Recent developments

The ILO has provided financial assistance for the International Federation of Actors (FIA) booklet entitled Act Safe: Minimum Recommended Health and Safety Guidelines for Performers Working in Live Shows, (pdf, 1.68MB) published in October 2007.

The ILO also assisted the International News Safety Institute to finance a two-day safety training workshop (pdf, 1.7MB) for twenty-five Somali journalists from various news media organizations and freelancers (31 July-1 August 2007, Hargeisa, Somalia).

Useful links/resources

Tripartite Meeting on the Future of Work and Quality in the Information Society: The Media, Culture, Graphical Sector (18-22 October 2004, ILO, Geneva) - involving representatives of governments, employers' and workers' organizations from over 50 countries.

• ILO’s background report (pdf, 648k)
  
• The Meeting’s conclusions (pdf, 46k): issues relating to Employment, to Quality, to the World Summit on the Information Society and to Social Dialogue
• Note on the proceedings: provides a summary of the debates.