Pay cuts push two journalists from radio posts in Lakes
By Manyang Mayom
March 6, 2009 (RUMBEK) — Two local journalists of Radio Rumbek FM-98 have submitted their resignation letters to Lakes state government following a pay cut, said the head of the Arabic desk.
As Lakes state government staff finally received their salaries of January after a long wait, other staffs in Lakes state were cut, including the two journalists from the state-owned Radio Rumbek.
“The downsizing of staffs targets only people who have no relative in the government senior positions,” said Achinkoc Henry Deng, the news presenter for FM-98 Arabic, who was demoted from grade 8 to 10.
The head of the Arabic desk, Motar Omer Al-Bushari, resigned from his position last week saying that the state government is no longer loyal to its staffs. Moreover, in the English desk, Aru Chirilo has already deposited his resignation letter to the administration department of the Information Ministry on Friday afternoon.
Salaries are daily delayed and there is reportedly a lack of respect between senior and junior staffs. As a result of the downsizing in Lakes state, several staffs in the senior positions also got demoted from their respective position which they have been holding since 2005.
In the process of downsizing, Gordon Nhial from the department of Culture has been demoted from grade 5 to grade 10 while Aru Chirio Majok from the English desk of Radio FM-98 has been demoted from grade 7 to 10.
More staffs are out crying of heavy loan behind them in the market and salaries are hardly enough to afford their life. Additional staffs are seeking to submit in their resignation letters if the state government officials do not change their minds to normalize the issue of downsizing the workforce. Staffs demanded a free and fair procedure for downsizing employees according to qualifications and not on tribal lines.
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Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
Pay cuts push two journalists from radio posts in Lakes
God look at this dogs they pursuit money instead of developing their states. Why don’t you just work to make your area look better rather than putting your big hearts on money. Sorry junglese ! ! ! you will realy end up behind pounds or $$$$$$$ money and food lovers will always contribute when there is enough payment. See in Equatoria teachers and doctors are just working like volunteers, they aim to make development not wondering after $$$ but for mad community and lost tribe like yourselves will just fool after pounds and this will never bring any development to your villages or jungle states. Please think twice in this decision before taking the right route for yourself and your future.