All publications: Media, culture, sports and entertainment
Report
Decent work and the safety of journalists
The report examines how fundamental principles and rights at work, as well as other relevant international labour standards, can promote the safety of journalists and help governments, media employers, workers, and their respective organizations...
ILO Guidelines for the promotion of fundamental principles and rights at work and the prevention and elimination of violence and harassment...
In accordance with established procedures, these guidelines will be submitted to the 358th Session (November 2026) of the Governing Body of the ILO for its consideration.
Reporting on forced labour, fair recruitment, and labour migration: An ILO toolkit for journalists - ECOWAS contextualized edition
This toolkit provides practical guidance for journalists reporting on forced labour, fair recruitment, and labour migration in the ECOWAS region. It aims to support more accurate, balanced, and evidence-based media coverage, helping to counter...
A toolkit for cultural and creative entrepreneurs
Basic Entrepreneurial Steps Toward Professional Realisation and Organization (BEST PRO)
The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Performing Arts Network for Empowerment Leadership in Zimbabwe (PANELZ), supported the development of the BEST PRO Toolkit, a practical guide that equips artists and creative...
Policy guidance note
Achieving decent work in the arts and entertainment sector - The role of collective bargaining
This policy guidance note explores how collective bargaining can address the unique issues and trends in the sector—ranging from working conditions and informality to digitalization and the rise of artificial intelligence.
Research Brief
Generative AI and the media and culture industry
The brief explores the transformative impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on the media and culture industry, analyzing its effects on job exposure, skills demand, and employment conditions. It highlights the need for policy frameworks, ethical AI...
ILO Working Paper 123
Balancing Act: The Role of Digital Platforms in Shaping the Conditions of Creative Work
This working paper explores the impact of digital platforms on creative workers, focusing on the dichotomy between platform control and worker autonomy. It examines both conventional artistic occupations like musicians and photographers as well as...
Reporting forced labour in commercial fishing
This factsheet is intended to support journalists and communicators interested in developing stories addressing decent work deficits in the commercial fishing industry and the broader value chain.
Baseline survey on the state of informality in the cultural and creative sectors in Zimbabwe
This study explores the elements of decent work that are prevalent in the informal economy, namely labour rights; employment opportunities; social security and social dialogue; adequate earnings and productive work; working time, safety and health;...
Shaping Narratives, Changing Lives: The Role of Media in Labour Migration
The BRMM programme is organising a capacity building workshop dedicated to raising awareness on labour migration dynamics among local and international media outlets, as well as to emphasise the importance of providing adequate coverage on labour...
Methodological Guide for the Participatory Development of a Law on the Status of the Artist
Report
Promoting decent work in the African cultural and creative economy
The report identifies the challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work in the African cultural and creative economy (CCE).
COVID-19 and the sports sector
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted every aspect of the sporting value chain. The sports industry as a whole provides millions of jobs and has an estimated value of US$756 billion annually. The global cancellation of sporting...
Women migrant workers
Media representation of women migrant workers: A critical look
The study reviews how overseas women migrant workers are characterized in print and electronic media in accordance with gender, class and geographic stereotypes. It critically assesses how women's multiple roles as workers, earners, investors,...
The Future of Work in the Arts and Entertainment Sector
Report for the Technical Meeting on the Future of Work in the Arts and Entertainment sector (Geneva, 13–17 February 2023)
Statistical Profile of the media and culture sector
This Profile provides a statistical description of employment patterns and recent trends in the media and culture sector, including data for the 2020 COVID-19 period.
Child labour
Ethical and quality reporting on child labour: A training manual for media professionals in Pakistan
The training manual has jointly been adapted by Group Development Pakistan and ILO Country Office for Pakistan for building the capacity of media professionals in ethical, evidence-based and quality reporting on child labour in Pakistan.
OSH guidebook for journalists and television media workers
This guidebook is aimed at providing guidelines and practical advice for those who need to identify, reduce and control risks that can cause injury or illness to journalists and workers in the TV industry working environment.
Cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy as vehicles to decent work in the culture and creative sector
Recognizing the important role that the creative economy plays in social and economic progress, the UN General Assembly declared 2021 as the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. The culture and creative sector (CCS),...
Social Protection Spotlight
Extending social protection to the cultural and creative sector
Workers in the cultural and creative sector often lack effective access to social protection.