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UNI NLC held an interaction program on Media Workers and Trade Union on 5^th March of 2011 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The program was organized with the aim of forming an umbrella union of all media workers in Nepal known as UNI MEA. UNI MEA is an initiative of UNI NLC Nepal.



The program was attended by more than 50 workers from different media organizations in the country. During the program, they had their say about UNI MEA. All of them appreciated UNI NLC’s effort to form an umbrella union and pledged to join it.



Mr. Christopher Ng, Regional Secretary, UNI APRO addressed the program as a chief guest. He said that UNI APRO is always ready to support workers in their effort to form a union. He also said that he never wanted to impose anything on workers but let them have their own choices to implement the best course of actions as the context that unions operate in are very different. He expressed confidence for the unions to bring out innovative and brilliant ideas to grow unions.



Another key speaker in the program was Dr. Dev Raj Dahal, Head of FES Nepal. He presented his paper which dealt with the relationship of trade union and society reinforcing the argument that trade unions is one of the key players in social transformation where in good practices of unionism brings prosperity to a country.



The other key speakers to address the program were Dr. Sharan KC, South Asia Coordinator SASK Finland and Mr. Rajendra Acharya, Director, UNI DOC Nepal. Both of them promised to support the workers in their organizing effort from their respective positions. The program was chaired by Mr. L P Burlakoti, President UNI NLC.