Deadline: October 31st 2023 | Global Media Competition On Fair Recruitment & Labour Migration
| Title: | Global Media Competition On Fair Recruitment & Labour Migration |
| Organisation: | International Labour Organisation (ILO) |
| Fund/Benefit: | $500 Or Fully funded Trip |
| Deadline: | October 31st 2023 |
| Eligible countries: | All countries |
In order to recognise fair and impartial media coverage of labour migration, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is kicking off the ninth iteration of its yearly Global Media Competition.
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Thematic Subjects
- The following are some issues and themes related to labour migration:
- The focus could be on a variety of aspects of decent work, including fundamental workplace principles and rights, migrant workers’ freedom of association and protection from xenophobia, racism, and discrimination, social protection, including migrant workers’ access to health care, and their working conditions (particularly their wages, working hours, and access to occupational safety and health).
- A focus could also be on migrant workers who are employed irregularly or who are engaged in the black market.
- How international hiring practises affect migrant workers’ lives, their ability to enjoy decent work while also being exposed to risks related to exploitation and abuse, gender-based violence, child labour, and human trafficking, and/or how labour recruitment across international borders can improve skills and job matching both in origin and destination countries as well as the efficient operation of labour marks when it is properly regulated and governed
- Show how COVID-19 and other crises have an impact on global hiring practises and the lives of migrant workers.
- Give examples of pandemic recovery strategies, lessons learned, and valuable contributions made by migrant workers, such as care and health professionals.
Award Specifics
Technical Honours
- Award categories: Three prizes related to professional labour migration will be given out.
- The awards will be given out for outstanding reporting on labour migration in published media pieces, such as written journalism, photo essays, multimedia, podcasts, videos, and/or radio.
- Prize: There are two prize options available to each winner of the professional award for a published media piece: a paid fellowship (course fees, only for a maximum of two winning co-authors per media piece) to take part in an online course offered by the ITC-Turin on a topic related to fair recruitment, forced labour, or labour migration in 2024; or a cash award of $1,200 USD.
Student Prize
- Award categories: One prize will be given for an outstanding media story on labour migration, whether it is published or not.
- Prize: The student award winner will have two prize options to choose from: a paid fellowship (course fees, only for a maximum of two winning co-authors per media piece) to take part in an online course offered by the ITC-Turin on a topic related to fair recruitment, forced labour, or labour migration in 2024; or
- A prize of $500 USD in cash.
eligibility
- Media professionals and professional journalists must be at least 18 years old to compete for the professional awards. Students from journalism schools and universities who are now enrolled in a journalism school or university curriculum are eligible to compete for the student award.
- The author of each contribution should specify whether it is a written press, photo essay, multimedia, video, or radio production (together referred to as “media pieces” below). Podcast, audio, and video submissions should not be longer than 25 minutes, and published print and online entries should not exceed 8,000 words.
- Each participant may submit a maximum of two entries.
- Any entry is accepted in any language. If any portions of the submitted content are not in English, French, or Spanish, a translation into English, French, or Spanish must be included. The translation needs to accurately reflect the original. The version being judged will either be in English, French, or Spanish.
Judging Standards
- The following standards will be used to evaluate each submission:
- Creativity
- innovatively presents data on migrant workers’ conditions and concerns related to labour migration;
- outlines innovative solutions to the difficulties of labour market integration and labour protection;
- Make sure the stories are multifaceted, focusing on the interactions of migrant workers with their local communities (friends, neighbours, coworkers, employers, family, etc.), as well as other tales that help to humanise them rather than relegate them to the status of migrant.
Accuracy
- Uses properly cited first- and/or second-hand sources while gathering information;
- Demonstrates balanced reporting that takes into account the many perspectives of the relevant stakeholders;
- If the submitted entry is entirely or partially in another language, it must also provide an English, French, or Spanish translation that adheres to the original meaning.
- Protection and inclusiveness
- Provides no extraneous information that could endanger them (such as visual identification, names, locations, etc.), protecting vulnerable individuals or groups, sources, and other sensitive elements of the tale;
- Media content ought to be non-discriminatory and/or advocate for it.
- Advantages of safe and well-regulated workforce mobility.
- Raises awareness of the hazards and perils associated with irregular, hazardous, and/or poorly controlled labour movement, including recruitment, or emphasises the advantages of safe and well-regulated labour migration, including fair recruitment.
- Shines a light on achievements and admirable actions, emphasising as much as possible the advantages of fair labour migration governance.
For more information, visit the International Labour Organisation (ILO) website.
