ECCP project: EU-India- Building Paths to Equality in Journalism
<font size="3">Strategic Approach to Journalists Contract Workers</font>
Kolkata, August 8, 2006
1) Concerns
· Contract workers do not join unions
· Unions do not show enthusiasm regarding contract journalists' membership
· Drop in union membership
· Fear of contract workers of loosing their jobs if they join unions
2) Goals
· Bring job security for contract journalists and organise them in unions
3) Strategy: strenghtening of trade unions
· Hold regular meeting involving all workers
· Increase communication on unions (website)
· Increase consultation of journalist contract workers on their problems
· Voice their concerns: discuss with management about contract workers' problems
· Ask for time off for contract workers to attend unions' meetings
· Arrange social activities for contract workers
· Seek political support
· Include trade unionism as a subject in journalists' schools
· Call on media houses to provide equipment for all workers
· Facilities for women for night shifts
· Equal pay for equal work
· Attract all journalists in the unions
· Strenghten the Confederation of Newspapers and News Agencies Employees Organisations
4) Timeframe
As early as possible