Union Renewal for Stronger Media
Supporting Asia-Pacific journalist organisations to recruit organise and campaign for journalists' rights in the new digital economy. The IFJ’s global digital strategy is helping build unions through tailored institutional strengthening programs, while also providing scope for unions to create national approaches and responses to media development, research, representation and recruitment.
Key Activities:
- Development of research and evaluation strategy by IFJ for union reform programs, campaigns and activities.
- Pilot country union reform and youth programs.
- Development of toolkit of training materials including modules on core skills.
- Capacity building and mentoring at national levels.
- Establishment of digital youth working groups.
- Global conference youth, union reform and media digital economy.
Duration: 2018 - 2022
This project is funded by Union to Union
IFJ-UTU Union Strengthening Projects - 2022
As part of the IFJ Global Union to Union project the IFJ launched its program of projects for 2022 to enable IFJ affiliates working to reform and strengthen their unions in the Asia-Pacific. The aim is for our affiliates to undertake national projects to address some of the key issues faced by journalist representative organisations and media unions, including adapting to the digital economy, reforming union approaches, recruiting, organising and campaigning for journalists’ rights and freedom of association, and developing best practice skills and training.
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Project Objectives
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Project Objectives
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Project Objectives
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Project Objectives
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Project Objectives
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Project Objectives
Mobilise and empower young media workers and journalists to steer the Federation of Media Employees Trade Unions (FMETU) within the digital environment by mapping the professional status of FMETU’s members, providing evidence-based lobbying and advocacy for professional rights, and networking with young journalists so they may play an active role in unionisation.
Featured Action
SINDIKASI - Collective Bargaining Agreement
SINDIKASI signed a collective bargaining agreement between Project Multatuli and Sindikasi, Greater Jakarta chapter, as part of SINDIKASI's fifth anniversary celebration. Watch the video here!
