Meeting between President Paudel and ILO Director General Hungbo

President Paudel and ILO Director General Hungbo met as keynote speakers at the opening session of the Global Alliance for Social Justice held at the high-level session of the 112th International Labor Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland.

On that occasion, President Paudel expressed his gratitude for inviting Director General Hungbo as the keynote speaker of the conference. In addition, he praised the work done by the International Labor Organization in the areas of ensuring decent work and labor rights and social dialogue and social protection for all.

He expressed his belief that the ILO will play an important role in ensuring minimum wages and social security for migrant workers and making the countries where the labor is a destination responsible.

'With regard to the increasing number of migrant workers, it is necessary to ensure safe, orderly and dignified labor with facilities such as minimum wages and social security,' Pokharel said, quoting Poudel's statement, 'especially in countries with labor destinations, the ILO has done a great job in ensuring the basic rights of workers and making them responsible. I have faith that it will play a role.

He also remembered the support and cooperation provided to the International Labor Organization for decent and productive labor and improvements in the field of labor. President Paudel made it clear that Nepal is working with social justice at the center of development.

'Nepal's constitution is built on the basis of equality, non-discrimination and social justice, our constitution embraces social justice, labor rights, wages, social security and trade union rights and collective bargaining and ensures the labor rights of every worker,' quoted Poudel as saying. Pokharel said.

President Paudel also informed that Nepal has set legal standards and standards policy to improve productivity and workers' living standards. He also said that the labor inspection system has been started and it will make it easier for both the industry and the workers to comply with the law.

'Nepal children's rights protection and promotion in rivalry Again, the issue of ending child labor, forced labor and the control of child trafficking is the highest priority of the government.

Nepal has implemented a national action plan on business and human rights focusing on six thematic areas including labor rights, he said, through the enhancement of the legislative structure and institutional arrangements, the Government of Nepal is committed to the effective implementation of the approved labor standards (conventions, protocols and recommendations) of the International Labor Organization. Remembered to be .

In this regard, Nepal has ratified three more instruments/conventions and protocols of the International Labor Organization. Paudel informed that he is doing the necessary homework for approval.

On that occasion, Director General Hungbo expressed his gratitude to President Poudel for coming to Geneva for the ILO program. He also praised Poudel's political life and his conscience towards social justice.

Hungbo also informed that ILO is working for decent work for job creation, social security and international standard of living.

He was keenly interested in the issues that inspired President Paudel's struggling political journey and 15-year long prison life.