In December, Rajendra Khadka, the representative of the Nepal Tourism, Hotel, Casino and Restaurant Workers’ Union (NTHCWRU), affiliated to the Nepal Trade Union Congress – Independent (NTUC-I), at the Hyatt Hotel, was threatened by Maoist activists who ordered him to stop his trade union activity or face physical reprisals and pressure to get him sacked.
The NTUC-I also reported the abduction, for one day, of Binod Kumar Karna, general secretary of its affiliated organisation in the textile industry, the Nepal Garment Workers’ Union (NGWU) and Nabin Singh, a member of the union. They were threatened there would be further consequences if they continued their activities in support of the NTUC-I.