ABUJA – Radio, Television, Theatre and Art Workers Union (RATTAWU) on Thursday urged the Federal Government to review the salary of media workers to enhance the welfare of the workers.
The President, RATTAWU, Oluyemisi Bamgbose, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the media industry was the most poorly remunerated in the country.
“I think in this country, Nigeria is operating almost 11 salary regimes and the media is placed on the lowest. This has negative effects on the media workers that are retiring.
“The health sector for instance has its own salary structure; the media sector is grouped under the civil service salary structure which is the lowest.
“For example, if somebody retires on GL 14 in the broadcasting industry after 35 years in service, his or her pension monthly is N37, 000 based on the new arrangement of PENCOM. [eap_ad_2] “What do you want someone to do with N37, 000, whereas his or her counterparts somewhere else are receiving higher pension
Bamgbose explained that poor pension was due to the salary that the media professionals earned.
He said the Federal Government should reconsider the upward review of media workers’ because media professionals worked round the clock.
He said that the media professionals were also exposed to danger due to the nature of their jobs.
The RATTAWU president said that there were lots of hazards in journalism and appealed to government to consider approving a media salary structure for the benefit of the workers. (NAN) [eap_ad_3]