All Nepal Trade Union Federation Explained

ANTUF
Type:	Trade Union
Location Country:	Nepal
Affiliation:	ITUC
Members:	415,000
Full Name:	All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions
Native Name:	अखिल नेपाल टेूड युनियन महासंघ
Native Name Lang:	ne
Founded:	2007
Headquarters:	Perisdanda-35, Kathmandu
Key People:	Ganesh Regmi, President^[1]

The All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions (ANTUF) (Nepali: अखिल नेपाल टेूड युनियन महासंघ) is a national trade union center representing workers in Nepal. The Federation had its origins in the Nepalese Civil War and was created by activists from the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Following the peace accords in 2006, the ANTUF was founded in 2007. The ANTUF is made up of 35 affiliated organisations.^[2] In January 2019, following the creation of the Nepal Communist Party, talks commenced for a merger between the ANTUF and the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT).^[3]

Affiliates

The ANTUF has 30 affiliated unions:^[4]

• All Nepal Industrial Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Transport Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Hotel, Casino and Restaurant Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Construction Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Health Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Communication, Press and Publication Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Garment and Textile Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Security Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Carpet Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Agriculture Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Painter Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Shop and Sales Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Tea Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Road Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Artist Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Institution, Bank and Finance Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Metal Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Petroleum Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Rickshaw Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Self-Employed Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Tourism Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Domestic Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Steel Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Auto-Mechanic Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Beautician Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Cleaning Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Brick Factory Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Government, Temporary, Daily Wage, Contract Workers’ Union
• All Nepal Social Institution National Workers’ Forum
• All Nepal Progressive Migrant Workers Forum

Notes and References

1. Web site: ANTUF's Special Conference Elected Ganesh Regmi as President . All Nepal Trade Union Federation . 5 June 2019.
2. Web site: Affiliates . All Nepal Trade Union Federation . 3 June 2019.
3. Web site: Pradhan . Tika . Nepal Communist Party still struggles to finalise unification deal . The Kathmandu Post . 3 June 2019.
4. Web site: Our Affiliates . All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions . 10 February 2020.