by SAMSN Admin | Oct 24, 2018 | India, SAMSN Blog, Sexual Harassment
India’s #MeToo movement is a powerful social campaign led by women. But not everyone is a supporter. Veteran senior journalists Tavleen Singh, Manjeet Kripalani and Seema Mustafa have openly criticised #MeToo, dismissed it as elitist and in some cases blamed the women...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 12, 2018 | India, SAMSN Blog, Sexual Harassment
While there are encouraging signs that the media world is taking note of the groundswell of opinion against workplace harassment, there is a greater need to discuss how the complaints will be handled, the transparency with which procedures will be laid down and the...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 12, 2018 | Harassment, India, Release
Indian journalists speaking out against sexual harassment have reignited India’s #MeToo movement. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the National Union of Journalists, India (NUJI) in...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 2, 2018 | India, Labour rights, Release
The Press Trust of India (PTI), the largest news agency in India, laid off 297 staff across the country on September 29. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) and the Indian Journalist Union...
