On Wednesday, BBC staff in Egypt announced a strike over the unfair payment policy of the British broadcaster.
Employees at the BBC's Cairo office revealed that they are receiving lower wages than other offices, also, the expected increase in salaries was lower than they expected or asked for.
Cairo office staff and the administration were in negotiations for more than a year, however, it seems that no solution was reached.
Solidarity with BBC colleagues in Cairo who are striking today. They are on strike to demand equal pay in line with inflation, because they are being paid in rapidly depreciating EGP, not foreign currency like their colleagues.
Once again: Press freedom is about fair pay too. pic.twitter.com/EvZT3TMxCI
— Ruth Michaelson (@msrmichaelson) June 14, 2023
The Cairo staff also had further communications with the management, last March, asking for a fair pay policy like the other BBC offices.
The head of the Journalists Syndicate Khaled El-Balshy told Al Qahera Al Ekhbariya that the colleagues in the BBC Egypt office are calling for fair wages, which is one of their rights as employees.
El-Balshy added that the syndicate contacted the International Federation of Journalists, and the authorities in the UK.
He added that the management is paying for the employees in Egypt unlike they do with the offices in Istanbul, and Beirut, describing this action as questionable.
The Egyptian veteran journalist highlighted that BBC's response was so negative and disappointing for the employees in the Cairo office, therefore, they decided to organize a-day strike as a message of objection.
In the same context, a number of broadcasting teams showed solidarity with their colleagues in BBC's Cairo office.
#NUJ sends a message of solidarity to BBC journalists in Cairo on strike today, calling for a review of the broadcaster's unfair payment policy and its impact on staff. ✊
Send a message of support using #iamCairohttps://t.co/aXlXXuyy5W pic.twitter.com/NOK8ZvKmAx
— NUJ (@NUJofficial) June 14, 2023
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