GEFONT has launched 1- Day nationwide mobilization to create heavy pressure on government and build public opinion for the ratification of ILO Convention No.87 and establish Social Security Fund.

In this campaign,GEFONT has mobilized thousands of workers, its affiliates Unions, GEFONT Zonalcommittees, GEFONT Youth committees, GEFONT women committees, and GEFONT community clubs in 56 districts of the country including 84 points within Kathmandu Valley. More than a million of pamphlets have been distributed in factories, workplaces, roads, market places, offices and everywhere. The pamphlets demands for government to establish the Social Security Fund to manage unemployment allowance, medical allowance, compensation for accident and injuries, care during the pregnancy for woman workers, maternity protection and immediate ratification of ILO convention No.87.

Bishnu Rimal,President of GEFONT,addressed in Ratnapark-one of the major mobilization point of Katmandu Valley. “Our country is in transitional phase. For the real change in workers’ life towards prosperity, welfare state should be ensured including Social Security”. He further stated that Government has already started to deduct one percent from salary of the workers. We demand Government and Employers Contribution should be at the rate of 2.5 % each and this fund should be used for social protection of the workers both in the formal and informal employment.

He made appealto all workers,policy makers,political parties and other trade unions for joining hands in this campaign.

 Source: http://www.gefont.org/activity_detail.php?flag=3&id=575