Labor rights trampled: Daily Jang defies court, terminates over 80 employees
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 25 May 2025 | JP Staff Report
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The management of Daily Jang Rawalpindi dismissed more than 80 workers despite legal victories affirming their rights. Affected employees are seeking support from unions and human rights bodies.Summary
ISLAMABAD — In a shocking development, the management of Daily Jang Rawalpindi has abruptly terminated the services of more than 80 workers, including four female sub-editors and one personal assistant (PA). The decision comes despite multiple legal victories in favor of these employees over the past several years.
Among the terminated staff are women who had struggled for years to be regularized. After enduring challenging conditions for five years under the National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC), the Islamabad court ruled on May 20, 2025, in favor of their regularization. However, shortly after the judgment, they were dismissed without any justification.
The women allege that they were routinely assigned night shifts without any formal orders or approvals. To address the issue, they approached the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and the Federal Organization for Safety and Protection of Journalists (FOSPA), where they fought a case for a year and eventually won. FOSPA not only penalized the administration but also directed the organization to provide pick-and-drop transport facilities for the female staff working night shifts—orders that were never implemented.
In addition, the employees had filed a case three years ago with the Industrial Tribunal (ITNE) to recover pending dues. This court too ruled in their favor, but the administration again failed to comply.
Now, those who pursued these legal battles and demanded their rights are being accused of misconduct, targeted under the pretense of "internal inquiries" and "false allegations." The management has claimed that the organization is facing financial losses, using this as a justification for laying off over 80 employees.
The abrupt dismissals and the administration's refusal to implement court decisions have sparked serious concerns about labor rights violations and the misuse of institutional processes to punish whistleblowers and legally rightful employees.
The affected staff are calling on journalist unions, human rights organizations, and the media community to raise their voices against what they call a blatant abuse of power and an attempt to silence those who stood up for justice.
