RFI staff stage strike over controversial public media merger
Employees across France’s massive public broadcasting sector, including RFI, are striking for two days to protest a proposed public media merger put forward by Culture Minister Rachida Dati.
As well as cancellations to regular broadcasts, rallies were held Thursday near the National Assembly and the Ministry of Culture in Paris.
Dati has defended the "ambitious" and "long-awaited" reform – saying it would strengthen the public media industry, which is facing stiff competition from private companies.
The first step would be a transitional phase, with a common holding company for public broadcasting as of 1 January 2025. A merger would follow a year later.
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