Senegalese press gets new collective agreement



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The New National Collective Convention of the press sector has been finally ratified This new text is intended to be a professional source of labor law.

The particularity of this convention, said the Minister of Communication: "is that it is a privileged tool of collective bargaining because of its unifying and democratic character".

Abdoulaye Bibi Baldé added: "the new agreement also gives a clear interest to the improvement of the well-being of the staff notably with a more protective social policy and an incentive wage policy thanks to the adoption of a new salary grid"

Mamadou Ibra Kane, president of the Council of Publishers and Presenters of the Senegalese Press (Cdeps), said that "the new convention aims to improve the material and social conditions of the press workers (…), it gives hope to media players ". And add that "press companies have a period of one year to update"

The new text contains 69 articles divided into nine titles: general provisions, trade union rights and freedoms, women's work, professional conduct, employment contract, working conditions, remuneration, social benefits and provisions. variety.

The speakers did not miss to salute the effort and the professionalism of those who worked on the elaboration of the New Convention which are among others: Ibrahima lissa Faye, Mamadou Ibra Kane, Sidi Ndiaye, Aliou Ndiaye …

Pending the implementation decree, which is planned one year after this signature, the men and women of the press accompany with all their blessing, this newborn.

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