On 19th May 2025, Tarangini Foundation organized a Roundtable Consultative Workshop on the Recognition and Rights of Women Domestic and Agricultural Workers in Nepal, held at Alfahouse and moderated by Dr. Renu Adhikari, Founding Chairperson of Tarangini Foundation. The workshop brought together 41 key stakeholders, including representatives from the National Planning Commission, National Human Rights Commission, Department of Labor and Occupational Safety, Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, global allies such as the ILO and UN Women, legal experts, civil society organizations, representatives of women domestic and agricultural workers, and media professionals.

The discussion highlighted significant legal gaps, gender-based discrimination, and the need for coordinated action at all levels of government and civil society. The collective commitment to both immediate and long-term strategies mark a critical step toward improving recognition, rights, and protections for informal women workers. Continued collaboration, effective implementation of laws, and a shift in social attitudes will be essential to achieving sustainable progress and ensuring that the women domestic workers and agricultural workers receive the dignity and support they deserve.

The National Alliance of Women Human Rights Defenders, in partnership with Women Human Rights Defenders Network Makwanpur and Tarangini Foundation, held a public event to release the report of an investigation on B.S. 2078 Mangsir 28, focused on the lives of domestic workers who had been internally displaced and were residing in Kathmandu. The event was presided over by Dr. Renu Adhikari, Founder President of the National Network of Women Human Rights Defenders and Executive Director of Tarangini Foundation. Honorable Rajendra Prasad Pandey, Chief Minister of Bagmati Province, was the chief guest, while other dignitaries including Bhagwati Pudasaini, Deputy Chief of the Makwanpur District Coordination Committee, Manila Bista, Vice President of Manohari Rural Municipality, and Sarla Bolakhe, Vice President of Bakaiya Rural Municipality, were also in attendance. 

During the event, the guests were informed of the commitment to ensuring the basic rights of domestic workers, such as social security and paid vacations, by registering them at the local level and bringing them under the scope of the minimum wage. Dr. Adhikari emphasized the need to change the patriarchal structure that undervalues women's work and causes violence against women. She also emphasized the importance of considering women's labor as a crucial aspect of social production and national economic development and urged the need to provide formal recognition, minimum wages, and social security for domestic workers, in line with Nepal's Labor Act 2074. The commitments made at the event were supported by the honorable chief guest, who raised demands for the rights of domestic workers.