by SAMSN Admin | May 26, 2020 | Economic pressure, India, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Release, Trade Union Rights
The National Union of Journalists (India) has sought immediate intervention of the Government of India to put a stop to the ongoing large-scale retrenchment of working journalists and other coercive measures of the media houses in the under the belt of COVID19...
by SAMSN Admin | May 25, 2020 | Economic pressure, Freedom of Expression, India, Labour rights, Release
Kolkata-based English daily The Telegraph announced the shutdown of its Guwahati edition, asking staff to resign by May 31, citing the economic pressures of Covid-19. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliate, the National Union of...
by SAMSN Admin | May 9, 2020 | Economic pressure, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Trade Union Rights
रेडियो नेपाल दिपायलमा लामो समयदेखि कार्यरत नेपाल प्रेस युनियन डोटी शाखाका अध्यक्ष प्रकाश बम, उपाध्यक्ष चक्र कुँवर केन्द्रिय पार्षद सुनिता रावललाई डोटी जिल्लाबाट प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने नेकपाका सांसद प्रेम आलेको सिफारिस तथा तत्कालिन संचारमन्त्री गोकुल वास्कोटाको ठाडो आदेशमा...
by SAMSN Admin | May 9, 2020 | Economic pressure, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Trade Union Rights
कारोना संक्रमणले उत्पन्न गराएको अहिलेको संकटपूर्ण अवस्थामा केही सञ्चारगृहहरुले श्रमजीवी पत्रकारहरुलाई कामबाट हटाउने, पारिश्रमिक घटाउने र बेतलबी बिदा दिने क्रम बढेकोप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भिर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । कोरोना संक्रमणले उत्पन्न गराएको लकडाउन लगायतका...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 16, 2020 | Economic pressure, India, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Release, Trade Union Rights
Faced with economic challenges due to the Covid-19 crisis, multiple media outlets in India have resorted to staff layoffs, extended leave without pay and pay cuts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the Indian Journalists’ Union (IJU)...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 16, 2020 | Economic pressure, India, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Release, Trade Union Rights
The National Union of Journalists (India) NUJ(I) has expressed deep anguish and serious concern over developments in Indian media that include suspension of publications, salary cuts and summery dismissals of working journalists in the wake of COVID 19 pandemic. In...
