Nepal - Attacks on democratic trade union activists (2010)

In March, TP Khanal, assistant general secretary of the Nepal Trade Union Congress – Independent (NTUC-I) and Krishna Pandey, one of the leaders of the Nepal Tourism, Hotel, Casino and Restaurant Workers’ Union (NTHCWRU) and the union leader at a Katmandou casino, were beaten up by members of the Maoist union. TP Khanal’s injuries were so severe that he had to spend two weeks in hospital. The NTUC-I has reported other cases of trade union activists being attacked and threatened in the embroidery industry and among other member unions such as the Nepal Factory Labour Union and the Nepal National Security Guards’ Union.