Issa Thioro Gueye asks Diomaye to intervene in RTS crisis
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Radiodiffusion télévision sénégalaise journalist Issa Thioro Gueye is calling on President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to intervene in the ongoing conflict between management and trade unions. He is seeking a review of working conditions and pay, and cites a 2,000 CFA franc allowance received for covering a general policy statement, according to Senego.
Journalist Issa Thioro Gueye, an employee of Senegal’s Radiodiffusion télévision sénégalaise (RTS), has called on President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to intervene in the dispute that has pitted the public broadcaster’s management against trade unions for several months. Speaking on RFM Matin on Thursday, he raised the prospect of a boycott of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), according to Senego.
Issa Thioro Gueye says the dispute is not limited to pay demands. He is calling for working conditions to also be taken into account in efforts to resolve the crisis, according to Senego.
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