Dec 18

GEFONT celebrated the International Migrant Workers' Day 2010 in Nepal with various organization demanding safe and decent work with fundamental rights.

अतीतजीवी नेतृत्वः भविष्यमुखी युवा

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'माओत्सेतुङ ? तिनी ठूला नेता थिए रे, जसले हाम्रो देशलाई मुक्ति दिलाए । तर उनका बारेमा मेरा हजुरबालाई बढी थाहा छ । तेङस्याओपिङ ? उनी पनि महान थिए भन्ने सुनेको छु, जसले चीनलाई आधुनिकीकरणतिर डोर्‍याए । तर उनका सम्बन्धमा मेरा बा बढी जान्दछन् । मचाहिँ हुजिन्ताओलाई जान्दछु र मनपराउँँछु, किनभने उनले नै हाम्रो चीनलाई समृद्ध र महान बनाउनेछन् ।' भर्खरै चीन पुगेर फर्केका पूर्वसांसद आनन्द पोखरेलले आजका चिनियाँ युवाको मनोविज्ञानबारे यस्तो घतलाग्दो संवाद सुनाइरहँदा मलाई हाम्रो मुलुकमा बढिरहेको नेतृत्व र युवा मनोविज्ञानबीचको दूरीले घोत्लिन बाध्य बनायो ।
नेपाली काङ्ग्रेसका कुनै नेतासँग कुरा गर्नुस्, उनी सात सालबाट आफ्नो कुरा सुरु गर्छन् र आफ्नो पार्टीले 'तीनवटा क्रान्तिको सफल नेतृत्व गरेको' गौरवगाथा सुनाउँदै मख्ख पर्छन् । जेल, निर्वासन र आन्दोलनमा आफूले गरेको लगानीले उनको संवादको आधाभन्दा बढी हिस्सा ओगट्छ । कुनै एमाले नेतासँग बात मार्नुस्, पञ्चायती तानाशाही विरुद्धको आन्दोलन, भूमिगत जीवन र नौ महिने लोकपि्रय सरकारकै वरिपरि कुराहरू केन्दि्रत हुन्छन् । मदन भण्डारी र जनताको बहुदलीय जनवादको व्याख्या उनको कुराकानीमा छुट्दैन । अनि कुनै माओवादी कामरेडसँग कुराको मेसो झिक्नुस्, 'हाम्रो महान र गौरवशाली पार्टी'बाट कुराको श्रीगणेश हुन्छ र 'महान जनयुद्ध'को वरिपरि कुरा रिङ्गेको रिङ्ग्यै गर्छ । 'निश्चितै रूपमा आफू युद्धको नयाँ मोर्चामा रहेको' स्पष्टीकरण उनको कुरामा छुट्दैन र 'आफूहरूलाई धोखा दिइएमा जहाँसुकै बारुद बनेर पड्किन तयार रहेको' चेतावनी
बारम्बार पुनरावृत्त भइरहन्छ । अर्थात् हामी अतीतजीवी छौं ।
सात सालको परिवर्तन त्यतिबेलाको सन्दर्भमा महान थियो, जसले हामीलाई पहिलोचोटि आधुनिक विश्वका सामु नागरिक राष्ट्रको रूपमा स्थ्ाापित गरिदियो । छ्यालीस सालको आन्दोलन ऐतिहासिक थियो, जसले बहुदलीय प्रतिस्पर्धा,मानवअधिकार र नागरिक स्वतन्त्रतालाई स्थापित गर्दै नेपाललाई प्रजातान्त्रिक विश्व व्यवस्थाको अङ्ग बनाइदियो । यी आन्दोलन तत्कालीन सन्दर्भमा युगान्तकारी थिए र तिनले स्थापित गरेका कतिपय मूल्यहरू आज पनि सान्दर्भिक छन् । एघार वर्ष लामो हिंसात्मक आन्दोलन 'जनयुद्ध' थियो कि थिएन र त्यो 'महान' रह्यो कि रहेन, इतिहासको इजलासमा यो मुद्दा विचाराधीन छ । तर त्यो आन्दोलनले नेपाली समाजलाई जगैदेखि हल्लाइदिएको सत्य हो र आज प्राप्त उपलब्धिको निम्ति त्यसको पनि योगदान रहेको तथ्यलाई इन्कार्नु पूर्वाग्रही बन्नु हो ।
तर यी सबै आन्दोलनका सीमा थिए । तिनीहरूले नेपाली समाजको अर्थराजनीतिक समस्याको समुचित समाधान दिन सकेनन् । आफ्नै सीमाका कारण समयक्रममा यी आन्दोलन र परिवर्तनहरू विफल भए । सात सालले समाधान दिएको भए नेपाल त्यति नै बेला मुक्त भएका चीन, भारत र कोरियाको हाराहारी पुगिसकेको हुने थियो । छ्यालीस सालले राष्ट्रिय समस्याको पूर्ण निदान र उपचार गर्नसकेको भए हामी पनि दक्षिण अपिmका, फिलिपिन्स र इन्डोनेसियाकै समकक्षमा हुने थियौं । 'महान जनयुद्ध'ले समाधान दिएको भए 'जनगणतन्त्रको संविधान'को सट्टा लोकतान्त्रिक संविधान निर्माण गर्नुपर्ने र लडाकु समायोजन तथा पुनःस्थापनको यो कष्टसाध्य प्रक्रियामा छिर्नैपर्ने थिएन । त्यसो भएन र हामीले आन्दोलनको बेग्लै बाटो लिनुपर्‍यो ।
निरङ्कुश राजतन्त्र समाप्त पार्न रित्ता हात आन्दोलनमा उत्रिरहेको बेला, एक युगमा एकचोटी आउने संविधानसभा निर्वाचनमा मतदान गर्न लामबद्ध भइरहेको बेला र गणतन्त्र स्थापनाको खुसियालीमा मध्यरातसम्म सडकमा उल्लास मनाइरहेको बेला नेपाली युवाहरूको आँखामा बेग्लै सपनाहरू लहराइरहेका थिए । तर आज युवाहरूमा सर्वत्र असन्तुष्टि छ, आक्रोश छ, मोहभङ्गको चुनौतीपूर्ण सिलसिला प्रारम्भ भएको छ । नेतृत्व र युवापुस्ताको बीच ठूलो 'ग्याप' देखापरेको छ । युवाहरू आफूहरूलाई 'खालि उपयोगमात्रै गरिएको' बुझाइमा छन् । आफ्ना सरोकार, चिन्ता र हितलाई उपेक्षा गरिएको गुनासो उनीहरूमा तीव्र छ र ०६२/६३ ताका आकर्षणको विषय बनेको राजनीतिलाई फेरि 'फोहोरी खेल'को रूपमा बुझ्ने मनोविज्ञानको विकास भएको छ । हुन पनि तस्वीरका केही पाटा हदै निराशाजनक छन् । बेरोजगारी समस्या सुरसाको मुखजस्तो बढेको-बढ्यै छ । कोरियामा रोजगारीका चार हजार सिटका लागि भाषा परीक्षाको फारम भर्न राति बाह्र बजेदेखि लागेको ४२ हजार युवाको लाम, त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थलमा अध्यागमन डेस्कअघि उभिएका खाडी र मलेसिया जाने दैनिक झन्डै ८ सय युवाहरूका उदास आँखा, सेना, प्रहरी या अनुसन्धानमा सिपाही बन्न या विद्युत, खानेपानी आदि संस्थानमा पियनको जागिरका लागि नेताबाट भनसुन गराइपाउन कुदिरहेको भीड- सबैले 'नयाँ नेपाल'का हाम्रा दाबीमाथि चोटिलो व्यङ्ग्य गरिरहेका छन् । शिक्षा झनै महङ्गो र स्तरहीन बन्दै गएको छ । सेवाग्राहीले पाउने सुविधा झनै कठिन र व्यवस्थामा झनै भद्रगोल थपिएको छ । एउटा हिंसाको शृङ्खला रोकिए पनि नयाँ ढङ्गको हिंसा बढिरहेको छ । युवाहरू नै त्यस्तो हिंसाको संवाहक पनि र निसाना पनि बनिरहेका छन् । भविष्यमाथि अन्योलका बादल यथावत छन् । भूमण्डलीकरण, आधुनिकीकरण र खुल्लापनले ल्याएको तीव्र प्रतिस्पर्धा, उपभोक्तावाद र सङ्क्रमणका बीच युवा आफूलाई झनै असुरक्षित, निसहाय र उपेक्षित महसुस गरिरहेका छन् ।तर उनीहरूको यो पीडा नेतृत्वको वार्तामा एजेन्डा बनेको छैन ।
