The Nepal Trade Union Committee for Gender Equality and Promotion (TUC-GEP) is a joint mechanism to discuss and initiate action on gender issues at the workplace. It has been formed as a joint mechanism by the women’s department of three trade union centres presently working in Nepal – General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC), and Democratic Confederation of Nepalese Trade Unions (DECONT). Though discussions and joint activities have been taking place from September 2000, TUC-GEP was officially declared on 29 December 2000 through its first workshop involving the three trade union centres. The workshop was conducted to share the policy, program, activities, and present position of women in different trade union centre…..

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