Fair recruitment
Philippines tops ILO Global Media Competition on Labour Migration
The ILO has announced the winning stories of the 2017 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration, of which two came from the Philippines.
MANILA – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has announced the winners of its global media competition, in which two out of four winning stories came from the Philippines.
The 2017 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration (GMCLM) encourages and recognizes exemplary media coverage on labour migration and fair recruitment of migrant workers.
The ILO received over 350 entries from 73 countries around the world. An independent panel composed of four prominent media judges selected the four winning stories.
For the first time, the 2017 GMCLM attributed separate awards on fair recruitment of migrant workers – in line with the ILO’s recently launched Fair Recruitment Initiative and the General Principles and Operational Guidelines on Fair Recruitment adopted in 2016.
The Philippines tops the Fair Recruitment theme, both in the written article and media production categories, which were published by Rappler as special reports.
“Having information access on safe and fair migration options is crucial. Journalists play a key role in promoting labour migration as a choice and ensuring fair recruitment of migrant workers,” said Director Khalid Hassan of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines.
The awards were attributed in collaboration with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Equal Times, Solidarity Center, Human Rights Watch, Migrant Forum in Asia, the International Federation of Journalists (IF) and the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC/ILO).
This year's competition is organized with the support of the European Union funded project “Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration (REFRAME) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) funded project “Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment” (FAIR)."
The ILO’s international labour standards protect migrant workers and can help prevent discrimination and xenophobia while promoting a fair and effective governance of labour migration. The ILO encourages all member States to ratify and implement these instruments as a means to support their commitments under the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The 2017 GMCLM also contributes to the United Nations (UN) TOGETHER campaign, which encourages global action by promoting non-discrimination and addressing the problem of rising xenophobia against refugees and migrants. The campaign will run until the end of 2018.
The full list of the 350 submitted entries (written articles and media production) from 73 countries around the world can be viewed from the Global Media Competition Submission Map.
ILO Country Office for the Philippines - Manila
+63 2 580 9905 or 580 9900
Email
Mr Hussein Macarambon
ILO FAIR Project
+63 2 580 9905 or 580 9946
Email
The 2017 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration (GMCLM) encourages and recognizes exemplary media coverage on labour migration and fair recruitment of migrant workers.
The ILO received over 350 entries from 73 countries around the world. An independent panel composed of four prominent media judges selected the four winning stories.
For the first time, the 2017 GMCLM attributed separate awards on fair recruitment of migrant workers – in line with the ILO’s recently launched Fair Recruitment Initiative and the General Principles and Operational Guidelines on Fair Recruitment adopted in 2016.
The Philippines tops the Fair Recruitment theme, both in the written article and media production categories, which were published by Rappler as special reports.
Fair Recruitment
- Ana Santos and Sofia Tomacruz – (written article) Migrant Life in Qatar - The OFW debt Trap: Less Money, More Problems Part 1 and The hanging fate of OFWS buried in debt (Part 2)
- Camille Elemia – (media production) Undocumented migrant workers: hidden and helpless in ASEAN (Part 1) and The bleak future of undocumented migrant workers in ASEAN (Part 2)
Labour Migration
- Mario Kaiser – (written article) Mr Ince and the Hope of Being Needed
- Christopher Livesay – (media production) How migrants and refugees are being welcomed in a tiny Italian village
“Having information access on safe and fair migration options is crucial. Journalists play a key role in promoting labour migration as a choice and ensuring fair recruitment of migrant workers,” said Director Khalid Hassan of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines.
The awards were attributed in collaboration with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Equal Times, Solidarity Center, Human Rights Watch, Migrant Forum in Asia, the International Federation of Journalists (IF) and the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC/ILO).
This year's competition is organized with the support of the European Union funded project “Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration (REFRAME) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) funded project “Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment” (FAIR)."
The ILO’s international labour standards protect migrant workers and can help prevent discrimination and xenophobia while promoting a fair and effective governance of labour migration. The ILO encourages all member States to ratify and implement these instruments as a means to support their commitments under the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The 2017 GMCLM also contributes to the United Nations (UN) TOGETHER campaign, which encourages global action by promoting non-discrimination and addressing the problem of rising xenophobia against refugees and migrants. The campaign will run until the end of 2018.
The full list of the 350 submitted entries (written articles and media production) from 73 countries around the world can be viewed from the Global Media Competition Submission Map.
Disclaimer
The International Labour Office recognizes the quality of the competition entries submitted. However, the responsibility for opinions expressed and names and terms used in the competition entries rests solely with their authors, and reproduction of the entries does not constitute an endorsement by the International Labour Organization of the opinions expressed and names and terms used in them.For further information please contact:
Ms Minette RimandoILO Country Office for the Philippines - Manila
+63 2 580 9905 or 580 9900
Mr Hussein Macarambon
ILO FAIR Project
+63 2 580 9905 or 580 9946