House of Representatives Unanimously Approves ILO Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81)

Kathmandu. The House of Representatives has unanimously approved the International Labour Organization (ILO) Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81).

The convention, presented by Youth, Labour and Employment Minister Ramji Yadav, was passed unanimously by the House.

Responding to queries raised by MPs before presenting the convention for approval, Minister Yadav stated that the approval of this historic document would further systematize Nepal's labour inspection system. He expressed confidence that it would help protect workers' rights and further strengthen the existing labour system.

Minister Yadav also pledged to ensure the effective implementation of the convention after its passage. In the House, Minister Yadav presented the proposal 'Let the International Labour Organization Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) be approved'. When the Speaker presented the proposal for decision, the convention was declared passed unanimously as no votes were cast against it.

In the meeting, the 2014 Protocol No. 29 to the International Labour Organization Forced Labour Convention, 1930, has been approved.