SECTOR 4 others do not even sign an official employment contract with their employed journalists. Some journalists are victims of false declarations of salary amounts to the National Social Security Fund (CNaPS). Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: Score of previous years: ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ 1.6 2006: n/a; 2008: n/a; 2010: 2.2; 2012: 2.3; 2016: 1.4 4.4 Journalists and other media practitioners are organised in trade unions and/or professional associations, which effectively represent their interests There used to be a journalists’ association in the 1990s, with the Malagasy Journalists Union (SJM) active until 2016. However, panellists felt that this union had a political agenda and did not unite all journalists. This union failed to register with the Ministry of Interior and Decentralisation and therefore did not officially exist. Currently, steps have already been taken to form a new union. The general assembly has been held and procedures have been initiated at the level of the Ministry of Interior and Decentralisation. At the same time, many professional associations are active, both in the capital and the provinces. Journalists are divided into organisational categories, for example: image reporting journalists, print media, women journalists’ association, senior journalists, photo reporters’ association, environmental journalists, childfriendly journalists, political reporters, the union of francophone press (UPF) and the network of investigative journalists. These professional associations actively defend the interests of their members. 43 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MADAGASCAR 2019