National Wage Board for journalists to meet in Kochi on August 2

New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) The National Wage Boards for working journalists and non-working journalists of newspapers and news agencies will hold their first meeting at Kochi in Kerala on August 2.

During the meetings the Boards will meet representatives of newspaper establishments, working journalists, non-journalist newspaper employees and other stakeholders interested in the fixation and revision of rates of wages of working journalists, non-journalist newspaper employees, an official press release said.

The representation in writing can be handed over to the Chairman of the two Boards Dr Justice K Narayana Kurup, it said.

The written representation should state the rates of wages which, in the opinion of the person making the representation, will be reasonable, having regard to the capacity of the employer to pay the same, the statement added.

The two Wage Boards headed by Justice Kurup have been set up by the Union Labour and Employment Ministry on May 24, 2007 in accordance with the provisions of the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955.

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