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Labour rights Taking on the fight for better working conditions08 Jul, 2015 In Nepal, we are still slowly recovering from the disastrous earthquake in April and May. A lot of challenges and opportunities are in front of us. On the one hand, we have to ensure support to more than 1,000 journalists affected by the earthquake, and on the other hand, we need to widen our initiatives for effective implementation of the Working Journalists Act (WJA). The effective implementation of the WJA has remained issue among journalists for long time. The new executive committee of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), in its first meeting, decided to take concrete action for the WJA, including ensuring lobor-friendly media houses. The first step was to identity problems and find solutions amicably through open dialogues. The FNJ met with the Nepali Prime Minister and the Minister for Information and Communication demanding effective implementation of the WJA as the government’s indifference in its implementation is a major reason behind problems for working journalists. A meeting between all the Presidents of FNJ in-house committees was called to identify the issues and problems. Following the meeting, FNJ invited media house management to attend a meeting to discuss and called for them to implement provisions of the WJA including appointment letters, minimum wage and payment of due salaries. A committee, led by Dhruba Lamsal, was formed to analyse the situation of working journalists and find amicable solutions. The committee visited media houses to hold discussions with journalists and management. During those meetings, in many media houses, the management expressed written commitment to fulfill demands of the journalists. The FNJ committee and journalists at the media houses were actively involved in all those processes to ensure that the commitments were fulfilled. However, not all media houses were open to discussion and there were minimal signs of improvement. In that context, the FNJ on June 15, decided to hold a protest at one of the media houses identified as having serious issues. Three television stations – Himalaya TV, Avenues TV and Mountain TV – were chosen because the journalists at those networks have been facing problems for a long time; and managements have ignored agreements. On June 16, FNJ called an-hour-a-day strike at Avenues and Himalaya TV and issued a five-point demand. The five-point demands included: 1. Payment of due salaries to journalists and media staffs; and timely payment of future salary; 2. Immediate implementation of the WJA including appointment letter and minimum wage; 3. Guarantee of physical safety of journalists; inclusive and gender-friendly working environement; 4. No action against journalists for participation in protests; and 5. Implementation of earlier agreements. Avenues TV agreed to fulfill all demands on June 16. Himalaya TV agreed to fulfill demands after three days of the protest. The journalists in Mountain TV also initiated protests and reached an agreement with the management. There are problems in other media houses and we are trying to solve them through open discussions. The FNJ has asked all FNJ in-house committees their problems and submit valid demands to the management, and if possible, hold talks with the management. The FNJ will initiate protests if the management ignores the demands. I urge all journalist friends to begin the process to ensure the rights of journalists in accordance with the WJA are met and prepare for attack if these demands are not met.. The FNJ, as the representative body of the journalists in Nepal, is always ready to support any initiatives by journalists to ensure their rights. We all are working journalists and we are united to fight for the rights of the working journalists. Suraj Acharya is an executive committee member of the FNJ. Written By 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
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Press Statement न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक सम्बन्धी प्रेस नोट13 Jul, 2016 नेपाल सरकारले श्रमजीवी पत्रकारको न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिकमा पुनरावलोकन गरी आगामी साउन १ गतेदेखि लागु हुने गरी आज असार २८ गतेको नेपाल राजपत्रमा प्रकाशित गरेकोमा नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघले हार्दिक स्वागत गरेको छ । महासंघका अध्यक्ष डा. महेन्द्र विष्टले महासंघको पहलमा विगत दुइ वर्षदेखि चरणवद्धरुपमा भएका छलफलको परिणाम एवं न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक निर्धारण समितिबाट एक वर्ष अघि भएको सिफारिसबमोजिम लागू भएको नयाँ न्यूनतम पाश्रिमिकलाई सहजतापूर्वक कार्यान्वयनमा ल्याउन मिडिया व्यवस्थापन पक्ष तथा सरकारलाई आग्रह गर्नुभएको छ । २०६८ मा न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक पुनरावलोकन भएपछि विगत पाँच वर्षमा दैनिक उपभोग्य वस्तु तथा सेवामा भएको मूल्यवृद्धि र अन्य क्षेत्रमा भएको तलव वृद्धिको अनुपातमा अहिलेको न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक सामान्य भएको भन्दै उहाँले यसले मिडियालाई कमजोर नभई अझ बलियो र सुदृढ बनाउने विश्वास व्यक्त गर्नुभएको छ । उहाँले मिडिया उद्योगको विकासका लागि अघि बढाइएका नीतिगत तथा अन्य सुधारका योजनाहरु पनि चाँडो कार्यान्वयनमा ल्याउन सरकारको ध्यानाकर्षण गराउनुभएको छ । आजको नेपाल राजपत्रमा प्रकाशित नयाँ व्यवस्था अनुसार श्रमजीवी पत्रकार ऐन पूर्ण कार्यान्वयन हुने राष्ट्रिय मिडियाका श्रमजीवी पत्रकारको न्यूनतम मासिक पारिश्रमिक १९ हजार ५ सय निर्धारण गरिएको छ । यस्तै ऐन पूर्ण कार्यान्वयन हुने राष्ट्रिय मिडियाका श्रमजीवी कामदार, कर्मचारीको न्यूनतम मासिक पारिश्रमिक १४ हजार ४ सय निर्धारण गरिएको छ । अन्य सञ्चार प्रतिष्ठानका श्रमजीवी पत्रकारको न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक १४ हजार १ सय र कामदार, कर्मचारीको न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक १२ हजार ५ सय निर्धारण गरिएको छ । यसैगरी स्ट्रीन्जर पत्रकारका लागि राष्ट्रिय मिडियातर्फ प्रतिसमाचार रेडियोमा २००, पत्रपत्रिकामा २२५ र टेलिभिजनमा ६०० तथा अन्यमाध्यमतर्फ रेडियो र पत्रपत्रिकामा १५० र टेलिभिजनमा ६०० निर्धारण गरिएको छ । आंशिक समय काम गर्ने, ज्यालादारी, करारमा काम गर्ने श्रमजीवी पत्रकार, कामदार, कर्मचारीको हकमा न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिकको सट्टा कार्य घण्टा र करार बमोजिम सम्बन्धित प्रतिष्ठानले निर्धारण गरिने राजपत्रमा उल्लेख गरिएको छ । 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