निश्चय नै परिवर्तनको छोटो समयमा सबै समस्याको समग्र समाधानको अपेक्षा गर्न सकिँदैन । 'चमत्कार'को सपना हावादारी कुरा हो । यस्ता सपनाले मान्छेलाई आफ्नै बलबुतामा परिवर्तन गर्न सकिने कुरामा आशावादी र क्रियाशील होइन, कुनै अदृश्य शक्तिको जादुमयी भूमिकाको मुख ताक्ने बनाइदिन्छ । त्यसैले 'चमत्कार'को सपना देखाउनेहरूले युवामा झनै बढी निराशाको सञ्चार गरिरहेका छन् । तर कम्तीमा पनि घटनाक्रमहरू सही दिशातिर अघि बढिरहेको, हामीले ढिलै भए पनि प्रगति गर्दै गरेको र आज नभए भोलि, भोलि नभए पर्सि समस्याको समाधान हुने कुरामा विश्वास स्थापित गर्नसकेको भए कुरा बेग्लै हुन्थ्यो । तर हामी यहींनिर चुकिरहेका छौं ।
नेपाली राजनीतिका दुईवटै मुख्य 'स्कुल'मा सामाजिक-आर्थिक परिवर्तनबारे ठूलो भ्रम विद्यमान छ । 'उदार प्रजातन्त्र'मा विश्वास गर्ने काङ्ग्रेस स्कुलमा राजनीतिक स्वतन्त्रता नै मुख्य कुरा हो, सामाजिक-आर्थिक विकासका अवसर त बजार स्वयम्ले सिर्जना गर्छ भन्ने भ्रान्त दृष्टिकोण छ । त्यसैले त्यो स्कुलले सितिमिती सामाजिक- आर्थिक परिवर्तनका मुद्दालाई आन्दोलनको मुद्दा बनाउँदैन । सामाजिक-आर्थिक अधिकारलाई राजनीतिक अधिकार जत्तिकै र अझ कतिपय सन्दर्भमा त्योभन्दा बढी महत्त्वपूर्ण ठान्ने वामपन्थी स्कुलमा पनि अर्को भ्रम जब्बर रूपमा छ- अहिले राजनीतिक क्रान्ति पूरा गर्ने चरण हो, यो पूरा भएपछि मात्रै सामाजिक-आर्थिक परिवर्तनका विषयमा प्रवेश गर्न सकिन्छ । अझ 'ध्वंसपछि मात्रै निर्माण हुन्छ' भन्ने उग्रवामपन्थी स्कुलिङमा हुर्केकाहरू त अहिले चाहे मजदुर हितका चर्का नारामा होस्, चाहे राष्ट्रवादको आवरणमा- भएका सीमित उद्योगधन्दा, कलकारखाना र सम्भाव्य विद्युत परियोजनामा समेत निरन्तर अवरोध सिर्जना गरिरहेका छन् र मुलुकलाई आर्थिक रूपमा टाट पल्टिने अन्धकार दिशातिर धकेल्दैछन् । आज कतिपय पार्टीका नेता/म्यानपावर कम्पनीका संरक्षक या जग्गा दलाल बन्न पुगेका छन् । जबकि उनीहरूको भूमिका देशभित्रै रोजगारीका अवसर सिर्जना गर्ने, तत्काल विदेश जाने प्रवाहलाई रोक्न नसके पनि विदेश जाने युवालाई दक्ष या अर्द्धदक्ष सीपसहित पठाउने र प्राप्त रेमिट्यान्सलाई उद्यममा लगाउने सहजकर्ताको हुनुपथ्र्यो । उनीहरू जग्गा प्लटिङ गरेर कङक्रिटका पर्खाल खडा गर्ने होइन, कृषिको व्यवसायीकरणको पहलकर्ता हुनुपथ्र्यो ।
क्रान्ति, जनवाद या समाजवाद गन्तव्यमात्रै होइनन्, यात्रा पनि हुन् । क्रान्ति एकदिनमा पूरा हुने या कुनै घोषणा विशेषले सम्पन्न हुने परिघटना होइन । त्यसैले आजैदेखि सामाजिक-आर्थिक रूपान्तरणलाई राजनीतिक कार्यसूचीकै हाराहारीमा लैजानुपर्छ, तबमात्रै राजनीतिक रूपान्तरण सम्भव र दिगो बन्न सक्छ । यो कुरा बुझ्न र स्थापित गर्न नसक्नु विडम्बनाको विषय हो । आन्दोलन, निर्वाचन या युद्धमा सबैभन्दा बढी रगत-पसिना बगाउने युवाका मुद्दाहरू परिवर्तन उत्तर प्रणालीमा उपेक्षित हुनु गम्भीर चुनौतीको विषय हो । पहिले संविधान बनाऊ, त्यसपछि मात्रै तिम्रा कुरा सुनौला भन्नु, पहिले शान्ति प्रक्रिया टुङ्गिन देऊ, त्यसपछि मात्रै तिम्रा विषयमा ध्यान दिउँला भन्नु या पहिले हाम्रो सरकार बन्नदेऊ, अनि सबै कुराको समाधान गरिदिउँला भन्नु गलत कुरा हो ।
तपाईंले हिजो राणाशासन पल्टाउन महत्त्वपूर्ण भूमिका खेल्नुभयो होला । त्यसको लागि तपाईंको उचित कदर हुनुपर्छ, तर ती क्रान्तिकथाले आजका समस्याको समाधान दिँदैनन् । हिजो तपाईं पञ्चायत फाल्न ज्यान हत्केलामा राखेर लड्नुभयो होला । यसका लागि तपाईंलाई समाजले धन्यवाद दिनैपर्छ, तर त्यो इतिहास वर्तमानका चुनौतीलाई सामना गर्न पर्याप्त छैन । तपाईंले एम्बुस थापेर राज्यका सुरक्षाकर्मीका ठूलो सङ्ख्यामा ज्यान लिनुभयो होला या टाउकाको मूल्य तोकिएको तपाईं तिलस्मी ढङ्गले घेराउ तोडेर उम्किन सफल हुनुभए होला । त्यसको पनि समयक्रममा मूल्याङ्कन होला । तर 'जेलब्रेक' या 'ब्यारेकमाथिको सफल आक्रमण'का रोमाञ्चक प्रवचनले आजको समस्या टार्दैन । यहाँसम्म कि ०६२/६३ को आन्दोलनको शौर्यले मात्रै पनि वर्तमानका चुनौती थेग्दैन । त्यतिबेला १० कक्षा पढ्दै गरेको किशोर आज स्नातक पढ्ने भएको छ । त्यतिबेला पुलिसमाथि इँटा प्रहार गर्ने १३ वर्षे बालकले आज बालिग मताधिकार पाएको छ । उनीहरूको हकमा गणतन्त्रको सान्दर्भिकता त्यतिबेला मात्रै स्थापित हुनेछ, जतिबेला हामीले शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, रोजगारी, अवसरमा समान पहुँच, खेलकुद, मनोरञ्जन र व्यक्तित्व विकासको सहज वातावरण सुनिश्चित गर्न सक्छौं । अन्यथा निराशा र कुण्ठाले ग्रस्त युवाहरू अरू कसैको आह्वानमा त्यसैगरी ढुङ्गा हान्न हिँड्नेछ । कसैले क्रान्ति र बन्दुकका चर्का कुरा गरे त्यतै लहसिएर मर्न-मार्न तयार हुनेछ ।
दुर्भाग्यको विषय- हामी कहिल्यै पनि युवाहरूको यो मनोविज्ञानबारे गम्भीर छलफल गर्दैनौं । उच्चस्तरीय वार्तामा यस्ता विषय कहिल्यै एजेन्डा बन्दैनन् । युवाहरू 'टेकन फर ग्रान्टेड'जस्ता भएका छन् । आफूहरू उपेक्षित भएको अनुभूति गहिरिँदै गएका युवामा नेतृत्व, राजनीति र समग्र स्थितिप्रति नै असन्तुष्टि बढ्दो छ । तर नेतृत्व अतीतको गौरवगाथाको खोलभित्र कछुवाजस्तै खुम्चिरहेको छ, वर्तमानका प्रश्न र भविष्यका चुनौतीप्रति प्रायः बेखबर छ ।अतीतजीवी नेतृत्व र भविष्यमुखी युवाबीच विस्तारै पर्खाल खडा हुँदै गइरहेको छ ।
यो लेख कान्तिपुरबाट साभार गरिएको हो।

