Democratic Confederation of Nepalese Trade Unions (DECONT) was a central

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

organization in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. DECONT is politically tied to the

Nepali Congress (Democratic) Nepali Congress (Democratic) ( was a political party in Nepal, which was formed due to a vertical split of the original Nepali Congress. The Nepali Congress (Democratic) was led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, while the original was led by ...

. The president of DECONT was Rajendra Bahadur Raut. DECONT was formed after a split from the

Nepal Trade Union Congress The Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC) a national trade union center in Nepal. Founded in 1947, it was the first and largest trade union confederation in country. The NTUC is politically linked with the Nepali Congress (NC). In 2008, the NTUC and ...

, the trade union wing of the Nepali Congress. DECONT was constituted on May 1, 1997. The DECONT-NTUC split predated the NC(D)-NC split. Thus the Sher Bahadur Deuba fraction inside NC had a separate trade union wing, before they had actually constituted a separate party. In May 2005, DECONT joined the World Confederation of Labour (now the International Trade Union Confederation). During the spring of 2006 DECONT took part in the protests against the regime of King

Gyanendra Gyanendra Shah ( ne, ज्ञानेन्द्र शाह, born 7 July 1947) is a former monarch who was the last King of Nepal, reigning from 2001 to 2008. As a child, he was briefly king from 1950 to 1951, when his grandfather, Tribhuva ...

. On March 2, 2008, it merged with

, forming the

Nepal Trade Union Congress-Independent The Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC) a national trade union center in Nepal. Founded in 1947, it was the first and largest trade union confederation in country. The NTUC is politically linked with the Nepali Congress (NC). In 2008, the NTUC and ...

List of unions affiliated to DECONT

# Nepal Building Construction Worker's Union # Nepal Emigration & Airport Employees Association # Nepal Film Hall Workers' Union # Nepal Carpet Workers' Union # Nepal Painter, Plumber & Wiring Workers' Association # Nepal Transport Workers' Association # Nepal Garment Workers' Association # Nepal Hotel Workers' Association # Construction & Allied Workers' Union of Nepal # Nepal Agricultural Worker's Association # Nepal Barbers' Association

References

National trade union centers of Nepal National federations of trade unions International Trade Union Confederation Trade unions established in 1997 Trade unions disestablished in 2008 1997 establishments in Nepal 2008 disestablishments in Nepal {{Nepal-org-stub