Shootings stalled as FWICE, CINTAA demands for safety, payment security yet to be met

Members of The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) and the Cine and Television Artists’ Association (CINTAA) have been asked by the association to not begin shooting for TV shows as safety measures, as well as payments onset, is an issue that has not reached an agreement. 

A press release was issued late Monday which insisted that producers’ associations are yet to adhere to necessary measures to ensure the safety of all artists and technicians. Reports state that several TV shows were all set to begin shooting from Tuesday, however, CINTAA-FWICE has asked members to wait until all concerns are addressed. 

A joint statement read, "It is highly regretted to note that even after the strict directives issued by the I & B ministry to all the producers to clear the outstanding dues of the actors, workers, and technicians pending prior to the announcement of the lockdown by the Government amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Producers have still not cleared the outstanding dues of our members. All the outstanding dues of our members should be cleared prior to the resumption of the shootings."

It further added, "The decision to come out with a press release had to be taken as many of the grievances on working conditions/ payment terms/ duty hours which were submitted to the Producers association through series of joint meetings and communications earlier did not result in any positive reverts from them. There is still uncertainty looming large."