Working groups set to identify journalists’ issues
KARACHI: Three working groups were formed at a seminar Protection of Journalists, Charter of Rights’ to formulate and identify the issues in respect of protecting journalists (covering disasters) and their rights (salary, wage board award, professional training).
The seminar was organised by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in collaboration with Foundation Open Society Institute here on Sunday at a hotel. A large number of senior journalists, former editors, anchor-persons from the whole country attended the seminar/ discussion.
The issue of protection of journalists covering incidents of terrorism, natural disasters, public protest and training of the journalists including photo journalists and others assisting them was discussed at length.
The meeting also discussed the labour laws in vogue and the opinion held by the superior courts including Shariat Court that the present laws are comprehensive and also according to the Shariah. The meeting noted that despite this the inordinate delay in judgments in cases filed by PFUJ and individual workers in labour courts has been a matter of disappointment.
The meeting observed unanimously that threats to journalists are multi-faceted and multi-dimensional and need to be studied properly for developing adequate strategy to protect the lives of journalists.
Prominent among those who participated in the discussion included Muddassir Mirza, Yousuf Khan, Bachal Leghari, Mazhar Abbas, Amin Yousuf, Haan Abbas, Siraj Ahined, Habib Khan Ghouri, Tahir Rathore, CR Shamsie, Pervez Shaukat and Farhad Zaidi.
Source: Daily Times
Date:5/30/2011
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