Nepal Independent Workers Union

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nepal
This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Nepal
Government
Political history · Constitution
Executive
Prime Minister (List) Girija Prasad Koirala
Parliament Interim legislature of Nepal Nepalese Constituent Assembly
Judiciary Supreme Court of Nepal
Elections
Election Commission of Nepal 2008
Political parties
Administrative divisions Capital Regions Zones Districts Foreign relations Democracy movement in Nepal Civil War
Other countries · Atlas  Politics Portal view • talk • edit

The Nepal Independent Workers Union (NIWU) was a Nepalese trade union formed in 1979 as the labour wing of Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist). It was created following a General Strike in Balaju Industrial District, Kathmandu existed as a separate entity until 1989 when it helped form the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions. [1]