RSI puts pressure on supplier prices
The SRG subsidiary Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana (RSI) plans to pass on cost pressures to its suppliers. The prices for the services provided by these outsourcing companies are to be reduced by at least 10 percent.
However, the 13 companies are resisting these cost-cutting measures. Some of them have been providing RSI with staff such as cameramen or sound technicians as well as services and products for decades. Many of the employees are already working under constantly precarious conditions and often receive unemployment benefits, the companies write in a joint letter to RSI, which was published by the newspaper La RegioneTicino on Tuesday.
The companies are prepared to discuss a new pricing policy with RSI. But these negotiations must be conducted transparently, bilaterally and sector by sector, they demand. RSI spokeswoman Stefania Verzasconi confirmed to the news agency SDA on Tuesday that RSI is considering possible cost-cutting measures. This also includes a cost analysis of suppliers. Verzasconi left open how much money RSI intends to save in this area in the future. It is still too early to talk about figures, she said. Negotiations with the companies are still ongoing.
The companies are prepared to discuss a new pricing policy with RSI. But these negotiations must be conducted transparently, bilaterally and sector by sector, they demand. RSI spokeswoman Stefania Verzasconi confirmed to the news agency SDA on Tuesday that RSI is considering possible cost-cutting measures. This also includes a cost analysis of suppliers. Verzasconi left open how much money RSI intends to save in this area in the future. It is still too early to talk about figures, she said. Negotiations with the companies are still ongoing.
