KATHMANDU, June 14: ILO Director-General, Gilbert F Houngbo, paid a courtesy call on President Ram Chandra Paudel, who is currently in Geneva Switzerland, for the High-Level event of the 112th International Labour Conference and the Inaugural Session of the Global Coalition for Social Justice.

During the meeting, Director General Houngbo expressed gratitude to President Paudel for providing time and addressing the event. 

He also praised the political life of President Paudel and his devotion to social justice. The ILO has been advocating decent labor to create jobs, social security and international life standards.

The ILO Director General also took interest in political struggles along with the 15-year jail life President Paudel spent for democracy in Nepal.  

On the occasion, President Paudel thanked Director General Houngbo for inviting him to attend and address the ILO event in Geneva. President Paudel shared that Nepal had focused development giving priority to social justice. He reminded that Nepal's constitution has finely mentioned social justice, equality, right to labor, and trade union rights.

President Paudel also said that Nepal is committed to the protection and promotion of child rights and end child labor, according to the President's Secretariat.