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more equality for an inclusive industry

Over 140 delegates from media and entertainment unions across the world are on their way to Lisbon for the UNI MEI General Assembly, 25-28 October. The first event will focus on equality in the media sector and in the unions. The first global women's meeting on 25 October. With a framework for action signed in 2011 with all representative employers’ associations, the European unions have been setting the first milestone followed by colleagues in Asia &Pacific, who signed a framework agreement with the regional broadcasters association ABU in 2012. The agreement includes the commitment to promote gender equality and let to series of joint actions during the last two years. In Lisbon, colleagues will set the priorities for the future work with the aim to contributing to the global work of UNI’s gender equality agenda.

dignity@work

On 26 October, delegates will exchange on the key challenges to decent working conditions in live performance and film & TV production.  UNI MEI will present the first draft results of a survey carried out in 13 European countries among film & TV production and entertainment workers. The meeting aims at coming forward with a set of universal good standards, which employers need to respect in order to ensure dignity@work. 

digital | fair | bargain

On 27 and 28 October, delegates will discuss UNI MEI’s regional and global work. Under the theme “digital | fair | bargain”, discussions and motions will focus on how unions & guilds in the media and entertainment industries can represent and protect workers in the digital economy responding to the technological, economic and social changes. By putting the accent on “digital”, we acknowledge that it is a main driver of structural change in our industries and that the changes provoked require a redefinition of what a fair bargain for creators and other workers means.

Regulatory issues in the digital market, the prospects of making the media and entertainment industries more inclusive, how to ensure freedom of expression and freedom of association as well as to reinforce public values in a global economy are the central themes of debate during the two days in Lisbon.

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