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Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 03:00
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Media & freedom of expression [2]
Issue Number: 
170 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Journalists are among around 500 striking workers in Zimbabwe's state-owned press who are being threatened with dismissal, reports Dumisani Sigogo. Industrial action began August 2 as a sit-in over grievances around salary hikes, sexual harrassment, nepotism and mismanagement. Later in the week, the action developed into a full strike that has forced managers, interns, editors and supervisors to take over the jobs of journalists and production staff.

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ICT, Media & Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/media/23931 [5]
Country: 
Zimbabwe [6]

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