Malaysia to deport workers unvouched for in 72 hrs

PRABHAKAR GHIMIRE
KATHMANDU, Oct 22: The Malaysian government has decided to deport foreign workers, including those from Nepal, if the employer companies concerned fail to show up at the airport to receive them within 72 hours of their arrival.
Foreign employment agents said the fresh move by Malaysia -- the most popular destination for Nepali workers -- comes against the backdrop of a growing number of workers being stranded at the airport as no representative of the employer company is there to receive them.
Hitherto, the Malaysian authorities used to send foreign workers to deportation camps for seven days if they remained stranded at the airport for 72 hours. They would then be deported to their countries of origin.
“This move by the Malaysian government will discourage fraudulent manpower agents who are responsible for job seekers remaining stranded at the airport for days, ultimately prompting the authorities to deport them,” Kumud Khanal, general secretary of the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA), told Republica.
Khanal, who is also coordinator of manpower agencies sending workers to Malaysia, said the Immigration Department of Malaysia enforced the new rule from Monday, mainly to discourage fraudulent Nepali manpower agencies and Malaysian agencies that fail to make arrangements for receiving job-seekers at the airport, thereby leaving the airport overcrowded with stranded workers.
The growing trend of Nepali recruiting agencies defaulting on the commission to be paid to Malaysian agencies and erroneous communication between Nepali and Malaysian agencies about the workers´ arrival time in Malaysia have been leaving the workers in difficulties at the airport.
Nepalese ambassador to Malaysia Rishi Adhikari said the fresh move by the Malaysian government is positive for discouraging unethical activities by Nepali and Malaysian recruiting agencies.
“This decision of the Malaysian government is a positive step in minimizing troubles for workers in the coming days. However, there should be proper arrangements for the required funds for deporting stranded workers,” said Adhikari.
He said about 150 Nepalis are camped at some half a dozen deportation centers, waiting to be deported from Malaysia, which has over 400,000 Nepali workers.
As per the existing practice in some host countries, the airlines concerned have to bring the deportees back to the country of origin and seek fare refund from the manpower agencies concerned through their general sales agents.
Meanwhile, the Nepali mission in Malaysia has stated that the Malaysian government has formally stopped issuing calling visas for Nepali workers to discourage the trend of workers changing employers after landing in Malaysia. Under the calling visas, workers can get their visas upon arrival at the airport in accordance with the list of workers provided by the employer companies.
However, workers cannot easily change their employers in Malaysia as the name of the employer is clearly mentioned in the visa stamped by the Malaysian embassy in Nepal.
A recent letter undersigned by Labor Attaché to Malaysia Surya Bhandari stated that the minimum remuneration fixed by the Nepal government for workers going to Malaysia has created problems at some empoloyer companies as Malaysian employers are in favor of determination remuneration under the open market system.
Though the Nepal government has fixed a minimum salary of 546 ringgit per month, Malaysian employers are providing 481ringgit to the workers, inviting protests by workers at some companies. One ringit is about 22 rupees.

