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...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 27, 2018 | India, Labour rights, Release
Journalist KK Saji and driver Bibin Babu, working for the local television Mathrubhumi News, died on assignment after their boat capsized on July 23 in Kerala, India. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concerns over the unsafe...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 18, 2018 | Labour rights, Nepal, Release
समानुपातिक विज्ञापन प्रणाली लागू गर्न सम्मानित सर्वोच्च अदालतले सरकारका नाममा दिएको अन्तरिम आदेशको नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ हार्दिक स्वागत गर्दछ । नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ र प्रेस काउन्सिल नेपालले समानुपातिक विज्ञापन प्रणाली लागू गर्न सरकारका नाममा आदेश माग गर्दै दिएको रिट...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 10, 2017 | Labour rights, Nepal, Release
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको २५औं महाधिवेशनबाट निर्वाचित केन्द्रीय कार्यसमितिको २०७४।०५।०९ गते बसेको पहिलो बैठकले ‘श्रमजीवी पत्रकार ऐन कार्यान्वयनका लागि पहलकदमी लिने संकल्प गर्दछ । श्रमजीवी पत्रकारहरूलाई तत्काल् नियुक्तिपत्र, न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक उपलब्ध गराउनुका साथै...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 23, 2017 | India, Labour rights, SAMSN Blog
The Supreme Court of India on June 19, 2017, delivered a verdict in a long-pending case concerning journalists and non-journalist employees of newspapers on the implementation of the Majithia Wage Board. While interpretations of the order by the bench headed by...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 20, 2017 | India, Labour rights, Release
On the June 19 verdict of the Supreme Court on certain issues arising out of implementation of the Majithia wage boards for the newspaper/ news agency establishments, National Union of Journalists (India) NUJ(I) and its state units welcome the clarification by the two...