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This website focuses on issues regarding social protection in Asia and the activities done by the Network on Social Protection Rights (INSP!R) and its members. It is under the editorial oversight from the Asia Steering Committee, composed out of members from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Cambodia, Indonesia and Philippines. It is meant to foster dialogue and share experiences.
The articles describe challenges and achievements to improve the right to social protection to workers in the region, with a specific focus to gender, youth and informal workers.

20 June 2019

Nepal in 2018 in numbers: over 400.000 people reached through:

For labour standards:
  • 133.781 members (33% women and 38% youth) are more aware of their rights through campaigns and public outreach
  • 80.995 members (31% women and 10% youth) are newly organized by becoming member of a trade union organization or an association defending workers’ rights
  • 150.758 members (13% women and 7% youth) receive basic training 
  • 400 members (35% women and 30% youth) receive advanced training (of leaders or of Trainers)
  • 200 members (20% women and 10% youth) benefit from legal assistance
  • Advocacy:
  1. Mobilization: 35.000 people (30% women and 25% young workers) are mobilized at grassroots level for political action (ex. demonstrations, petitions…). 
  2. 407 policy makers and political decision makers are lobbied for proposals regarding Social Protection and labour standards.
65 people got vocational skill training.
Over 5.000 workers were made aware of their social security rights and 30 got a basic training. 300 policy makers were met to make the regulations regarding social security more inclusive.

Nepal Partners: GEFONT, NTUC, ITUC-NAC
Budget 2018: 85.487 Euros
Donor: DGD, Programme: 2017-2021

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