slowly being developed. Several educated people have begun entering the informal sector for livelihood.
Review Government PoliciesMillennium Development Goals and Tenth Plan/P
RSP
Eradicate poverty and hunger;
Achieve universal primary education;
Promote gender equality and empower women;
Reduce child mortality;
Improve maternal health;
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases;
Ensure environmental sustainability;
Develop a global partnership for development.
Government realized need to formulate a National Youth Policies
Migration PolicyIndustrial PolicyGender Policy
TUCGEP CommitteeImprove Gender Development Index (GDI) up to 0.550 Raise Gender Empower Measurement (GEM) up to 0.550 and Increase women participation in policy development up to 20.0 percent.
Labour PolicyProtect the appropriate rights and benefits for labourers, preserve their social security; and maintain industrial peace ending their exploitation; Assist in the poverty alleviation producing skilled human power; Create an environment for Nepalese labourers to have access to the international labour market, and properly manage the information on labour market; and Preserve physical and mental health of labourers working in industrial enterprises, and promote their mental and physical security.
Impact of Globalization on Nepalese Labour
Declining of job & employmentDeclining of real wagesFlexibility of labour
Labour ContractSubcontracting of jobsFreezing of New AppointmentUse of VRS (Voluntary Retirement Schemes) and CRS (Compulsory Retirement Schemes)Extensive use of temporary, contract, daily wage & piece wage systemOutsourcing and Parallel production etc.
Others mentionable impacts are as followingDetraction of young workers & new labour market entrance from trade union movementHeavy gap between rich & poorFast eroding joint family system & heavily declining family based traditional protection systemConsumarisation of working people instead of citizensDeclining labour intensity of production & services
Nepal Government has ratified following 9 ILO conventions
Convention no. conventions Adoption year Ratified Date Remarks
C14 Weekly Rest (Industry) 1921 10.12.1986 ILS
C29 Forced Labour 1930 03.01.2002 CLS
C98 Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining
1949 11.11.1996 CLS
C100 Equal Remuneration 1951 10.06.1976 CLS
C111 Discrimination ( Employment and Occupation)
1958 19.09.1974 CLS
C131 Minimum Wage Fixing
1970 19.09.1974 ILS
C138 Minimum Age 1973 30.05.1997 CLS
C144 Tripartite Consultation (ILS)
1976 21.03.1995 ILS
C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour
1999 03.01.2002 CLS
Trade Union Situation in Nepal
• Although there is low rate of unionization in Nepal there are Seven Trade Union National Centers in the country.
• After the reestablishment of democracy in 2006 (As the out come of April appraisal in 2006) number of unions are growing on.
• While Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC), General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) & Democratic Confederation of Nepalese Trade Unions (DECONT) are the only Three National Centers before the reestablishment of Democracy in 2006 Now all these three national centers are affiliated with ITUC while only Nepal Trade Union Congress was affiliate with ICFTU before forming of ITUC .
• Single union Process has started by NTUC and GEFONT ( Joint Board Office has established )
Activities and Programs of Nepal Trade Union
Congress to upcoming the labour Issues
1. Campaign on Organizing through Education
2. Organizing in Formal and Informal of all levels
3. Political campaign:
4. Trade union Integration:
5. Social Movement:
6. Women Participation on Trade Union Movement and enhancement of Women Right:
7. Solidarity campaign :
8. Research and Publication :
Use of Information Technology in TU
• Present use :– Email and Internet in central office– Full-fledged communication by the Email with
International Community.– Networking of Computer
• Future Planning :– Strengthen the Present Network in central office– Develop the Networking in Affiliates and Region
Committee.– Update the present Website to dynamic– To create Individual Email Address– Connect with Affiliates as well as Region by the
email– Update Membership database within the six
months– Develop the IT Training Programme for key
officials of Central, Regional and Affiliates within three months.
Present situation in Nepal
ILO/ACTRAV Norway Project on Social Dialogue and Youth Employment has formulated action plan for end of 2007.In this projected following stakeholders are involved:
NTUC, GEFONT, DECONT and Maoist Union Government of NepalILO
After the reestablishment of the democracy, interim constitutional assembly has committed to ratify Convention. No. 87Trade Unions has put their demand that Core Labour Standard must be in constitution clearly.Trade union has also another demand to ratify convention no. 105 and 102 immediately.
Finally the situation of Nepal is very much complicated.
Issues are:
Federal state
Republic
Representation of every People by the caste, Area etc.
