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ILO-AJI Jakarta Awarded Journalists on Domestic Workers and Child Domestic Workers
The ILO and the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Jakarta conducted a media award for best reportage on the protection of domestic workers and the elimination of child domestic labour in Indonesia on 23 November in Jakarta.
2016 Global Media Competition on “Breaking Stereotypes on Labour Migration”
ILO launches a global media competition to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration.
Fight against HIV
Viet Nam’s journalists trained to communicate sex work
The workshop aims to bridge the gaps in the current media coverage of sex work including usage of language, knowledge and approaches.
Investigative and Inclusive Reporting in Fragile Democracies Training for Journalists in Suva, Fiji
Valuing Voices is an innovative arts-in-development project, designed to support human rights advocacy in relation to Fiji’s international commitments to media independence focusing on human rights defenders of women and children and supported by...
Protection of domestic workers
Indonesia’s abused domestic worker to seek justice
For more than seven years, Marni Siti* (name has been changed), 22 years old, was kept as prisoner in the home of her employer, a mother of four, Mala Husin* (name has been changed) who regularly violently abused and deprived her of food, sleep and...
Protection of domestic workers
A slow road to end abuse of Indonesia’s domestic workers
Marni Siti* (name has been changed), 22 years old, is just like any other girls. Wearing a red hijab with a black long-sleeve shirt, she calmly revealed a horrific story of being violently abused and imprisoned by her employers for seven years.
Media award and campaign
ILO-AJI Jakarta to launch media award for the best reportages on the protection of domestic workers
The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Jakarta’s Independent Journalist Alliance (AJI Jakarta) is launching a Media Award for the Best Reportages on the Protection of Domestic Workers and the Elimination of Child...
Media Award
Labour Newspaper, Voice of Viet Nam win top prize of 3rd Labour and Employment Media Award
Other media organizations honoured at the award include the Tuoi tre newspaper, Viet Nam News Agency, Dan Tri online newspaper, Ha Tinh newspaper, Lam Dong television and radio station and Cong an Nhan dan television channel.
ILO and the press
Third year of media award for labour and employment launched
The Award calls for entries until 29 March 2016.
Narratives of Empowerment - Training Workshop on Professional TV News Media Reporting of Working Women Held in Karachi
Pakistan’s leading national and regional TV channels and online media participated in 2 day training workshop on gender and labour sensitive reporting, aimed at improving coverage of women with narratives of positivity and empowerment
Media Persons Awarded for Excellence in Labour Journalism
Four journalists from print and electronic media from across Pakistan won awards for excellence in reporting on issues relating to labour and gender at the Journalism Awards organized by the ILO on March 16, 2015. The awards for excellence in gender...
Media Award
Labour and Employment Media Award worth $5,000 now opens for entries
Journalists can now submit your works to compete for Viet Nam’s Labour and Employment Media Award until 5 February.
Labour rights
Cambodia takes first crucial step towards protecting entertainment workers
New ground-breaking regulation for entertainment workers in Cambodia marks the first attempt in the region to reduce widespread stigma and discrimination in the sector.
Working conditions
ILO welcomes 'Groundbreaking' Cambodian regulation on working conditions for adult entertainment workers
A new Cambodian Government regulation that provides for the protection of the labour rights, protection of safety and health, and access to HIV-related services for adult entertainment workers, has been welcomed by Yoshiteru Uramoto, the...
Women in the world of work: ILO trains journalists on reporting gender and labor rights
On Monday 7th July 2014, thirty (30) journalists from print and electronic media convened for a three day meeting to equip them with advanced reporting skills on covering gender and labour rights in Pakistan. The training has been organized by the...
Media persons awarded to highlight real issues of women’s economic empowerment
Seven journalists from print and electronic media from across Pakistan have won awards from ILO for excellence in reporting on issues relating to labour and gender.
ILO and ACM to host regional media workshop on Communicating Rights at Work
The Workshop will provide journalists and other media professionals with the knowledge and skills to use international labour standards in their media reporting This will have the effect of raising public awareness of internationally-recognized...
46% of stories reinforce gender stereotypes, almost eight times higher than stories that challenge such stereotypes; findings of media...
Saturday 12 March 2011, Islamabad: The findings of a two months media content analysis of the popular print, electronic media were shared at a consultation with the senior media personnel. The event was organized by UKS and ILO on 12th March 2011...