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लिबियामा ६७ कामदार बन्धक

होम कार्की
काठमाडौं, कार्तिक ५ - लिबियामा १८ दिनदेखि कामविहीन बनेका ६७ नेपाली कामदारलाई कम्पनीले बिहीबारदेखि बन्धक बनाएको छ ।
लिबियाको एकदेनिज रियाल स्टेट फर कन्स्ट्रक्सन एन्ड रियल स्टेट डेभलपमेन्ट कम्पनीमा कार्यरत ती नेपालीलाई थुनेर राखिएको हो । 'बिहीबार १२ बजेदेखि कम्पनीका अधिकारीले हामी बसेको क्याम्पको मुख्य गेटमा बाहिर निस्कन नपाउने गरी ताला लगाइदिए,' पीडित बृद्धि लिम्बूले फोनमा भने, 'हामी तीन जना भागेर तपाईंको सम्पर्कमा आएका हौं ।'
बाबुराम अधिकारी, बाबुराम भुजेल, सुवास ढुंगाना, बाबुलाल राई, गोपालप्रसाद भट्टराई, दीपक दाहाल, सोमराज पौडेल, मोहन धिमाल, वीरेन्द्र लिम्बू, यम खड्कालगायत ६७ नेपाली कामदारलाई बन्धक बनाइएको उनले जनाए ।
उनीहरूले सम्झौताअनुसार तलब र सेवासुविधा नपाएको भन्दै १८ दिन अगाडिदेखि काम रोकेका थिए । उनीहरू प्रत्येकले काठमाडौंस्थित सपोर्ट ह्युमन रिर्सज प्रालिलाई १ लाख ३० हजार रुपैयाँ तिरेर गत चैत २९ गतेअघि त्यता गएका थिए ।
पीडितहरूका अनुसार कम्पनीले खाना खुवाउनसमेत छाडेको छ । 'हामी निकै तनावमा छौं । काम गरेर सम्झौताअनुसार तलब र सेवासुविधा पाएका छैनौं,' उनले रुँदै फानमा भने, 'स्थिति निकै दयनीय छ । समस्या समाधान गर्न म्यानपावर पनि कुरा सुन्दैनन् । दैनिक कम्पनीका अधिकारीहरू आएर झन् मानसिक यातना मात्र दिन्छन् ।'
कम्पनीले फ्रि भिसा र फ्रि टिकटमा ल्याएको भन्दै तलब नबढाउने बताएको पीडितले जनाए । पीडित कामदारहरूले हाल दुई सय ५० लिबियन पाइरहेका छन् । उनीहरूले दुई साताअघिदेखि नै आफूहरूको उद्धार पहल गरिदिन सरकारसमक्ष अपिल गरे पनि सुनुवाइ भएको छैन ।
कामदार र कम्पनीबीच एक साताअघि वार्ता भए पनि आफ्ना मागबारे सुनुवाइ नभएको अर्का पीडित प्रकाश मगरले बताए । कम्पनीले तलब नबढाउने र स्वदेश फिर्न चाहने कामदार आफैंले टिकटको व्यवस्था गर्नुपर्ने बताएपछि उनीहरू झन् समस्यामा परेका हुन् ।
'यही अवस्थामा काम गर्दा र तलब लिँदा दुई वर्षमा पनि ऋण तिर्न सकिन्न,' एक लाख ५० हजार तिरेर गएका प्रकाश पौडेलले भने, 'हाम्रा परिवारलाई पाल्न र केही कमाउन आएका थियौं । तर पसिना मात्रै बग्ने भयो ।'
'नेपाली कामदारले उचित पारिश्रमिक पाउनुपर्छ भनी अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय मुलुकसँग श्रम सम्झौता नगरेकै कारण हामी ठगिएका हौं । सरकारले अध्ययन र सुरक्षाको ग्यारेन्टी नगरी कामदार पठाउन अनुमति दिएकाले हामी ठगिइरहेका छौं,' पीडितहरूद्वारा जारी सामूहिक विज्ञप्तिमा भनिएको छ, 'अहिले हाम्रो जीवन जोखिममा छ । यस्तो ठाउँमा विभिन्न पीडा र वेदनाको सिकार भएका छौं । यस्तो अवस्थामा सरकारलाई गम्भीर भइदिन पुनः हामी अपिल गर्छौं ।'
लिबियामा धेरै श्रम समस्या देखिन थालेपछि दुई महिनादेखि श्रम अनुमति दिन वैदेशिक रोजगार विभागले रोकेको छ ।

Kantipurnews.

ANNFSU with new leader

Main stream student’s union of Nepal, All Nepal National Free Student Union, ANNFSU has elected its new leaders through its 20th national conference was inaugurated in Janakpur on Oct. 1st. More than two thousand delegates were participated from nationwide in conference; they elected the New President Madhab Dhungel, General Secretary Kishor Bikram Malla and three secretaries Rachana Khadka, Bachan Bahadur Singh and Saroj Kumar Yadav. ANNFSU also made its federal structure and five vice-presidents are elected from this conference are Nawaraj Poudyal, Bhim Rai, Nabina Lama, Sudhir Shah and Laxman Lamsal respectively whereas the Dipak Gautam is treasure.
ANNFSU have lots of responsibilities for the reformation of education systems which should be related with the life of students including organizational reformation. Newly elected president Madhab Dhungel expresses the confidence regarding this issues which defiled the organization since long in his speech after being elected in headquarter of UML at Balkhu, Kathmandu, today. The conference has elected 201 central committee members among them 45 are secretariat.

‘दैनिक ८०० नेपाली कामको खोजीमा विदेशिन्छन्’

बेरोजगारीको समस्या छिट्टै संबोधन नगरिए विष्फोटक रुप लिने चिन्ता बढेको छपोहोरसम्म दैनिक ६०० का दरले देश छाड्ने नेपालीहरुको संख्या यसपाली ८०० नाघेको छ। उद्योग धन्दा, बन्द व्यापार सबै कुरा चौपट भएपछि हरेक वर्ष कामको खोजीमा निस्कने नेपाली युवाहरुमध्ये तीन चौथाई विदेश पुग्न थालेका छन्। प्रत्येक दुई मिनेटमा एकजना, एक घण्टामा ३३ जना र दैनिक ८०० जनाका दरले गएको एक वर्षमा झण्डै तीन लाख नेपालीले देश छाडे। वैदेशिक रोजगार विभागका महानिर्देशक मोहनकृष्ण सापकोटा भन्छन्, “यो वर्ष २९४,०९४ जना वैदेशिक रोजगारीमा गए। गत साल २१७,००० जना त्यसरी बाहिर गएका थिए।”

सीपको अभाव
त्यसरी बाहिर जानेहरुमध्ये तीन चौथाईसंग कुनै सीप नभएको सरकारी तथ्यांक छ। सीप भएकाहरुको तुलनामा उनीहरुले कमाउने रकम ज्यादै कम हुन्छ। विदेशिएका कुल नेपाली कामदारहरुमध्ये ७५ प्रतिशत संग कुनै सीप छैन। उनीहरुले शारीरिक श्रम पर्ने कामहरु गर्छन्। थोरै मानिस गएर धेरै कमाई गर्ने भन्दा नेपालीहरु धेरै गएर धेरै कमाई भइरहेको छ,” सापकोटाले बताए। हालसम्म भारत बाहेक अन्य देशमा कानुनी रुपमा गएका नेपालीहरुको संख्या १७ लाख रहेको रेकर्ड सरकारसंग छ। तर सरकारी अधिकारीहरुकै अनुसार रेकर्डमा नरहेका वा गैर कानुनी रुपमा विदेशिएका नेपालीहरुको संख्या अर्को १७ लाख जत्तिनै छ। अर्थात देशको जनसंख्याको १० प्रतिशत मानिसहरु कामको खोजीमा परदेशिएका छन्।

विकराल समस्या
शान्ति प्रक्रिया र संविधान निर्माणको जालोमा बेरिएको देशमा नौला उद्योगधन्दा, ठूल्ठूला लगानी हुन त परै जाओस्, भएका व्यापार व्यवसायसमेत बन्द हडतालको चपेटामा परेपछि बेरोजगारीको समस्या झन, झन बढिरहेको छ। विदेशिएका कुल नेपाली कामदारहरुमध्ये ७५ प्रतिशत संग कुनै सीप छैन। उनीहरुले शारीरिक श्रम पर्ने कामहरु गर्छन्। मोहनकृष्ण सापकोटा, महानिर्देशक, वैदेशिक रोजगार विभागजुन कुरा स्वयं सरकारी अधिकारीहरुपनि निर्धक्क स्वीकार्छन्। हुन त विदेशमा काम गर्ने नेपालीहरुले पठाउने गरेको वार्षिक अढाई खर्ब रुपियाँले अर्थतन्त्र धानेको छ। तर देशभित्र बेरोजगारीको समस्या सम्बोधन हुन नसक्दा अर्थतन्त्रलाई गम्भीर प्रभाव पारिरहेको राष्ट्रिय योजना आयोगका उपाध्यक्ष डा जगदिशचन्द्र पोखरेलले बताए।“हाम्रो शिक्षा प्रणाली, विद्यमान आर्थिक संरचना र लगानीको वातावरणलाई एकैसाथ राखेर हेर्ने हो भने बेरोजगारीले अर्थतन्त्रलाई पारेको प्रभाव निकै गम्भीर देखिन्छ,” डा पोखरेलले बताए।

