Launched on the occasion of May Day, the first annual award aims to recognize journalistic works highlighting important issues in the world of work in Viet Nam as well as innovative ideas to address them.
Applications should be made by 30 November 2013. The winners will be announced and invited to the award ceremony to be organized on the World Day for Social Justice on 20 February 2014.
Print, broadcast and online reporters together with social media journalists are invited to submit their stories on working conditions, youth employment, the informal economy, sustainable enterprises, skills and training, productivity, gender barriers, discrimination, social protection, labour migration, labour inspection and labour law, the rural economy, vulnerable groups at the workplace, among others.
The Story of the Year will be chosen by a jury, which includes the ILO representatives, senior journalists, and representatives of our constituents – the Government, employers and employees’ associations. The winner will get US$2,000 in cash and a certificate.
A special prize, worth US$1,500, will be given to the best story on the amended Labour Code, that also comes into effect on 1 May 2013.
Articles and broadcast materials may be submitted in Vietnamese or any other languages provided that there is Vietnamese translation which has been certified as accurate.
Submissions, together with an Entry Form, should be sent to email VNmediaaward@ilo.org.
For more information on how to submit your stories, please see the submission rules.
About the ILO
The ILO is a specialised agency of the United Nations. The main aims of the ILO are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues.The unique tripartite structure of the ILO gives an equal voice to workers, employers and governments to ensure that the views of the social partners are closely reflected in labour standards and in shaping policies and programmes.
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