Permanent employees of Press Council Nepal have completely halted work and staged a sit-in protest after not receiving their government-mandated dearness allowance for the past six months.
Permanent staff at the Press Council Nepal have started a protest because they did not get their dearness allowance since the month of Magh. The employees have started a “pen down” strike from Thursday, which has completely stopped all daily works of the council.
According to the Information Officer Ram Sharan Bohara, staff have been asking management for their allowance for a very long time. He complained that since the tenure of board members ended and board is currently empty, the management has ignored their genuine demands. The workers say that the strike and work boycott will continue until they get a solid assurance about receiving the money.
Staff Express Disappointment Over Negligence
Speaking about the protest, Information Officer Bohara said, “The permanent staff of the Council secretariat have not received the dearness allowance, which is actually a compulsory government liability, since Magh. We have requested to management many times.” He added that they raised this issue when the board was still active, but now there is no board and their demand is still not addressed.
“Today is already Ashad 19 and we are reaching the end of Ashad. Because we did not get our allowance for six months, we are putting pressure on management. We did pen-down since yesterday and stopped our work. We will sit here continuously until we get a clear assurance,” Bohara said. He also clarified that this is a peaceful and disciplined pressure program to get their rights, not any violent protest.
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