Eighty-five leaders and activists of the General Federation of Nepali Trade Unions (GEFONT) were arrested during April's people's movement, according to a new GEFONT report - Nepali Trade Unions in the Loktantrik Movement. Twenty-five GEFONT members were injured by bullets and 338 others in clashes with security forces. "The Nepali trade union movement stood against the royal takeover from the very beginning. Workers embarked on a great procession in the country's major cities on 1 May 2005, the first such event after the takeover. This was an opportunity for the Nepali people to gain confidence," says the document.