Nabil Bank conducts workshop

KATHMANDU, APRIL 19 : Nabil Bank has  lately conducted a workshop on “Ways of Protecting Health of Migrant Workers in Climate Change Perspective” at Vivanta Hotel in Lalitpur

Jason Glaser, CEO of La Isla Network, USA was the key presenter. La Isla Network is a research and consulting group dedicated to eliminating heat-related ailments, such as chronic kidney disease from non-traditional causes (CKDnT) among workers and their communities around the world. In the changing climate, the organization is developing, supporting, and implementing evidence-based solutions to address workers’ health.

This first-of- its- kind workshop was held as a noble initiative to start a dialogue on the crucial component of the Nepalese economy, migrant workers.

Speaking during the program, Upendra Poudyal, Nabil Bank’s Chairman, said that the works and researches conducted by Jason Glaser are very useful to our Nepali Migrant Workers before it is too late as it has been an eye-opening session on the health issues caused by Climate Change.

 Similarly,  Glaser focused on the impact of climate change on the health of migrant workers. Furthermore, he mentioned that several chronic diseases are increasing in rural hot communities as temperature progressively rises worldwide amidst any correlation with traditional risk factors. “Hence, it is imperative to raise a voice to improve worksite conditions and ensure adequate hydration of the migrant workers to combat the new type of kidney disease which is linked with temperature”.

Addressing the same event, Anil Keshary Shah, Nabil Bank’s CEO, mentioned that the impact of the climate change on living organisms is high but small attentive measures can help everyone including the workers to mitigate the risk factors to some extent. For that, awareness amongst the migrant workers is quite crucial and for that Nabil Bank is always ready to assist in every way possible.

As a closing remark of the workshop, Thaneswor Bhusal, Under Secretary of Ministry of Labor Employment and Social Security, also shared some of his experiences and learnings about the effect of climate change on workers. Mr. Bhusal expressed his gratitude towards Nabil Bank for acting as the bridge amongst all the stakeholders and bringing everyone in one single forum to discuss on the serious issues related to migrant workers.