The Dissolution of Public Service Trade Unions: A Threat to Nepal’s Constitutional and Labor Rights?

WFTU Trade Union International formal complaint against the Nepal Government's decision to dissolve public service trade unions.
The Dissolution of Public Service Trade Unions: A Threat to Nepal’s Constitutional and Labor Rights?
WFTU Trade Union International formal complaint against the Nepal Government's decision to dissolve public service trade unions. Violations of ILO Conventions 87 & 98 and Nepal's Constitution. WFTU | TRADE UNION INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICES & ALLIED OFFICE OF THE SECRETARIAT E-mail: tui@nehawu.org.za | Website: tuipublicservice.org To: The Nepalese Prime Minister Att: Prime Minister Balendra Shah Date: 19 April 2026 Subject: Complaint against Nepal Government’s Cabinet Decision of the 27th of March 2026 violating the International Law and the Nepal’s Constitution Dear Prime Minister Shah, T he above subject bears reference. We formally write to you, for and on behalf of the Trade Union International – Public Service and Allied (TUI-PS&A), a strategic component of the World Federation of Trade Unions, the WFTU, to express our discontent and grave concern as we condemn with strongest term the recent decision of the Cabinet and Government of Nepal to deregister and dissolve pu…