Legal Advice
- A person who is under the age of twenty-one shall not be an officer or a Trustee of the Union.
- Trade disputes between NUJ and the respective companies which could not be settled will be referred to the Industrial Relations Department [IRD] for reconciliation. However, if problem still persists, the IRD will refer the trade dispute to the Industrial Court for arbitration.
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NUJ sends its officers to attend forums and seminars on economics, politics and human rights in Malaysia as well as abroad. It also organises workshops and seminars in association with other organisations such as the UNESCO, IFJ and CAJ for its members so they will be better able to understand and report current issues more accurately.
NUJ also sends its members for Trade Union development courses so that members will be well equipped on issues pertaining to the Industrial Relations Act, Trade Unionism and Employment Act.
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Guidelines for Journalists
- The rights of media professionals or journalists to safety are incorporated in international law. Even though until now there are no specific international treaty concerning the safety of journalists, there are numerous conventions, recommendations and other international regulations that have been ratified concerning human rights and humanitarian rights which have explicitly or implicitly highlighted the rights of journalists. Here two of the most important international law pertaining to their safety is mentioned. a) The main article to quote on this is article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states that : “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” Hence journalists as seekers of information and expressers of freedom have every right to pursue their profession without being afraid of coercion and intimidation by any party whether the government or their people. b) If in warring conditions or in area of conflict, a relevant article to cite is Article 79 of the First Additional Protocol of the Geneva Conventions which explicitly states that : “1. Journalists engaged in dangerous professional missions in areas of armed conflict shall be considered as civilians within the meaning of Article 50, paragraph 1. “2. They shall be protected as such under the Conventions and this Protocol, provided that they take no action adversely affecting their status as civilians, and without prejudice to the right of war correspondents accredited to the armed forces to the status provided for in Article 4 (A) (4) of the Third Convention. “3. They may obtain an identity card similar to the model in Annex II of this Protocol. This card, which shall be issued by the government of the State of which the Journalist is a national or in whose territory he, resides or in which the news medium employing him is located, shall attest to his status as a journalist.”