CONSTITUTION OF THE EIGHTH WAGE BOARD
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists:- Supreme Body – FEC also demanded of the federal government for formal constitution of the eighth wage board and pointed out that it was due in 2005 while the ninth wage board award decision should have been announced, yet the media employees are forced to draw their wages fixed as per price formula on 1996 which was not even judiciously adjudicated as per actual price hike of 1996.
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists:- Supreme Body – FEC pointed out that in fact the wage board announced its decisions for evolving a minimum level of the wage structure and never take into consideration the actual prevalent price hike which should be adjusted for true and factual basic pay structure as per escalation of daily use items and other parameters for deciding the real basic salary rates. The PFUJ also demanded of the government to do away with the contract system,
