Tourism workers urge govt to implement agreement

  • Workers to launch agitation from April 4 if demands not met

Kathmandu, March 21

Workers associated with tourism sector have drawn the attention of the bodies concerned, saying the companies have not provided service and facilities as per the agreement.

Organising a news conference here today, UniTravel, an organisation of tourism workers, demanded implementation of past agreement related to service and facilities of tourism workers.

It also put forth a nine-point demand and added that it would be compelled to launch agitation if they were not addressed. The organisation also urged the sides concerned to resolve the problem at the earliest by holding talks among the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Ministry of Forest and Environment and Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security.

UniTravel Chair Suman Prasad Parajuli said service and facilities would be provided as per the past agreement and the concerned companies should guarantee the social security fund of workers. He said they would launch stern agitation from April 4 if their demands were not addressed immediately.

Objecting to the non-implementation of deal signed between Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal and Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents even after four months and the act of threatening workers while seeking service and facilities, the organsation members said they would knock the door of the court if the companies did not provide determined wages and facilities.

Making mountaineering systematic by guaranteeing participation of workers in the course of celebrating Nepal Visit Year has also been demanded.

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