श्रम बजार
हरेक वर्ष चार लाख नेपाली युवाहरु कामको खोजीमा श्रम बजारमा पस्छन्। तर काम नपाएर ती मध्ये तीन चौथाईले परदेशिनुपर्ने वाध्यता छ। यो समस्याको विकरालपना केहि दिन अगाडि राजधानीमै देखिएको थियो। कोरिया जानको निम्ति चार हजार कामदारको खोजीमा दर्खास्त मागियो। बदलामा ४२ हजार युवाहरुले घामपानी सहेर घण्टौं लाइन बसेर निवेदन दिए। सबैको ध्यान राजनीतिक मैदानमामात्र केन्द्रित रहँदा बेरोजगारी समस्याको पहाडले देशलाई थिचेको कुरामा ध्यान नजानु गम्भीर चिन्ताको विषय बनेको छ।

बेरोजगारीको चित्र
दैनिक कामको खोजीमा विदेशिने नेपालीको संख्या- ८००
हरेक वर्ष श्रम बजारमा प्रवेश गर्ने नेपालीहरुको संख्या- ४ लाख
हरेक वर्ष विदेशिनेको संख्या- झण्डै ३ लाख
कामको लागि भारतबाहेक विदेशमा रहेका नेपालीहरुको संख्या- झण्डै ३० लाख

स्रोत: बीबीसी

“Maoist is the murderer of Chabilal Karki” –UML

National Council Member as well as Sagarmatha zonal committee member of CPN-UML, Chabilal Karki murdered at Thulachhap VDC-4, Nisankhe, Okhaldhunga by unidentified masked personage while he was having diner in local Tara Hotel, on July 8. Karki was severely beaten up by iron rod on his head in demonist way that his leg was also broken up in several pieces and stabbed as well and died in community hospital after few hours in Okhaldhunga.
He was the former district secretary of Okhaldhunga and candidate of general election in 2001 on behalf of CPN-UML was threatened of death issued, according to his wife, by Maoist several times because of his active participation in politics.
His body was kept at Tundikhel for flower-patterned tributes to him, Chabilal, where the party leaders and thousands of cadres were participated in funeral procession as well. Prime-minister Madhab Kumar Nepal, President Jhalanath Khanal, and other influential leaders of UML paid the last tribute to the leader Chabilal. President Jhalanath Khanal urged, that was the preplanned incident which causes death of Karki and culprits should punished. Prime minister said Maoists are behind the murder remembering the sound of Chabilal’s wife.
Even Maoist reject the accusation, the cadres and participants of funeral procession shouted anti Maoist slogan and advocated the peace, it seems the process of forming government through national consensus is impossible because Maoist are in favor of weapon, intimidation, threaten and also murder as well that may cause the peace process in long term.

Prime Minister Madhab Kumar Nepal resigned.

Prime Minister Madhab Kumar Nepal has resigned for the completion of constitution and to end the current political deadlock but formation of the new government through national consensus seems impossible because all the major parties are claiming that they have to form the government under their leadership.

-CA term extended by a year PM to resign within a week

-News published in Republica,
KATHMANDU, May 28: The term of the Constituent Assembly has finally been extended for a year with 580 votes in favor and five against, at a meeting of parliament that began at 11:45 pm on Friday.
Speaker Subas Nembang announced the term extension at 1:25 a.m.
The CA extension became possible after the three major parties -- UCPN-M, NC and UML-- which between them hold a two-thirds majority in the CA sealed a three-point deal late in the evening Friday.
Top leaders of the three parties had struggled throughout the day over the specificity of the agreement and its wording. But they finally agreed on the text of the deal at around 11 p.m. and it was signed by UCPN-M Chairman Puspha Kamal Dahal, NC Acting President Sushil Koirala and UML Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal.
One thing that is still not clear in the three-point deal is within how many days Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will resign. Despite Maoist insistence on naming a specific date for the PM´s resignation, NC and UML leaders refused to do so.
Even after the signing of the agreement, Maoist Chairman Dahal was insisting that the prime minister will have to resign in the next three or four days but UML leaders were arguing that he could resign in a week´s time.
The deal brings to an end a political deadlock plaguing the country for the last one year since Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigned as prime minister after his failed attempt to sack then army chief Rookmangud Katwal.
Out of power, the UCPN-M launched a series of protests to force the government into a compromise, if not to remove it from power.
On May 1 it had announced an indefinite general strike demanding resignation of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. Following their general strike debacle, the Maoists had maintained that they would not agree to extend the CA term unless Prime Minister Nepal resigned.
The general election for the CA was held on April 10, 2008. The two-year term of the CA to draft a new constitution expired at midnight Friday.

-Politics ahead
Though the parties have agreed to extend the CA they are yet to reach an agreement on a number of complicated issues. They will now have to negotiate and agree on three key issues -- taking the peace process to a logical end, writing the constitution, and power sharing.
The parties have agreed that they will soon begin negotiations on each of these issues and will reach a comprehensive deal before a new national consensus government is formed. The parties are yet to agree on who will lead the national consensus government.

-Three-point agreement
1. We are firmly committed to consensus and cooperation to take the peace process to a logical conclusion and to immediately complete the remaining tasks of the peace process and accomplish the historic responsibility of writing a new constitution.
2. Though significant progress has been made toward constitution drafting process, all the works have not been completed yet. So we have agreed to extend the term of the Constituent Assembly by one year.
3. We are ready to move ahead on the basis of consensus to accomplish the above-mentioned responsibilities and works as soon as possible by forming a national consensus government. We would like to make it clear that the prime minister of the present coalition government is ready to resign as soon as possible.

-UNMIN hails deal
The United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) has welcomed the agreement of the parties to extend the CA term."I welcome the decision by the parties to take the necessary steps to extend the tenure of the Constituent Assembly. The parties now have a precious opportunity to address outstanding peace process issues without further delay," UNMIN Chief Karin Landgren told myrepublica.com.

