EXCLUSIVE: Major international arts and entertainment unions, employers, bodies and governments have agreed on their first framework for a decade to improve workers’ rights after a week of tough negotiations in Europe.
The high-level technical meeting, which took place February 13-17 at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland, was the first for the entertainment biz since 2014, according to the UNI Global Union.
The ILO is a United Nations agency that tries to make work fairer and more just. First signs from the meeting were of a positive outcome and a blueprint aimed at addressing ‘decent work deficits’ has been forged which includes limiting working time; providing all staff workers and freelancers universal access to comprehensive social protections systems and using public funding to close skills shortages.
Representing more than 1M workers, reps from the likes of Bectu, IATSE and SAG-AFTRA attended the talks, along with the European Broadcasting Union and the International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations.
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