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Regional Meeting of the District Chambers based in the Western Region on the Establishment and Capacity Building of their Employers' Units at Butwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Butwal on 22 Sept 2014Date: Sep 28, 2014
The meeting was attended by the representatives of 13 District Chambers of the eastern region. The names of the Chambers are as follows:
1 Argakhachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
2 Butwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry
3 Devdaha Chamber of Commerce and Industry
4 Gulmi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
5 Krishnanagar Chamber of Commerce and Industry
6 Nawalparasi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
7 Pokhara Chamber of Commerce and Industry
8 Palpa Chamber of Commerce and Industry
9 Syangja Chamber of Commerce and Industy
10 Siddharthanagar Chamber of Commerce and Industry
11 Saina Maina Chamber of Commerce and Industry
12 Tilotama Chamber of Commerce and Industry
13 Waling Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Some conclusions drawn in the discussion:
Labour issues in the Western region have remained dormant but may explode with the increase in the number of industries.
The western region has been found suitable for industries because of the close proximity to the Indian border and low cases of labour problems.
With the increase in the number of industries and unionization, the labour problems may go up.
Sectoral labour problems like tea, jute may increase in future.
To address and manage these issues in future, the idea of setting up Employers' Units in District Chambers is significant
Guidelines for the establishment of Employers' Units to be prepared by the FNCCI-EC and circulated to the participating chambers for taking further steps.
The meeting was attended and addressed by the President of Butwal Chamber, Mr. Surendra Shrestha, Past president and Executive Member of FNCCI, Shanker Shrestha, past president Mr. Arjun Man Sainju and First Vice President and Coordinator of Employers' Unit, BCCI, Mr. Krishna Kumar Shrestha. The presentation on the topic was made by Mr. Yagyaman Shakya Deputy Director, FNCC-EC. All the participants chambers supported the idea of setting up Employers' Units in the district chambers and prepare themselves for possible future industrial issues in this region.
Themeeting was jointly organized by FNCCI-EC and Butwal Chamber of commerce and Industry with the support of ILO. |
