Though the trade unions of the casino earlier agreed to the terms of the Sikkim-based Mahjong Entertainment that freshly took over its management, the group of 46 workers said the management´s decision to decrease benefits and replace the existing workers by hiring new people was unfair. [break]
"Hence, we have filed a case against Mahjong Entertainment, the new management; Nepal Recreation Centre, its former management; Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA), seeking legal remedy against their move," a press statement issued by the Casino Workers Legal Protest and Talks Committee (CWLPTC).
"We were compelled to search legal remedy as the management took a decision to fire workers that have been working in the casino for the last 30 years," Mukunda Raj Kharel, assistant head cashier of cash department of the casino, told Republica.
The CWLPTC in the release has said that the casino management has dues worth Rs 93.4 million to pay to the workers in the form of monthly salary, allowance and provident fund, among others. The dues stand for the period when NRC managed the casino.
Mahjong Entertainment is preparing to resume the operations of casino under new name from December 26.
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