FNJ to stage protest for journalists’ job security, rights
KATHMANDU, JUNE 29 A meeting of the office-bearers and members of the Federation of Nepali Journalists in Kathmandu today decided to stage a massive protest at Babarmahal on July 3 calling for job security and the rights of working journalists. The FNJ stated that this demonstration was being organised with reference to the warning with a deadline that it had submitted to media houses earlier. The meeting was chaired by FNJ president Govinda Acharya. It made a serious assessment of the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic on the media industry and the professional security of working journalists. The meeting concluded that complicated problems were seen such as expulsion of working journalists, keeping them on unpaid leave, deducting their salary, denying working environment and not giving any job responsibility during the lockdown period. The umbrella organisation of journalists had already decided earlier to wage a strong movement for the protection of the rights and interes...