May 1, or today is International Workers' Day. Workers all over the world are celebrating this day in a special way. This day has also started to be celebrated in Nepal in a special way.

In this context, I wanted to write about something I experienced 30 years ago. It was around 2052/53. I had reached Ganesh Textile in Tinkune in search of work. An employee working there, whom I called Dai, arranged for me to work in textiles.

My temporary working life, which started as a wage earner, began with the promise that I would have a permanent job within a year. Accordingly, I started working. According to the Constitution and the Labor Act 2047, temporary employees could not be hired for permanent jobs. Doing so was considered illegal. It was expected that the rights and interests of workers would be guaranteed after getting a job in big factories and companies. However, the reality was not like that .

When three months of working were about to pass, a unit under the Federation of Nepal Trade Unions (GEFNT) was registered there . It was hoped that the organization would raise its voice in favor of the distressed workers . However, the union representatives resigned from their jobs after making financial transactions with the management. After that, many workers lost their jobs and a notice was posted at the factory gate that the factory would be closed until further notice .

The main question arises here, whether the employment of wage workers like me has been lost, but whether the investment of investors has been secured ? And who will ensure the livelihood of workers like us ? At a time when inflation has reached its peak, how is it possible for workers to earn a living with the salaries and facilities provided by private establishments, factories, colleges and hospitals ?

In today's situation, party-based trade unions have become nothing more than a place to collect levies instead of representing the rights and interests of workers . A system that provides justice to both sides in the face of workers and investors, ending the cumbersome judicial process and adopting an easy and fast-track system is the need of the hour. In the current situation, unions are like 'patients in a coma' for workers.

What will happen to private sector employees when the salaries and services of government employees increase? While a government employee has the ability to build houses and land in the city, can employees working in private organizations have such ability or not? Where is the problem? Who has the responsibility to distinguish between justice and injustice?

The current two-thirds government should establish a mechanism to ensure the investment of investors and determine the annual salaries and benefits of the working class based on inflation. It is necessary to establish an effective body with the aim of reducing the gap in services and facilities between government and private sector workers.

The People's War began in 2052 BS. Slogans were raised in the name of ordinary citizens, workers, poverty and casteism. But, did those classes get justice? In the name of providing all services and facilities to the workers, dozens of factories and industries were closed due to threatening statements saying, "If you cannot provide facilities, close the industry," as a result. As a result, neither the industry remained nor the workers found employment. Today, many workers are forced to go abroad with passports in their hands, and some have had to return in wooden boxes.