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اسلام آباد — ایک چونکا دینÛ' والی پیش Ø±ÙØª میں، Ø±ÙˆØ²Ù†Ø§Ù…Û Ø¬Ù†Ú¯ راولپنڈی Ú©ÛŒ Ø§Ù†ØªØ¸Ø§Ù…ÛŒÛ Ù†Û' اچانک 80 سÛ' زائد ملازمین Ú©Ùˆ نوکری سÛ' نکال دیا ÛÛ'ØŒ جن میں چار خواتین سب ایڈیٹرز اور ایک خاتون پرسنل اسسٹنٹ (Ù¾ÛŒ اÛ') شامل ÛیںÛ" ÛŒÛ ÙÛŒØµÙ„Û Ø§ÛŒØ³Û' وقت میں کیا گیا ÛÛ' جب ÛŒÛ Ù…Ù„Ø§Ø²Ù…ÛŒÙ† Ú¯Ø²Ø´ØªÛ Ú©Ø¦ÛŒ سالوں سÛ' مختل٠عدالتوں سÛ' اپنÛ' ØÙ‚ میں ÙیصلÛ' ØØ§ØµÙ„ کر Ú†Ú©Û' تھÛ'Û"
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Ù…ØªØ§Ø«Ø±Û Ø®ÙˆØ§ØªÛŒÙ† کا Ú©Ûنا ÛÛ' Ú©Û Ø§Ù†Ûیں بغیر کسی ØªØØ±ÛŒØ±ÛŒ اØÚ©Ø§Ù…ات Ú©Û' باقاعدگی سÛ' نائٹ ڈیوٹی دی جاتی رÛÛŒÛ" اس غیر قانونی اقدام Ú©Û' خلا٠انÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' Ùیڈرل یونین آ٠جرنلسٹس اور جرنلسٹس Ú©ÛŒ ØÙاظت Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' قائم Ùیڈرل آرگنائزیشن سÛ' رجوع کیا، Ø¬ÛØ§Úº انÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' ایک سال تک کیس Ù„Ú'ا اور آخرکار کامیابی ØØ§ØµÙ„ Ú©ÛŒÛ" Ùوسپا Ù†Û' Ù†Û ØµØ±Ù Ø§Ù†ØªØ¸Ø§Ù…ÛŒÛ Ù¾Ø± Ø¬Ø±Ù…Ø§Ù†Û Ø¹Ø§Ø¦Ø¯ کیا Ø¨Ù„Ú©Û Ø®ÙˆØ§ØªÛŒÙ† Ú©Ùˆ نائٹ ڈیوٹی Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' Ù¾Ú© اینڈ ڈراپ ÙØ±Ø§ÛÙ… کرنÛ' Ú©ÛŒ ÛØ¯Ø§ÛŒØª بھی کی، جس پر عمل Ù†Ûیں کیا گیاÛ"
مزید ÛŒÛ Ú©Û ØªÛŒÙ† سال قبل انÛÛŒ ملازمین Ù†Û' اپنÛ' واجبات Ú©ÛŒ وصولی Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' انڈسٹریل ٹریبونل آئی Ù¹ÛŒ این ای میں بھی Ù…Ù‚Ø¯Ù…Û Ø¯Ø§Ø¦Ø± کیا تھا، Ø¬ÛØ§Úº سÛ' بھی ÙÛŒØµÙ„Û Ø§Ù† Ú©Û' ØÙ‚ میں آیا، لیکن اس پر بھی عمل درآمد Ù†Û ÛÙˆ سکاÛ"
اب ان ملازمین کو، جنÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' اپنÛ' ØÙ‚وق Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' قانونی جنگ Ù„Ú'ی، جھوٹÛ' الزامات اور اندرونی انکوائریوں Ú©Û' Ø¨ÛØ§Ù†Û' Ù†Ø´Ø§Ù†Û Ø¨Ù†Ø§ÛŒØ§ جا Ø±ÛØ§ ÛÛ'Û" Ø§Ù†ØªØ¸Ø§Ù…ÛŒÛ Ú©Ø§ دعویٰ ÛÛ' Ú©Û Ø§Ø¯Ø§Ø±Û Ù…Ø§Ù„ÛŒ خسارÛ' کا شکار ÛÛ'ØŒ اسی ÙˆØ¬Û Ø³Û' 80 سÛ' زائد Ø§ÙØ±Ø§Ø¯ Ú©Ùˆ ÙØ§Ø±Øº کیا جا Ø±ÛØ§ ÛÛ'Û"
اچانک Ú©ÛŒ گئی ÛŒÛ Ø¨Ø±Ø·Ø±Ùیاں اور عدالتی Ùیصلوں پر عمل Ù†Û Ú©Ø±Ù†Ø§ مزدوروں Ú©Û' ØÙ‚وق Ú©ÛŒ سنگین خلا٠ورزی اور Ø§Ø¯Ø§Ø±Û Ø¬Ø§ØªÛŒ اختیارات Ú©Û' غلط استعمال Ú©ÛŒ ÙˆØ§Ø¶Ø Ù…Ø«Ø§Ù„ سمجھی جا رÛÛŒ ÛÛ'ØŒ جس کا مقصد ان ملازمین Ú©Ùˆ سزا دینا ÛÛ' جو اپنÛ' قانونی ØÙ‚ Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' Ú©Ú¾Ú'Û' ÛوئÛ'Û"
Ù…ØªØ§Ø«Ø±Û Ø¹Ù…Ù„Û ØµØØ§Ùتی تنظیموں، انسانی ØÙ‚وق Ú©Û' اداروں اور میڈیا برادری سÛ' Ù…Ø·Ø§Ù„Ø¨Û Ú©Ø± Ø±ÛØ§ ÛÛ' Ú©Û ÙˆÛ Ø§Ø³ Ú©Ú¾Ù„ÛŒ زیادتی Ú©Û' خلا٠آواز بلند کریں اور انصا٠کÛ' Ù„ÛŒÛ' Ø¬Ø¯ÙˆØ¬ÛØ¯ کرنÛ' والوں کا ساتھ دیںÛ"
Key Points
- Daily Jang terminated over 80 employees shortly after they won a court ruling.
- The dismissed include female sub-editors who were denied proper work conditions.
- The management justifies layoffs by citing financial losses, raising concerns about labor rights violations.
- Employee initiatives for better working conditions were ignored despite favorable court rulings.
- Affected workers are urging journalist unions and human rights organizations to advocate for their rights.
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