Protest in Islamabad against layoffs by Jang Group

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 17 December 2018

Journalists in Islamabad and Rawalpindi protested mass layoffs by Jang Media Group outside the National Press Club. They called for the reinstatement of hundreds of workers affected by the job cuts.

Summary

ISLAMABAD - Journalists based in Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Monday gathered outside the National Press Club to protest the wholesale layoffs by Jang Media Group.

The protesters chanted slogans against the Jang management and demanded reinstatement of hundreds of dismissed workers.

Leaders of the journalist unions and office-bearers of the press club made speeches and said that a proper strategy would be made to resolve the crisis.

Those who addressed the protesters were Afzal Butt, President Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Shakeel Anjum, General-Secretary of National Press Club, veteran unionist Nasir Malik, and press freedom activist Nasir Zaidi.

The Jang management cut hundreds of jobs and also shut down some of its publications including Awam and Daily News.

KEY POINTS:

• Protest took place outside the National Press Club
• Journalists demanded reinstatement of dismissed workers
• Speeches made by union leaders and activists
• Job cuts affected hundreds and shut down some publications
• A strategy to resolve the crisis is being formulated