| Prakash Adhikari, IPPG Nepal Representative, HRA Chief-Executive & Gobinda Bashyal, Advisor Manang Rescue Fund, Medical-Assistant HRA Manang Aidpost |
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Sirdar and Trek Leader Responsibilities
- Treat porters kindly and fairly
- Check porters' (and other staff's) health on a daily basis and liaise with trek leader and/or clients in order to make appropriate decisions in the field
- Make sure enough funds are provided to sick porters (and other staff) to get back and get treated
Trekker's responsibilities
- Before departure, make sure their porters have adequate equipment and insurance
- Ask the sirdar and trek leader about porters and staff each day while trekking
- Complain to the trekking agent in Nepal and their country, if porters were not treated properly
Local people responsibility
- Treat porters as other human beings
- Help porters in difficult situations
- Suggest porters about the weather conditions
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