Membership
OUR MEMBERSHIP
During the Fifth National Congress, General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) has verified its membership. The statistics show, some of the area GEFONT has made progress and in some area it has lost some membership. Compare to verification of Fourth National, on an average, total membership of GEFONT is slightly increased. The special dues paying core membership has also been increased by 4%; compared to the last Congress from 15% to 19% of the total. Detail of membership is as follows:
| S.N | The Union Council | The Affiliates | Total Members |
| 1 | Industrial Sector | Nepal Independent Workers' Union (NIWU) | 9,522 |
| Nepal Independent Food and Beverage Workers' Union (NIFBWU) | 5,554 | ||
| Nepal Independent Chemical- Iron Workers' Union (NICIWU) | 12,496 | ||
| 2 | Garment-Carpet and Allied Sector | Independent Textile Garment Workers' Union of Nepal (ITGWUN) | 8,234 |
| Nepal Independent Carpet Workers' Union (NICWU) | 7,558 | ||
| Nepal Thanka Artists' Union (NTAU) * | 811 | ||
| 3 | Transport and Allied Sector | Independent Transport-Workers' Association of Nepal (ITWAN) | 56,772 |
| Nepal Auto-mechanics Trade Union (NATU) | 5,177 | ||
| Nepal Rickshaw Pullers' Union (NRPU) | 15,959 | ||
| Nepal Petroleum Workers' Union (NePWU) | 560 | ||
| 4 | Tourism Sector | Nepal Independent Hotel Workers' Union (NIHWU) | 18,322 |
| Union of Trekking-Travel-Rafting Workers, Nepal (UNITRAV) | 5,232 | ||
| 5 | Agriculture and Plantation Sector | Independent Tea plantation Workers' Union of Nepal (ITPWUN) | 5,315 |
| Federation of Agricultural Workers-Nepal (FAWN) | 68,019 | ||
| 6 | Education, Communication, Finance & Service Sector | Independent Press Workers' Union of Nepal (IPWUN) | 2,534 |
| Private & Boarding School Employees' Union (PABSEU)* | 5,627 | ||
| Nepal Courier & Cargo Trade Union (NCCTU) * | 636 | ||
| Tax Councillor Workers' Organisation of Nepal (COWNT)* | 1122 | ||
| Local unions at Banks and financial institutions | 315 | ||
| 7 | Non-agriculture Informal Sector | Central Union of Painters, Plumbers, Electro and Construction Workers-Nepal (CUPPEC) | 80,130 |
| Nepal Street Vendors' Union | 13,256 | ||
| Nepal Security Service Trade Union (NSSTU) * | 2,517 | ||
| 8 | Urban Informal Sector | Independent Garbage Cleaners' Union of Nepal (IGCUN) | 5,222 |
| Nepal Independent Domestic Workers Union (NIDWU)* | 605 | ||
| Nepal Home-based Workers Union (NEHWU)* | 1030 | ||
| Gold & Silver Trade Union of Nepal (GOSITUN) | 915 | ||
| 9 | Health Sector | Nepal Barbers' Trade Union (NEBT) * | 6081 |
| National Beauticians' Union of Nepal (NABUN) | 575 | ||
Nepal Health Employees Union (NHWEU) Nepal Health Volunteers Association (NEVA) | 5,212
5,400 | ||
Total | 353,242 |
