The government and the Maoist
talks team have agreed to
defer the ‘summit talks’ between
the seven-party alliance and
the Maoist leaders which was
scheduled for July 21 at least
for a week. Member of Maoist
talks team, Dina Nath Sharma
said they were fully prepared
for the summit but the seven-party
alliance asked more time to
prepare for the meeting. The
coordinator of the Maoist
talks team, Krishna Bahadur
Mahara, meanwhile, opposed
the contents of the letter
government sent to the United
Nations seeking the world
body’s assistance in “decommissioning”
the Maoists’ arms before an
election to a constituent
assembly. “We are not ready
to be decommissioned unless
the political issues are settled,”
Mahara said.
Meanwhile, the Maoist affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions
(ANFTU) have categorized all
the industries in three groups
and have fixed minimum monthly
wage of laborers according
to the company they are employed
in. "We have classified
entire industries as A, B
and C, based on their level
of investment, net profit,
taxes paid to the government,
type of industry and number
of employees," Shalik
Ram Jamarkattel, president
of All Nepal Federation of
Trade Unions (ANFTU) said.
Shalik announced that companies
falling in category 'A' -
that include all multinational
companies - should fix minimum
wage at Rs 10,000 per month.
Companies falling under category
'B', which mainly represent
industries established with
domestic investment, should
provide minimum monthly wage
of Rs 7,000.
Likewise, companies
of category 'C' should give
at least Rs 5,000 per month
to its employees. According
to the Maoist classification,
financially sick industries
fall in category 'C'. |
