A series of programmes were successfully concluded recently to enhance professionalism of the media industry in Sri Lanka and focus attention on the professional rights of journalists in Sri Lanka. This was carried out by the Federation of Media Empl...
The Federation of Media Employees Trade Unions strongly condemned the horrible attack used by thousands of armed security forces on the peaceful protestors who were staying at the Galle Face struggle ground the last night has been condemned by all se...
The Federation of Media Employees Trade Unions disapproves of the intervention of a delegation of strugglers to influence the media activities of those institutions by entering into the public and private television channels, in the last few days....
The Free Media Movement (FMM) expresses their grave concern over the tendency to indiscriminately block and impede the right to freedom of expression on social media. During the coronavirus pandemic, arrests were taken to arrest people who had expres...
There is an upsurge of instances of violent crimes against journalists all over the world during the past several years. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has named 2020 as the year to end impunity for crimes against journalists and h...
It has been reported that the editor of Lanka News Web (www.lankanewsweb.org) Desmond Chathuranga de Silva is in remand custody after he had been subjected to questioning by the Computer Crime Unit of the Police Department. It is also reported that t...
Federation of Media Employees’ Trade Union has condemned the placing of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation under the purview of the Ministry of Defence headed by President Maithripala Sirisena. Transferring to the SLRC from the Media Ministry to ...
The Federation of Media Employees’ Trade Unions, FMETU, joins the civilized world to condemn the barbaric bomb attacks carried out on Easter Sunday, that killed more than 300 unarmed innocent civilians and injured more than 500 others, putting the ...
Employees of the Swarnavahini media institute have formally established a trade union. After formal prior notice to the administration, they held a union meeting at the vehicle yard in the institutional premises during the lunch hour break on March 1...
It is the firm belief of the Federation of Media Employees’ Trade Union that a socio-economic and political crisis of very serious nature is brewing in Sri Lankan polity owing to the calling of snap general elections following the dissolving of par...
