Social protection:
Violence and stress

Physical violence in the media and entertainment sector particularly affects front-line journalists, and to a lesser extent actors, dancers and musical performers. Psychological violence, harassment and stress are prevalent in acting, dancing, musical performance, broadcasting and journalism. Although the characteristics of such jobs differ widely, there are some common sectoral concerns about violence and stress. For more information, see the ILO Factsheet: Violence and stress in the workplace (pdf, 99k).

Useful links/resources

• Violence and stress at work in the performing arts and in journalism (pdf, 138k)
  Giga, Sabir I.; Hoel, Helge; and Cooper, Cary L. Sectoral Activities Working Paper WP.201, Geneva, 2003.
  
• Workplace Violence in Services Sectors and Measures to Combat this Phenomenon: An ILO Code of Practice
  Geneva, 2004.