Press briefing
Mauritanian Journalists’ Union President meets photographers and technicians and reaffirms the Union’s commitment to defending their rights
Mauritanian Journalists’ Union President Ahmed Salem Sidi Abdallah met several photographers and technicians from national media organisations at the Union’s headquarters this evening, in the presence of Deputy Secretary-General El Hacen Ould Amar Jouda and Executive Secretary for Photographers and Technicians Moulay Ayeh. The meeting forms part of the Union’s series of consultations with the different components of the journalism community.
The meeting aims to strengthen communication with the sector’s professional groups, hear photographers’ and technicians’ main concerns, and explore ways to improve their professional and material circumstances, working conditions, and access to training and qualifications, serving the profession and improving media performance.
The Union President said that the Executive Board places the defence of the material and moral rights of photographers, technicians and all Union members at the forefront of its priorities. He stressed that the Union would take up their grievances and present them to media organisations’ management, discussing them directly with directors to seek practical, fair solutions.
He added that the Union has a comprehensive approach to addressing the difficulties facing all parts of the journalism sector, based on the belief that improving media employees’ circumstances is a fundamental step towards developing national media. Dialogue with organisational leaders will cover the challenges facing journalists, photographers and technicians, seeking solutions that protect rights and strengthen professional stability.
The President praised the central role of photographers and technicians in fulfilling the media’s mission, describing them as essential partners in producing journalistic content whose efforts deserve greater recognition and fairness. He noted that the Union has opened a new chapter in its relationship with this group by creating an executive secretariat dedicated to their affairs, following their cases and defending their interests within the Union.
He confirmed that all demands and problems raised at the meeting would be studied and discussed in detail with media directors through serious dialogue aimed at realistic, sustainable solutions that strengthen professional rights and improve the working environment.
Representatives of the photographers and technicians outlined their main challenges and proposals for improving their circumstances. They expressed satisfaction with the Union’s direct-dialogue approach and appreciation for its efforts to involve different professional groups in setting priorities for union work.
Media Secretariat