Capital TV staff not paid for four months

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 4 June 2015

The Capital TV management's failure to pay staff salaries for four months has forced journalists to protest. Despite their pleas to the PFUJ and National Press Club, relief has not been forthcoming.

Summary

ISLAMABAD: The management of Capital TV has not paid salaries to its staff for the last four months, pushing the journalists to near starvation. A source tells JournalismPakistan.com the employees have also protested against the management for inordinate delay in disbursement of salaries but to no avail. “If you can’t work (without salaries), you may quit the job,” he quoted a senior manager as saying. He said the journalists attached with the channel have also approached Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and National Press Club many times for help to get their salaries but no positive results are forthcoming. “The PFUJ claims to be the largest organisation of journalists but it has badly failed in protecting their rights,” he said.

KEY POINTS:

• Staff at Capital TV have not been paid for four months.
• Journalists are protesting against the delayed salary payments.
• Many have approached the PFUJ and National Press Club for help.
• A senior manager suggested quitting if staff can't work without pay.
• PFUJ has been criticized for failing to protect journalists' rights.