Producers' association threatens to protest if sacked colleagues not reinstated
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 12 October 2018
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The Electronic Media Producers Association has issued a warning to TV channels to reinstate laid-off producers by October 15. They demand unpaid salaries while threatening to join journalist bodies for protests.Summary
ISLAMABAD – The Electronic Media Producers Association (EMPRA) has threatened to protest if the producers laid off at different TV channels in the name of downsizing are not reinstated by October 15.
The association said in a statement on Friday that the television channels also must pay off the outstanding salaries delayed for months.
Producers at BOL, NEO and ARY, were reportedly sacked.
EMPRA warned that if the media houses did not meet their demands it would join hands with the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Lahore Press Club, and other journalist bodies to begin protests.
Meanwhile, the Lahore Press Club has condemned the terminations of journalists by various media houses.
President Azam Chaudhry, Senior Vice President Mujtaba Bajwa, Vice President Shakeel Saeed, Secretary Abdul Majeed Sajid, and other office-bearers said the sudden sackings were not acceptable.
They urged the owners of news organizations to reinstate the journalists and refrain from doing so in future.
The office-bearers threatened to start countrywide protests if the owners did not immediately reinstate their sacked colleagues.
KEY POINTS:
- EMPRA demands reinstatement of sacked producers by October 15.
- Outstanding salaries for laid-off producers must be paid.
- BOL, NEO, and ARY are among the channels that conducted layoffs.
- Lahore Press Club condemns the terminations and supports reinstatement.
- Protests are threatened if demands are not met.
