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Press Statement Nepal: Journalists suffer increased economic hardship amid Covid-1910 Jun, 2020 More than two months into the Covid -19 lockdown, journalists in Nepal face severe economic challenges with increased incidents of non-payment of salaries, job cuts, leave without pay and salary cuts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Nepal affiliates; the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) have expressed serious concern regarding the increased hardship and urge media houses to support journalists during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a media rights monitoring report released by Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), the situation for journalists is deteriorating with non-payment of salaries, lay-offs, salary cuts and leave without pay. According IFJ’s monitoring, Nepal Republic Media, the publisher of the Nagarik and Republica dailies along with other print media have requested staff stay on leave. Several media houses in Kathmandu have also suspended publications while others have not paid their staff for months. Delays in salary payments have occurred at many daily newspapers, more than half a dozen television stations and a handful of FM radios in Kathmandu. The Journalists have also revealed that media houses have deposited reduced salary into their accounts. Kantipur Media Group (KMG), the publisher Kantipur, Nepal’s largest selling Nepali language daily, reportedly asked its staff to remain on leave without pay. Following a press release from FNJ on April 15, KMG withdrew this action. However, the media house is reported to be cutting staff pay up to 40 per cent. The situation for journalists working in local and regional media is even worse as job losses continue. District correspondents of Kathmandu based media have been hit with non-payment of salaries while working in hazardous zones with minimal safety measures. “We feel traumatized particularly when we come back home from the reporting on Covid-19 in high risk zones,” a female journalists reporting from Indo-Nepal bordering area said. Regional journalists have also complained about not being provided with basic safety and personal protection equipment including masks and sanitiser. FNJ General Secretary Ramesh Bista said: “We call on media proprietors to stop job cuts, leave without pay, pay cuts and urge them to reconsider their decisions. FNJ is going to launch an advocacy and initiate legal steps against economic harassment. We call on the government of Nepal to introduce a policy of soft loans to media houses.” NPU General Secretary Ajaya Babu Shiwakoti said: “We strongly condemn the economic measures taken which impact on the safety and wellbeing of journalists and media workers. We urge the media management to keep humanitarian spirit in their decisions. Further, we call on government of Nepal to bring in special package for journalists and media houses.” IFJ said: “The present tendency of media management to pass economic pressures on to journalists is inexcusable, particularly in these harsh economic times. This treatment of journalists raises ethical issues and may also have legal implications. IFJ strongly urges media houses to reconsider their decisions and protect the wellbeing of media workers.” Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, September, 2022 09/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2022 08/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2022 07/15/2022 Download
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Press Statement नेपाल ः मेयर द्वारिकलाल चौधरीले टेलिभिजनमा कार्यरत सञ्चारकर्मीमाथि अपशब्द प्रयोग गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण29 Mar, 2020 इटहरीबाट प्रसारण हुने ऐरिना टेलिभिजनको कार्यक्रमका लागि पछिल्लो समय विश्वभर महामारीको रुपमा फैलिएको कोरोना भाइरस (कोभिड १९) का सम्बन्धमा प्रत्यक्ष कुराकानी गर्न खोज्दा इटहरीका मेयर द्वारिकलाल चौधरीले टेलिभिजनमा कार्यरत सञ्चारकर्मी राजन कट्वालमाथि अपशब्द प्रयोग गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ कोरोना भाइरस (कोभिड १९) को संक्रमणलाई मध्यनजर गर्दै मुलुक यतिखेर लकडाउनको अवस्थामा छ । यस्तो परिस्थितिमा सम्भावित जोखिमको ख्याल नगरी आफ्नो पेशागत कर्ममा जुटेका पत्रकारलाई सही र सहजढंगबाट सूचना उपलब्ध गराउने वातावरण बनाउनु पर्नेमा जिम्मेवार पदमा बसेका व्यक्तिबाट यस्तो कार्य हुनु आफैंमा निन्दनीय र दुःखद् विषय हो । महासंघ संविधानले सुनिश्चित गरेको पत्रकारको अधिकारको सम्मान गरी स्वतन्त्र, सुरक्षित र निर्वाधरुपमा काम गर्ने वातावण निर्माण गर्न सम्बन्धित निकायसँग माग गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download