The working class is not only a producer of goods and services necessary for human life, but also a political force that stirs up the world. In 1871, the Paris Commune was established by the revolution of the proletariat and the working class.

The Paris Commune, which ended in 72 days, is regarded throughout the world as an important event in the socialist revolution. Likewise, the working class was the strongest force in the October Revolution of 1917 led by Lenin against the Russian Czarism.

In India too, there have been a lot of labor and peasant struggles. Charu Mazumdar's Naxalite movement in India by organizing farmers and workers against feudalism and tyranny also brought a stir in the Indian ruling class. If we look at

in the context of Nepal, Be it the Biratnagar Jute Mill movement in 2003 or the Communist Party founded with the slogan of liberation of the workers and the proletariat, the power of all political movements was basically the workers and the working class. In essence, workers and the working class are productive forces that work hard to meet the needs of human life, while they are revolutionary and transformative forces that make sacrifices for political transformation. 

Workers, laborers and farmers have made great contributions and sacrifices in the movement of socio-political transformation of Nepal. From the end of the monarchical autocracy to the establishment of the Federal Democratic Republic, the working class has played a very important role. However, with the change in the political system, workers and the working class are being ignored and ignored by the state, political parties, workers and farmers' organizations. 

Working people: nature and problems

There are multifaceted problems in Nepali society. One of them is unemployment. The development and expansion of the production sector in the country is not possible, so the number of unemployed is increasing every year. On the other hand, the available jobs are also limited to certain classes and communities.

There are about one and a half million government employees in Nepal, about 95,000 in the Nepal Army, 75,000 in the Nepal Police, and about 280,000 are employed as teachers. Such opportunities have become concentrated in limited households and communities. This means that the marginalised, labourers, working class have to be deprived of the employment opportunities of the state. As a result, the oppressed and working class are forced to live a life of constant poverty, deprivation and crisis. 

Industries, factories and manufacturing sectors are important sectors where laborers get employment. Especially during the rapid industrial development around the world, workers and laborers have come to the stage of organizing and struggling against exploitation. In the context of Nepal, industries are closing down and new industries, factories and production areas are not being developed.

On the other hand, science and technology are being used extensively in the manufacturing sector. As a result, a large number of workers have been displaced from the labor sector. On the one hand, this has limited the labor opportunities and on the other hand, the human resources that were employed in the past have also been displaced. A situation has arisen where the human resources who want to work have to be separated from the labor sector. There is no environment for such workers working in the seasonal labor sector to organize anywhere. 

Another sector of production in Nepal is agriculture. 60% of the people are involved in the agriculture sector, but the contribution of the agriculture sector to the GDP is only about 25%. As the agricultural sector is not organized, the farmers have not been able to benefit and the production has not been increased. Instead, the farmers involved in the production sector do not get the necessary seeds, fertilizer and market in time. There is no strong mechanism to carry the issues of agricultural workers or farmers, to put pressure on the state. In other words, there is no environment in which the case of agricultural workers will be heard. 

A large number of workers in Nepal are active in the informal labor sector. In the fields of physical infrastructure such as roads, houses and palaces, active workers and laborers are falling into the cycle of exploitation. Similarly, workers working in the service sector such as stores, retail trade, maintenance, domestic labor, entertainment sector etc. are bound to be victims of constant exploitation, oppression and violence.

Women workers working in the informal sector are more exploited and harassed. However, it does not seem that an organized and strong force has been created to strongly raise these labor sector issues and fight for rights. 

A large number of Nepali immigrants are forced to go abroad as laborers due to lack of employment, high cost and precarious daily life. The government of Nepal has started providing labor permits for foreign employment from 2050. In a period of 30 years, about 6 million Nepalese have formally entered the foreign labor market.

A very large number of Nepalis are in the foreign labor market even informally. Some workers from those countries have returned to Nepal, but even now, it seems that around 5 million workers are active in the labor market outside the country. The country's economy is supported by the remittances sent by those workers. However, a strong organized force has not been built to raise such a big labor problem, concerns and rights. 

The working class of Nepal is forced to live a very difficult life. According to the Nepal Living Standards Survey 2079/80, about 20.27 percent of people in Nepal are below the poverty line. The working class is the most in the vicious cycle of poverty. New workers enter the labor market every year. But the labor sector has not been expanded. So they are forced to do cheap labor for their livelihood.

On the other hand, the prices of daily consumer goods have increased sharply. Due to the extreme commercialization of the education and health sector, the working people cannot even get basic services. The number of suicides due to frustration and restlessness in this situation has increased alarmingly. The data of Nepal Police shows that 16 people commit suicide every day. This is a very scary situation. Basically, stressful socio-economic life, despair etc. are the causes of suicide. In this way, most of those who commit suicide belong to working families.

The powerful workers, laborers and farmers of socio-political transformation are facing multifaceted problems. However, neither the political party nor the leadership seem serious about the workers, nor the workers or the workers' organizations. If the workers, who are losing opportunities, possibilities, support and trust, do not organize and have a strong movement, there is no possibility that the problems of workers and workers will be solved. 

motionless movement 

The movement of workers and working class in Nepal is motionless and directionless. Politically organized trade unions tend to be oblivious to the problems of the working class. Last January, two people died when a gas cylinder exploded and caught fire at Sandar Massam shop in Kamalpokhari.

There are many accidents due to safety negligence in infrastructure construction work. However, labor organizations in Nepal are often silent on serious issues related to the safety of workers. Neither political party seems serious about ensuring safe and dignified labor. 

On the other hand, the job security of workers is an important issue. A few days ago, the news came out that Baleshwar Yadav, the headmaster of Janata Basic School of Balan Bihul Rural Municipality-4 in Saptari, did not allow office assistant Radheshyam Paswan, who was appointed temporarily, to appear in the office because he was not working in his farm.

If such behavior occurs in schools, the employment of workers in the private and informal sectors will always be insecure. Workers are forever under pressure from contractors, company investors, owners of the informal labor sector or employers in the domestic labor sector.

They are not comfortable raising the issue of rights due to the fear of losing their jobs based on their employment decisions. The political party that shared the dream of the liberation of the working class is silent on the issues faced by the workers and the laborers, while the labor organization is also not interested in such issues. 

Education and healthcare are fundamental rights of citizens, which are clearly enshrined in the Constitution. In practice, both these sectors have turned into profitable businesses. Profit is their priority over service. However, there is widespread labor exploitation of teachers, employees and workers working in such private education and health sectors.

The working class is unable to raise its voice against exploitation in an organized manner. Even in the informal labor market, there is as much labor exploitation, and more cases of violence and atrocities against women are coming out. Workers' rights to safe, dignified and non-exploitative and non-discriminatory labor are being undermined. The role of the labor movement in Nepal to ensure the rights of workers and workers by making the state accountable has become very weak.