The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) during the three day meeting of its Federal executive council (FEC) in Quetta from 25th to 27th of September, chaired by President Shehzada Zulfiqar, adopted resolutions on teething issues confronted by journalists and media workers across the country.
They inlcude non implementation of wage board award, continued retrenchments and layoffs in media industry, squeeze of finances and closures of regional newspapers and suspension of transmission of different TV channels.
FEC urged the government of Pakistan to fulfill its commitment, announced on various occasions for the implementation of the wage board award. “We want an urgent implementation of the 8th wage board award without any further delay.”
Around 7,000 journalists and media workers across Pakistan are jobless.
“There is an immediate need to halt retrenchments and layoffs in the media industry and victimisation of journalist community and media workers,” the resolution emphasised.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 2nd, 2020.
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