Deadline: 31-Oct-20
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is seeking applications for its 6th annual Global Media Competition to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration and fair recruitment.
The competition aims to promote quality reporting on labour migration issues. It will give awards to two published media pieces. For the first time it will also give prizes for two ‘synopses’ of stories to be developed on labour migration or fair recruitment.
The winners will be selected by a panel of experts in international migration and journalism, judged on the following criteria: demonstrating creativity and accuracy; using adequate terminology that protects migrants; promoting non-discrimination and highlighting the benefits of well-governed, safe labour migration, and fair recruitment.
This year, specific coverage of the issues related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant workers and their families, including with respect to the non-payment of wages, will be encouraged and viewed favorably.
The “synopsis” category will be open to both professional and student journalists, and provides an opportunity to secure resources to develop an important migration story that journalists believe should be published.
The competition is supported by the International Trade Union Confederation, the International Organisation of Employers, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Federation of Journalists, Equal Times, Solidarity Centre, and Migrant Forum in Asia.
Awards
Professional Award
- Award Categories: Three prizes on the topic of labour migration and/or fair recruitment for professionals will be awarded in the following two categories:
- Two prizes will be awarded for published media pieces (including but not limited to written press, photo essay, multimedia, video, and/or radio) recognizing exemplary reporting on labour migration and/or fair recruitment of migrant workers: entries that illustrate how international recruitment practices impact migrant workers’ lives, their effective enjoyment of decent work as well as their exposure to risks related to exploitation and abuse, gender-based violence, child and forced labour and trafficking in persons, and/or how labour recruitment across international borders, when properly regulated and governed can improve skills and job matching both in origin and destination countries and the effective functioning of labour markets.
- Two prizes will be awarded for a synopsis (a concept note including summary) of the media piece to be developed recognizing exemplary reporting on labour migration and/or fair recruitment of migrant workers.
- Specific coverage of the issues related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant workers and their families, including with respect to the non-payment of wages, will be encouraged and viewed favorably.
- Prize: Each of the two winners of the professional award for a published media piece will be able to choose between two prize options:
- Paid fellowship (course fees, only for a maximum of two winning co-authors per media piece or synopsis) to participate in an online ITC-Turin course on a fair recruitment or labour migration related topic in 2021; or
- A cash prize of $1,200 USD.
Student Award
- Award categories: one prize will be awarded for a synopsis (a concept note including summary) of the media piece to be developed recognizing exemplary reporting on labour migration and/or fair recruitment of migrant workers.
- Specific coverage of the issues related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant workers and their families, including with respect to the non-payment of wages, will be encouraged and viewed favorably.
- Prize: The winner of the student award for the synopsis will be able to choose between two prize options:
- Paid fellowship (course fees) to participate in an online ITC-Turin course on a fair recruitment or labour migration related topic in 2021; or
- A cash prize of $500 USD.
Eligibility Criteria
- For the professional awards, this contest is open to media professionals and professional journalists who are 18 years of age and older. For the student award, this contest is open to students from journalism schools/universities who are currently enrolled in a journalism school or university curricula.
- For each entry submitted the author should indicate which type of production is being submitted: written press, photo essay, multimedia, video, radio (referred to below as “media pieces”) and/ or synopsis. Published print and online submissions should not exceed 8,000 words, synopsis for future media pieces should not exceed 4000 words, radio and video submissions should not exceed 10 minutes.
- A maximum of two entries may be submitted by any one participant.
- A submission in any language is welcome.
- Participants are responsible for the quality and appearance of their submission.
For more information, visit https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/labour-migration/news-statements/WCMS_755234/lang–en/index.htm