-प्रधानमन्त्रीको "टङ्ग स्लीप" मा एमालेको धारणा

०६७ जेठ ७ गते नेकपा एमाले का वरिष्ठ नेता तथा वर्तमान सरकारका प्रधानमन्त्री कमरेड माधव कुमार नेपालद्वारा अभिव्यक्त विचारप्रति पार्टीको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । त्यस दिन उहाँले नर्वेली वातावरण तथा विकास मन्त्री एरिक सोल्हेमसँग त्रिभूवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थलमा भएको भेटवार्तापछि संवाददाताहरुसँग "पहिले त म संविधानसभाको पक्षमा पनि होइन । माओवादीहरुलाई खुशी पार्न राम्रो हुन्छ भने ठीकै हो भन्ने मान्यता बोकेको मान्छे हुँ । नभए त मैले संविधानसभा होइन अर्को माध्यमबाट पनि संविधान बनाउन सकिन्छ भन्ने प्रस्ताव राखेकै पनि हो ।" भन्ने कुरा व्यक्त गर्नुभएपछि आम नेपाली जनसमुदाय र पार्टीमा गम्भीर किसिमको भ्रम सिर्जना भएको छ ।

जनताबाट निर्वाचित बहुमतको सरकार बनाउनु मात्रै लोकतन्त्रको मर्म होइन । जनताले आफ्नो संविधान आफै बनाउनु पर्छ भन्ने मान्यता लोकतन्त्रको सबभन्दा महत्वपूर्ण विषय हो । त्यसैले नेपालको प्रजातान्त्रिक र वामपंथी आन्दोलनमा ००६ सालदेखि नै जनताले आफ्नो संविधान आफै बनाउनु पर्छ भन्ने मान्यता अघि बढ्दै आएको हो । यो कुनै एउटा पार्टीको माग नभएर कम्युनिष्ट र कांगे्रस सबै लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टीहरुको माग हो । मुलुकको शक्ति सन्तुलनको अवस्था र तत्कालीन विशिष्ट परिस्थिति अनुसार कहिले यो विषय मुख्य राजनीतिक मागको रुपमा अगाडि आयो भने कहिले यो भन्दा अर्को विषय प्रमुख माग बनेको बेला छायांमा पर्यो । तर पनि जनताले आफ्नो संविधान आफै बनाउन नसक्दासम्म जनताको आन्दोलनबाट प्राप्त सीमित अधिकारहरु वारम्वार खोसिने र राजाको निरंकुशता दोहोिरंदै जाने अवस्था नेपाली राजनीतिमा कायम रह्यो । त्यसैले खास गरी तत्कालीन राजा ज्ञानेन्द्रको प्रतिगमनपछि संविधानसभासँगै राजतन्त्रको अन्त्य गर्नुपर्ने विशिष्ट परिस्थिति उत्पन्न भयो । त्यसबेलाको परिस्थितिको विश्लेषणको आधारमा नेकपा एमाले ले संविधानसभा र लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्रको मागलाई प्रमुख नाराको रुपमा एकैसाथ उठाएको थियो । यो विषयलाई व्यापक छलफलपछि पार्टी केन्द्रीय कमिटीले पारित गरेको थियो । त्यस्तै त्यसबेला राजाको निरंकुशता विरुद्ध संघर्षरत सात राजनीतिक पार्टीहरुले यो विषयलाई साझा नाराको रुपमा अघि बढाएका थिए । त्यसैले यो विषय नेकपा माओवादी को मात्र नभइ नेकपा एमाले लगायत अन्य पार्टीहरु र नेपाल राष्ट्रको समेत साझा विषय बनेको वास्तविक यथार्थतालाई बिस्रनु हुँदैन ।

संविधानसभाबाट नै संविधान निर्माण गर्नु पर्ने विषयमा नेकपा एमाले ले जोड दिएको छ । त्यसको लागि राष्ट्रिय सहमति अनिवार्य छ । सहमतिको लागि पार्टीले निरन्तर प्रयास जारी राखेको छ । यस्तो अवस्थामा पार्टीका वरिष्ठ नेताबाट आएको अभिव्यक्तिले संविधानसभा बारे पार्टीको दृष्टिकोण सम्बन्धमा भ्रम सिर्जना हुने भएकोले त्यस्तो भ्रममा नपर्न र पार्टीले पटक-पटक गर्दै आएका संस्थागत निर्णयको आधारमा अघि बढ्न पार्टी पंक्ति र आम जनसमुदायलाई नेकपा एमाले हार्दिक आह्वान गर्दछ ।

युवराज ज्ञवाली

सचिव केन्द्रीय सचिवालय

मिति: २०६७.२.९

-No surrender is possible, PM

Maoist is demanding the resignation of Prime Minister, Madhab Kumar Nepal as only a solution of current political conflict but Prime Minister rejected it directly saying "no surrender is possible in front of Maoist's intimidation" rather Nepal suggested to Maoist, to be civilian party. Speaking on the occasion of 21st anniversary of the Youth Federation Nepal, Nepal enforced in uniformity and consensus for the peace process and constitution among political parties.
Addressing the anniversary, PM said, "resignation requires certain pre-requisites as crime and out of constitutional procedures but no clamor in the street" he further said, "we can not trust the credit commitment of Maoist that they are violating since long". He also requested to control speeches in public and do not take my mild manner as weaknesses.
Prime minister clearly said, "to grasp the power forcefully is impossible" who the tiger and who the fox is already shown by incidents, that Maoist mentioned "we are tiger and the rest are fox" dirung strike. Even though the way is open to join in government for peace and constitution, he added.

-116 Nepalis in Libya, Sudan await rescue

News Published in Republica,
KIRAN CHAPAGAIN
KATHMANDU, May 12: Ninety-four Nepali laborers working for a company in the north African country of Libya have appealed to the Nepal government for immediate rescue, saying they are being forced to work in miserable conditions.

The plight of the workers came to light after the Nepali Embassy in Cairo, Egypt wrote to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) here Tuesday, informing the government about the matter.
"We have been informed that the workers have been working as bonded labor and have been deprived of their basic salary for as many as nine months," said a senior MoFA official, preferring anonymity.

The workers, in a joint appeal sent to the Department of Employment Promotion on April 25 through the embassy, said they were duped by their agents who promised them work at CKG, a multi-national company with expertise in carrying out projects of a civil and mechanical nature. But they ended up being associated with Gorkhas Construction Pvt Ltd in Libya, according to a letter in the possession of Republica. The former company is already in the process of closing down, according to them.

Following receipt of the letter, the Nepali mission in Cairo carried out a study and found that the labors were working in vulnerable conditions.

"They are awaiting immediate rescue," the official said quoting the letter from the embassy. MoFA sources further said that approximately US$ 141,000 - which covers air tickets and compensation to the employer company - is needed to rescue them.

In the letter sent to the Department of Employment Promotion, the laborers said they reached Libya through Dhaulagiri Manpower Company and sought action against it.

In yet another case, the Nepali mission in Riyadh has also written to the government informing it that 22 Nepali laborers in Sudan have appealed for immediate rescue, saying they are being forced to work as bonded labor in poor conditions at the Khartum-based Fresh Soap Factory.

The government does not yet recognize Sudan as a labor destination and sending Nepali workers to the northeast African country is considered illegal.

According to MoFA officials, the company is ready to let the Nepali workers return if they are provided air tickets and compensation paid for terminating the contract. Officials said approximately US$ 3,300 is needed to rescue the laborers from Sudan.

