Following a countrywide call of the PFUJ to condemn the massive retrenchment of journalist from various print and electronic media outlets, Karachi Union of Journalists held a protest demonstration at Karachi Press Club on Tuesday to press the media owners to halt the economic killing of journalists.
A large number of AXED JOURNALISTS and members of various units of KUJ were present on the occasion holding play cards and banners inscribed with slogan for repatriation of axed journalist, implementation of 7th Wage Award, asking Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo-moto action of journalist’s hardships and condemning the media owners.
The demonstration was addressed by veteran leader of PFUJ, Mr. Minhaj Burna, General Secretary KUJ Amin Yousuf , Member FEC PFUJ Rabiah Baig and vice president KUJ Zaheer Khan.
Addressing a charged and slogan / chanting journalist, KUJ leaders asked the Chief Justice Iftikar Muhammad Chaudhary to take suo-moto notice of massive economic slaughtering of journalists and hold the media owners accountable for this.
The speakers asked the government to pressurize the media owners for immediate implementation of 7th Wage Board Award which is pending in the courts for the last seven years.
They condemn the media owners for using flimsy / clumsy pretexts to delay the implementation of wage award and also for axing journalist. Speakers demanded of the government to conditionally the issuance of government advertisement to all media outlets with implementation of wage award and repatriation of axed journalist.
Speakers also demanded of the government to announce the formation of 8th wage board award as per requirement of 1973 constitution of Pakistan.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Countrywide protest
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and all affiliated Unions have strongly protested against massive scale sacking of media persons from Newspapers and TV channels on the call of PFUJ. Countrywide protest rallies were held in all major cities and towns attended by large number of Journalists and Newspaper workers belonging to print and electronic media. They chanted slogans against economic massacre of media persons by media owners and demanded of immediate implementation of 7th wage award. Journalists in one voice rejected all the unjust and cruel acts to remove media workers without any cogent reason. Protest rallies were held in Islamabad, Peshawar, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Abbotabad and other parts of the country.
The PFUJ has urged government to take notice of brutality of media owners and non implementation of 7th wage award. “Owners are oppressing the media workers by sacking of hundreds of journalists from different newspapers and private TV channels and resorting other illegal and unlawful tactics for depriving legitimate rights of media workers. Government must act promptly to stop media owners from victimization and arbitrary acts against journalists. Hostility against media workers may trigger severe disappointment among media persons, it can demoralize the sprite of media men committed for freedom of expression, rule of law and true democracy in country.”
The PFUJ organized main rally from PFUJ Secretariat which ended at National Press Club Islamabad. Rally was led by President PFUJ Pervez Shuakat, Secretary General Shamsul Islam Naz and attended by the journalists from Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists and members national press club. Protestors chanted slogans against media owners their victimization and demanded immediate implementation of 7th wage award.
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The PFUJ has urged government to take notice of brutality of media owners and non implementation of 7th wage award. “Owners are oppressing the media workers by sacking of hundreds of journalists from different newspapers and private TV channels and resorting other illegal and unlawful tactics for depriving legitimate rights of media workers. Government must act promptly to stop media owners from victimization and arbitrary acts against journalists. Hostility against media workers may trigger severe disappointment among media persons, it can demoralize the sprite of media men committed for freedom of expression, rule of law and true democracy in country.”
The PFUJ organized main rally from PFUJ Secretariat which ended at National Press Club Islamabad. Rally was led by President PFUJ Pervez Shuakat, Secretary General Shamsul Islam Naz and attended by the journalists from Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists and members national press club. Protestors chanted slogans against media owners their victimization and demanded immediate implementation of 7th wage award.
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