Media professionals' union launched

Contributed by NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 20 NOV (NAMPA) - Various local journalists and media practitioners gathered in Windhoek on Friday and launched the first-ever media union called Namibia Media Professionals Union (NAMPU), with the aim of addressing unfair labour practices in the media industry.
One of the founding members, Jemima Beukes, said the union will solely focus on addressing labour issues concerning workers employed in the media industry, and more specifically journalists who for years have endured abuse from their ...