-Journalists Became Target of Maoist

Maoist besieged the main government administration centre, Singh Durbar withdrawing the infinite general strike was pressurized by national and international community. Obviously, Maoist held the mass assembly was addressed by Puspa Kamal Dahal, president of UCPN-Maoist said journalists are not supporting their strike and challenged that, people knew very well about their negative role.
Maoist cadre attacked a passer way saying 'vigilante' in their agitation by iron rod and journalists are taking picture and visual, they also attacked by demonstrators. Prabin Maharjan of Associate News Agency, photo journalist and Rabindra Shrestha of Avenues Television cameraperson were bitten up by them. They also broke the cameras and vandalize several vehicles.
During the meeting with the delegates of Photo Journalists Forum, Prime-Minister Madhab Kumar Nepal committed to protect press freedom and urged not to excite the cadre to attack press for their own interests. Meanwhile Nepal said, he would not resign through violence and intimidation of Maoist and sent letter to Puspa Kamal Dahal for negotiation.

-Peace Rally held in Kathmandu

A Peace Rally held in Basantapur, Kathmandu demanding political solution through dialogue among the political parties regarding the indefinite general strike called by Maoist which begun to stop the life of people in the country, today. Thousands of people from different organizations; civil society, press, Nepal bar Association, and individuals were participated which was organized by The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) in Kathmandu. Even, Maoist leaders pressurize not to organize the Peace Rally, thinking it is against their strike, to civil society and stopped participants on the way to Basantapur in Kupondol and Rantapark by Maoists activists.
Addressing the mass in Basantapur, president of FNCCI, Kush Kumar Joshi claim that, end of the chaotic situation of Nepal and restoration of peace and completion of constitution is the aim of this Rally, was also addressed by president of Nepal Bar Association and famous comedians 'Maha Jodi'. Later, the rally was marched through New Road, Bir Hospital, Jamal, Ratnapark but clashed with Young Communist League, YCL while they create obstacle in exhibition road.
Sixth day of strike called by Maoist, scattered the life of people, especially those who works daily for their livelihood, even if they claim about civilian supremacy and right and welfare of proletariat. There are also anti-strike agitations by local people in many places throughout the country, is their agony of strike without any outlets. Minister of Information and Technology, Shankar Pokhral said the strike of Maoist is against the will of people and it can not give solution in present political deadlock.
Meanwhile, America appeal to withdraw the indefinite general strike through press release in the name of Robert O. Blake, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Department of State, expressing their concern about the life of general public.

-कामदार कोषबाट मन्त्रीको विदेश सयर

कन्तिपुरबाट प्रकाशित समाचार - काठमाडौ, मंसिर १४ - विदेशमा काम गर्न जानेबाट उठाइएको कल्याणकारी शुल्कको एक करोड रुपैयाँ खर्चेर श्रममन्त्रीसहितका विशिष्ट पदाधिकारीले विदेश भ्रमण गरेका छन् । कामदारबाट सुरुमा ५ सय र हाल हजार रुपैयाँ उठाइने गरेको कोषमा दुई वर्षमै २५ करोड जम्मा भइसकेको छ । 'वैदेशिक रोजगार प्रवर्द्धन गर्न' भन्दै श्रममन्त्रीको नेतृत्वमा विभिन्न टोलीले विदेश भ्रमण गरी एक करोड सिध्याएको हो ।

'आर्थिक मन्दीले नेपाली कामदारलाई परेको असर र रोजगारको नयाँ अवसर खोज्न विदेश जाँदा रकम खर्च भएको हो,' वैदेशिक रोजगार प्रवर्द्धन बोर्डर्का कार्यकारी निर्देशक स्थानेश्वर देवकोटाले कान्तिपुरसँग भने ।

हालका श्रममन्त्री मोहमद अफ्ताव आलम र अघिल्लो सरकारका श्रममन्त्री लेखराज भट्टले यो रकम सकेका हुन् । गत वैशाखमा भट्टको नेतृत्वमा कतार, साउदी अरब र यूएईको अध्ययन गर्न एउटा टोली गएको थियो भने त्यसपछि आलम इजरायल, जापान, गि्रसलगायतका मुलुक घुमिसकेका छन् । त्यसमध्ये इजरायल भ्रमण मन्त्रिपरिषदको अनुमतिबिना गएकाले विवादित बनेको थियो ।

'कामदारको मृत्युमा निजको शव ल्याउन वा दुर्घटना परेमा उपचार गर्नका लागि उपयोग हुनुपर्ने कोषको रकम विदेश भ्रमणमा दुरुपयोग भइरहेको छ,' श्रममामिला विज्ञ गणेश गुरुङले भने । स्रोतका अनुसार श्रम मन्त्रालयका फुटकर खर्चसमेत कोषबाटै भुक्तानी गर्न थालिएको छ । बोर्डका अध्यक्ष श्रममन्त्री हुन् । एक कर्मचारीले भने, 'कतिसम्म भने मन्त्रीले पाहुनालाई खुवाएको चियाबिस्कुटको समेत बिल आउन थालेको छ ।' वैदेशिक रोजगार ऐनअनुसार कामदारको सुरक्षाका लागि गठित कल्याणकारी कोष स्थापनाको दुई वर्षसम्म पनि कामदार सुरक्षाका कुनै कार्यक्रम आएको छैन । 'कोषमा सरकारका तर्फबाट पनि रकम जम्मा गर्नुपर्ने प्रावधान छ,' गुरुङले भने, 'तर सरकारले पैसा जम्मा गर्नु त कता हो कता मामाको धन फुपूको श्राद्धझैं पो गर्न थालेको छ ।

'ऐनअनुसार कोषको रकमबाट विदेशबाट फर्केका कामदारका परिवारको शैक्षिक विकास, स्वास्थ्य उपचारमा सहयोग, महिला कामदारका लागि सुरक्षित गृहको र तिनका बालबच्चाका लागि शिशुस्याहार केन्द्र सञ्चालन, वैदेशिक रोजगारसम्बन्धी जनचेतना र बोर्ड सञ्चालन गर्ने व्यवस्था छ ।

कोषबाट हालसम्म करिब पाँच करोड खर्च भइसकेको कार्यकारी निर्देशक देवकोटाले बताए । उनका अनुसार दुई सय ३८ मृतकका परिवार, आर्थिक मन्दीबाट फर्केका दुई सय ३३ कामदार, अंगभंग भएका १२ कामदारलाई क्षतिपूर्ति, अभिमुखीकरण तालिम लिएका ९ सय ३९ महिलालाई सात सय रुपैयाँका दरले सोधभर्ना दिइसकिएको छ । मृतक परिवारलाई भने एक लाख रुपैयाँ क्षतिपूर्ति दिने गरिएको छ ।

