Journalists’ union demands special law on safety, restoration of Working Journalists Act
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) is demanding a special law to ensure the safety of journalists and the restoration of the Working Journalists Act. Members organized rallies to press for better working conditions, pension schemes, and health benefits.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing struggle for labor rights and safety protections for media professionals in India.
Members of the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) on Friday (October 2, 2026) demanded a special law to ensure the safety and security of working journalists and urged the government to restore the Working Journalists Act.
In response to the IJU’s call to observe October 2 as ‘Demands Day’, the Andhra Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) organised a motorcycle rally in Vijayawada. They paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at New Bridge Centre and raised slogans pressing for their demands.
Union’s secretary-general D. Somasundar called for the appointment of a Media Commission to study the state of the media in the country, a special law for the safety of journalists and media organisations, the restoration of the Working Journalists Act, and the constitution of a Wage Board for the revision of journalists’ salaries.
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