Financial Institute Employee’s Union of Nepal ( FIEUN ) & Organizing initiatives

1. Financial Institute Employee’s Union of Nepal( FIEUN )&Organizing initiatives YogendraKunwar General Secretary, FIEUN, Nepal

2. Introduction • Establishment : April , 30 1990 • Membership : 13800 • Affiliated Union :28 • Regional committee : 6 • District committee : 72 • Affiliation : National ( Nepal Trade Union Congress , Independent ) • Affiliation : International ( UNI Global Union )

3. Affiliates • FIEUN Nepal Bank Limited ( process on Privatization ) • FIEUN RastriyaBanijya Bank ( process on Privatization ) • FIEUN Agricultural development Bank Limited ( Privatized ) • FIEUN Nepal Rastra Bank ( Central Bank ) • FIEUN Employee’s provident fund • FIEUN Nepal insurance company • FIEUN Nepal Credit and Saving security corporation • FIEUN Eastern Rural Development Bank Limited • FIEUN Central Rural Development Bank Limited • FIEUN WESTERN Rural Development Bank Limited • FIEUN Mid western Rural Development Bank Limited • FIEUN Far Western Rural Development Bank Limited

4. AFFILIATES • FIEUN Nepal Industrial Bank Limited • FIEUN Swabalamban Micro finance Development Bank • FIEUN Jayanti Saving and Cooperative Limited. • ALICO Metlife ( MNC , USA ) • Association of Standard Chartered Bank ( MNC UK ) • Employees Association of BimaSamiti • Association of Nabil Staff • Nepal Bangladesh Employees union ( Joint venture with IFIC Bangladesh ) • Sagarmatha insurance company employee’s union . • Employee’s Association of NLG. • Union of National Life Insurance employees • Association of Siddhartha Bank staff • Employees Union of security Board of Nepal • Association of Everest Bank staff ( joint venture with Punjab National Bank ) • Himalayan Bank Employee’s Union ( joint venture with Habib Bank of pakistan ) • Association of Lumbini Bank Limited. • Association of Nabil Staffs ( joint venture with Emirates Bank )

5. New Organizing Initiatives • SBI Bank Nepal : MNC , India ( priority ) • NIC Bank Targeted Banks: • Bank of Kathmandu ( joint venture with SIAM com bank , Thailand ) • Nepal Investment Bank ( joint venture with Indoswez bank , France )

6. Our focus on SBI • It has a largest network of all the private banks. • The decision of the SAFSUC meeting of organizing in the SBI bank was also the motive for organizing. • It is a multinational company so organizing this is also in our priority. • Among the private banks , it has the highest member density.

7. Reason for focusing private sector • The public bank are being privatized which means the government is in favour of the policy of privatization. • More and more multinationals banks are operating in the country with the joint venture with local banks. • The workers in the private banking sector are prone to exploitation and labour law violence. • Lack of decent work ; job opportunity , job security , social security , poor industrial relation , discrimination . • The growing threat of globalization and operation of global giant banks .

8. Goals of campaigns • Organizing member in the private banks . • Establishing the rights of the workers through the union • To build good industrial relation through collective bargaining and social dialogue . • Capacity enhancement of the members . • Improved industrial relation will ensure increased productivity as well as the better working condition of the workers. • Establish decent work through organizing.

9. Organizing Strategies : • Mapping: ( identifying target group , area , problem , threats , opportunities , strength and weakness ) • One on one communication: • Group Discussion: • Focus group discussion: • Training and educating the target groups. • Publication of brochure , pamphlets , online campaigns • Ad hoc committee formation and Signature campaigning , membership distribution and constitution formulation procedures. • Registration process. • Collective bargaining agreements.

10. Resources • Money : • union’s internal funds • National centers ( FIEUN , NTUC –I ) • Global Union ( UNI ) • Support from the solidarity support organization. • Manpower : • Union officials • Resource persons ( Internal and external ) • General members , members network • Other manpower hired as per necessity .

11. Tactics • Social Dialogue with employer’s federation ( Nepal Banker’s Association ) • Creation of hope in members by providing opportunities. • Positive utility of the international networks. • Encouraging the union social responsibility . • Approaching and influencing through regulatory bodies. • The concept of cooperative to keep the membership intact. • The celebration of the 20th anniversary to be used as the organizing year. • The grouping of different unions in separate councils . • The award of collective bargaining award both to the management and unions both. • The regular publication of the union used as the tools of awareness to the members and as a medium to involve the employers .

12. Councils • Commercial banks group • Insurance group • Non banking financial group • Finance and microfinance • Cooperative • Development banks .

13. Barriers and challenges • Negative attitude of the employers. • Saturated work pressure upon the employees. • Labour law not being effectivelyimplemented. • Poor state monitor. • Members close align with the management • Threats of fire . • Superiority feeling within the workers because of the attractive financial package. • Lack of awareness among the workers in the private sectors. • Multiplicity of unions.

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