-Six labor attaches appointed ignoring criteria

-News published by Republica
KATHMANDU, May 1: The Ministry of Labor and Transport Management (MoLTM) has appointed labor attaches for six different labor destinations, ignoring even reasonable minimum qualifications.
MoLTM has decided to appoint Under Secretaries Kashi Raj Dahal and Krish Hari Puskar Karna as labor attachés for Japan and South Korea respectively.
Similarly, Section Officers Bhabiswor Pandey has been appointed labor attache for Hong Kong, Bishnu Hari Upadhya for Oman, Murari Osti for Israel and Bishal Bhattarai for Kuwait. Of the newly appointed, only Bhattarai has experience in the foreign employment sector and a good knowledge of English.
In a bid to ensure fair selection of labor attaches, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) had given consent to the creation of new labor attache posts, laying down the condition that they should be selected through internal competition among candidates who have a good command of English and knowledge of the foreign employment sector.
A source at MoLTM told Republica that Dahal is currently at the Department of Health Services, Upadhya is personal assistant to Peace Minister Rakam Chemjong, and Osti is at the Home Ministry.
“Except for Bhattarai, the appointees don´t have minimum qualifications to be labor attaché and they were appointed entirely out of the personal interests of Labor Minister Mohamad Aftav Alam. This has created resentment among the employees,” said the source. Bhattarai has been working at the foreign employment division of MoLTM since the last three years.
To exercise his discretionary powers in appointing labor attaches through direct proposal to the cabinet, Alam has set aside the necessary qualifications specified by an earlier cabinet meeting.
“The ministry has not only ignored minimum qualifications but even a single woman has not been selected for the post,” the source added.
Though Karna and Pandey were transferred to MoLTM a couple of months back, they had not been assigned any responsibility to obviate the need for consent from the Ministry of General Administration (MoGA) for appointing them as labor attaches and forwarding their names to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As per the existing practice, employees should not be kept without responsibilities for long.
MoLTM has not had to sent the names of Karna and Pandey for MoGA´s consent.
The appointment of Labor attaches to Malaysia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia was also controversial as they were appointed without following any criteria.
As per the Law Act 2007, the government can appoint labor attaches to countries where the number of Nepali workers exceeds 5,000.

-General Strike of Maoist

The indefinite general strike called by Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) with the purpose that alteration and leading the government, stroked the life of people resentfully, nationwide. Maoists has celebrated the 121st May Day 2010, carrying much supporter was from out of Kathmandu valley to sustain their strike which already was announced by them.
Maoists mainly demanded the resignation of Prime-Minister Madhab Kumar Nepal and build the government leading by Puspa Kamal Dahal, the Maoist leader, with the claim that they are the largest party in Constituent Assembly, CA election, superficially. On the other hand, government, except the Maoist, claim that there is the legal way to hold the government not from the demonstration on the street with innocent people but from the legal process, which can be the proposal of suspicion in parliament or through the negotiation and consensus among the political parties for the completion of constitution. Meanwhile, the government could not believe the Maoist commitments because of their reciprocal activities, capturing the public and personal properties and their mutual armed as well as the bi-armed force Young Communist League, YCL.

Condition of people and their livelihood in Kathmandu is getting worse because of strike, and the demonstrator are also getting sick with the lack of proper accommodation are from outside of capital and leaving the spot gradually. In some places, there are also anti-strike agitations by local residential because of indefinite strike and obligations of donation with threaten that causing the strike less effective is a challenge for Maoist. The local people had played the decisive role in every milestone of revolution like crumble of Panchyat system and achieving multi-party democracy as well as republican instead of monarchical but now they seems against the strike, is another challenge to Maoist. There is also compulsion of support and participate in demonstration to Maoist which cause dead of an old man in Dang, who was compel to go in anti-government demonstration. On the other hand, government clearly noted that, Prime-Minister should not resign with the pressure by street and such hullabaloo, but in negotiation and consensus through proper way and holding negotiation with Maoist.
Strategically, Maoist have hidden desire to hold the government and make the constitution in their favor along with the name and fame, and unification of Maoist arm in Nepal Army as they like, but situation is out of their control that appeared in clash between the activists in several places as well as the stand taken by government.

-वामदेव गौतमको नेतृत्वमा अध्यक्षलाई ज्ञापन-पत्र प्रेषित गरेकोमा एमालेको धारणा:

२०६७ वैशाख १८ गतेको मितिमा हाम्रो पार्टीका अध्यक्ष कमरेडलाई सम्वोधन गरेर पार्टीका उपाध्यक्ष क। वामदेव गौतम लगायतका कमरेडहरुको नाममा एउटा ज्ञापन-पत्र प्रेषित गरिएको कुराप्रति पार्टीको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ ।
मुलुक यतिवेला अत्यन्त ठूलो संकटको अवस्थामा छ । संकटको समाधानका लागि नेकपा एमाले नेपाली काँग्रेस र एनेकपा माओवादीवीच वार्ता चलिरहेको छ । सहमतिको दस्तावेज तयार पार्नका लागि तीनवटै पार्टीको संयुक्त कार्यदल निरन्तर लागिरहेको छ र हामीहरु राष्ट्रिय सहमतिमा पुग्न निरन्तर प्रयत्नशील भइरहेका छौं । मुलुकको यो स्थितिको वारेमा हाम्रो पार्टी अत्यन्त चिन्तित र जनताप्रति उत्तरदायी भएर अघि वढिरहेको छ । त्यसको लागि पार्टीले संस्थागत रुपमा निर्णय गरेर समस्या समाधानको लागि प्रयास गरिरहेको छ । यस्तो अवस्थामा आफूलाई लागेका कुनै पनि विचारहरु पार्टीमा राख्ने पार्टीका हरेक नेता र कार्यकर्ताको अधिकार सुरक्षित छ । तर आ-आफ्नै किसिमले वक्तव्य दिने आफ्ना निजी विचारहरु समूहगत रुपमा सार्वजनिक गर्ने साचार माध्यममा ज्ञापन-पत्र बुझाउने जस्ता कि्रयाकलापहरु पार्टीको विधान र प्रकि्रयासँग मेल खाँदैनन् । कुनै पनि नेतालाई जथाभावी वोल्ने अधिकार छैन । त्यसैले क। वामदेव गौतम लगायतका केही कमरेडबाट सार्वजनिक भएको उक्त कुराको भ्रममा नपर्न तथा पार्टीका आधिकारीक निर्णयका आधारमा एकतावद्ध भएर अघि बढ्न पार्टीका सम्पूर्ण नेता कार्यकर्ताहरुमा हार्दिक अपिल गर्न चाहन्छु ।
साथै उक्त कथित ज्ञापन-पत्रको विषयवस्तु र त्यसको प्रकृयामा आफ्नो सहमति नरहेको कुरा क। साहना प्रधान लगायत अधिकांश कमरेडहरुले पार्टीलाई बताइसक्नु भएको पनि जानकारी गराउन चाहन्छु।

युवराज ज्ञवाली सचिव केन्द्रीय सचिवालय (प्रेस विज्ञप्ती, १९ बैशाख २०६७)

-Joint 121st MayDay Celebration by GEFONT and CoNEP

GEFONT and CoNEP, celebrated The May Day jointly in Academy Hall, Kathmandu was addressed by chief guest as well as the president of CPN-UML J. N. Khanal and the international delegates from various organization was chaired by Bishnu Rimal, president of GEFONT and the president of CONEP respectively. Chief Guest mainly... enforced addres...sing the May Day, there is not solution with the social hullabaloo but in process even in every transitional period of nation was related the action and effort of Maoist to knock down the government leading by CPN-UML. On the other hand, Maoist also organized the May Day in Kathmandu was addressed by Prachanda, president of Maoist claimed that they should lead the gov't because they are the first party in CA election. Many of the people from Kathmandu are in great terror because of possible confrontation of Maoist and the gov't along with the obligation of donation by Maoist.
The concept of Maoist to lead the government and their action during this period is seems absurd activities but engaged their activists in political arena.