Hunger strike to death declares by workers in HPL

Posted On - 14/02/2012

February 14  - GEFONT affiliate Union- Nepal Independent Chemical & Iron Workers' Union (NICIWU) has declared hunger strike to death demanding for reinstatement of 89 workers issuing a press release.

Himal power Ltd (HPL), which is  established in Nepal as joint venture company between Nepali and Norwegian investment, expelled 89 workers illegally and without any notice on last December 2011.

GEFONT affiliate Union- Nepal Independent Chemical & Iron Workers' Union (NICIWU) has been launched picketing   and 12 hours relay hunger strike in front of office and Project site office  since December 15, 2011 demanding  reinstatement of workers. 

"Series of formal and informal dialogue took place during this period .The management has been  showed high degree of reluctance to solve the problem through the dialogue. It compels us to declare following programmes of Agitation"; the communiqué reads.

Programmes:

•Continuation of 24  hour picketing
•From 15 February, 24 hour group hunger strike will lunch in front  of Corporate office Jhamsikhel- Lalitpur  and Kirne Office.
•if the demands are not fulfilled, will lunch hunger strike from 22 February.