Peshawar journalists stage protest against job cuts
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 30 October 2018
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Journalists in Peshawar protested against job cuts by news organizations, emphasizing the need for reinstatement of employees. Similar protests occurred in Islamabad as well.Summary
PESHAWAR – Journalists and media workers staged a protest in front of the Peshawar Press Club against job cuts by news organizations.
The protesters pointed out that despite the orders of the chief justice, the media houses had continued to sack employees without assigning any reason, and not serving proper notices.
The journalists demanded the chief justice to take notice of the large-scale retrenchments and order reinstatement of workers.
Meanwhile, a similar protest also took place in Islamabad where journalists gathered outside the offices of Express Media Group on Monday. They chanted slogans against the management for laying-off employees.
KEY POINTS:
- Protest held in front of Peshawar Press Club against job cuts.
- Media houses ignored chief justice's orders to stop layoffs.
- Protesters demanded justice and reinstatement of fired workers.
- A parallel protest took place outside Express Media Group in Islamabad.
- Slogans chanted against media management for layoffs.
