Informal Economy: What are the challenges for Unions in Nepal?

By The WIEGO Team on June 01, 2015

The following is an interview with Bishnu Rimal, President of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), who expresses his views on the challenges faced by Unions to organize and protect the migrant workers in Nepal. M. Rimal explains also how the ILO can work with Unions to facilitate the transition from informal to formal economy.

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