Jang Group terminates eight employees in Rawalpindi
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 22 December 2018
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The Jang Group has laid off eight employees in Rawalpindi's marketing department. This follows previous layoffs affecting hundreds of staff across different cities.Summary
RAWALPINDI – The Jang Group continued to cut jobs as it terminated eight staffers on Saturday.
Those sacked worked in the marketing department, a JournalismPakistan.com source says.
More layoffs are expected in the days ahead despite protests by journalist unions.
Last week, the media group laid-off hundreds of employees from different cities, with 150 shown the door in Rawalpindi alone.
Of the 150, eight worked for The News and the rest for Jang.
The group also shut down some of its publications including Waqt, Inqilab, Awam, Daily News, and Jang Peshawar and Faisalabad.
Key Points
- Eight employees terminated in Rawalpindi's marketing department.
- Hundreds of layoffs occurred last week across multiple cities.
- Protests have been mounted by journalist unions against recent job cuts.
- The group has shut down several publications including Waqt and Inqilab.
- Last week, 150 layoffs were reported in Rawalpindi alone.
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