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UNI MEI spoke out strongly in support for the NUMW-JIBS Workers Union’s strike over better working conditions for fair broadcasting in the Jeju Island, Korea.

The Jeju Broadcasting Workers Union (NUMW-JIBS) is on strike for over 2 months. UNI MEI addressed today an open letter to the CEO of the Jeju Free City Broadcasting System (JIBS) condemning the breach of the collective bargaining agreement by the management. The letter also points to the fact that media workers of JIBS have the lowest wage among terrestrial broadcasting in Korea and that JIBS fails to implement Labour Standard Acts such as the provision on maternity protection of women. 

UNI MEI calls on the management of JIBS to respect its public mission and editorial independence and to have a sincere dialogue with the union in order to seek sustainable solutions to all issues raised by workers and their union during the strike.