\u201cIn the previous year, we had faced police intervention and management suppression when we demanded for our concerns to be addressed. If the agreement does not come into implementations, we will resume our protest and union action, accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n In the wake of the strike, the union has returned to the negotiating table. So far, workers\u2019 demands for paid leave, maternity leave and permanent jobs for many temporary workers have been accepted by management. Negotiations on pay and implementation upon the agreed benefits continue, but the union is hopeful a breakthrough will occur soon.<\/p>\r\n \u201cWe are always constructive and believe in dialogue. We are never violent, so we believe in union recognition and peaceful negotiation in all the issues,\u201d says Prithivi Thapaliya, National <\/strong>President of UNIPHIN.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n For the past six years, UNI Global Union has supported private hospital organizing in Nepal, helping thousands of workers win collective bargaining protections. UNI backed the workers\u2019 efforts at various other hospitals which are under the umbrella of UNIPHIN too.<\/p>\r\n \u00a0\u201cCare workers in Nepal are showing that collective action can transform the sector. What started as a few care workers in the country has blossomed into a movement that is raising standards nationwide\u2014and inspiring workers across the region,\u201d said Rajendra Acharya, Regional Secretary of UNI Asia & Pacific<\/strong>. \u201cThe win at Manipal Teaching Hospital shows that union power is growing in care, and UNI will continue to support these workers\u2014and care workers throughout the country\u2014as they fight for the wages and dignity they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\r\n India\u2019s Manipal Education and Medical Group established the Manipal Medical College and Hospital in Pokhara three decades ago. It has since been bought by Batas Organization and Autoways Group, both Nepali organizations. During the transfer in ownership, workers faced uncertainty over their conditions, but when the new management assured the union and signed an agreement with workers, the union protest was lifted from the hospital.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On 28 June, more than 500 workers at the Manipal Teaching Hospital in Pokhara, Nepal, concluded a successful 28-day strike to improve conditions and pay at the hospital. The workers have already won many of their demands around paid leave. Negotiations over a pay rise are ongoing, but the union is hopeful for a positive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":7850,"template":"","categories":[],"global-issues":[],"sectors":[],"cross-sector-groups":[],"workers-rights":[],"regions":[85],"topics":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Manipal-Union-agitation-program-photo-300x122.jpg\")