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Protecting the economic and social rights of the media
figures in Tunisia |
The Arab Commission for Human Rights (ACHR) watches the
conditions of the journalists and media figures in Tunisia and
condemned that they face harassments, arrests (journalist Saleem
Bukhadeer is still jailed), denying their right of travel, and
restriction of the non-governmental press. The ACHR consolidates
with the demands of the striking journalists or those
experiencing house arrest.
Since the ACHR watches the movements of the media personnel in
the independent and governmental agencies regarding their
economic and social conditions, it has received a message from
113 press photographers, directors, technicians, and labors at
the Tunisian radio and televising agency describing the hard
economic and social conditions they face in Tunisia. Despite
this group is not included in the political and cultural
programmatic formation of the media, they call for the
settlement of their conditions according to supporting and
independency. The message contains the issue of social insurance
system for they lack the very basic rights despite working for
the agency for 10 years.
Employees of the media field have complained for the labor
union, ministry of information, prime ministry, supreme
authority for human rights, and even the president of the
republic; however they found no solution or positive reaction
towards their demands.
Since the ACHR sees the professional proficiency as the basis
for dealing with the media figures, it calls upon all
organizations involved in protecting journalists and the Arab
and international human rights associations to swiftly move
towards protecting the economic and social rights of the
Tunisian media personnel; especially those who are not
permanently appointed or lacking basic social insurance.
Paris, June 1st 2008 |
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