All Nepal Trade Union Congress
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The All Nepal Trade Union Congress (ANTUC) was formed in 1946 and was the first trade union
to ever exist in Nepal
. The union was formed by a mixture of communists and socialists, the latter group leaving in 1950 to form the Nepal Workers Union (Majdoor Sabha), however they received little support. In 1947 the Biratnagar Workers Union (BWU) was formed and although this was initially seen as a threat to the ANTUC, the union was reorganised in 1950 and in 1951 merged with the BWU. The ANTUC served as the primary body representing Nepalese workers until 1960 when the Panchayat system was implemented and unions banned. In 1979 unions were once again legalised but by this time ANTUC had disintegrated to be overtaken by the Nepal Independent Workers Union
amongst others. http://www.gefont.org/gefont_brief.htm#history
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
to ever exist in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. The union was formed by a mixture of communists and socialists, the latter group leaving in 1950 to form the Nepal Workers Union (Majdoor Sabha), however they received little support. In 1947 the Biratnagar Workers Union (BWU) was formed and although this was initially seen as a threat to the ANTUC, the union was reorganised in 1950 and in 1951 merged with the BWU. The ANTUC served as the primary body representing Nepalese workers until 1960 when the Panchayat system was implemented and unions banned. In 1979 unions were once again legalised but by this time ANTUC had disintegrated to be overtaken by the Nepal Independent Workers Union
Nepal Independent Workers Union
The Nepal Independent Workers Union was a Nepalese trade union formed in 1979 as the labour wing of Communist Party of Nepal . It was created following a General Strike in Balaju Industrial District, Kathmandu existed as a separate entity until 1989 when it helped form the General Federation of...
amongst others. http://www.gefont.org/gefont_brief.htm#history