Bagbin assures GJA of support for bill on journalists’ conditions of service

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has assured the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) of Parliament’s readiness to support the development of a private member’s bill to address the conditions of service of journalists and other media practitioners. GJA President Albert Dwumfour disclosed this at the 30th GJA Media Awards in Accra, saying the assurance followed a recent engagement between the Speaker and the Association. “During our recent engagement with the Right Honourable Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Mr Speaker gave the association an important assurance of Parliament's readiness to partner the GJA in developing a private member's bill to address the conditions of service of journalists and media practitioners,” he said. Mr Dwumfour described the assurance as a significant commitment towards improving the welfare and professional dignity of journalists.