| Action | Output | Institution | Activity | Date/Period | Funder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop and sustain campaign on journalists and media workers’ rights at work | · Human rights (HR) education modules with emphasis on women’s rights and gender issues developed in partnership with CHR
· Occupational safety and health (OSH) education modules developed in partnership with DOLE · HR/OSH training activities conducted in partnership with CHR, DOLE |
Bulatlat | Module on Human Rights Reporting for Filipino Journalists (2018), a printed material/handbook | 2018 | EU |
| Internews Philippines | #InformationSavesLives campaign provides updates from journalists on how they are coping with COVID-19 coverage and maintaining their operations. The campaign calls for donations to the Rapid Response Fund to help meet journalists’ needs. | 2020 | |||
| National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) | Nonoy Espina Emergency Fund for Media Workers | Starting July 8, 2021 | |||
| Online Educational Discussion on Economic Rights and Welfare under Philippine Labor Laws | October 21, 2022 | International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Asia-Pacific | |||
| Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA)
In partnership with · Commission on Human Rights (CHR) |
Module on Human Rights Defenders Protection Training (Multi-Sectoral Human Rights Training Handbook) – a module that is a product of a multi-stakeholder collaboration under the Community-Based Dialogue Sessions on Human Rights Project | 2016 | Hanns Seidel Foundation | ||
| Work for the establishment of an industry-wide workers’ association of full-time and freelance journalists and other media workers to ensure compliance with international standards and national laws/policies | · Series of consultations conducted and recommendations published and disseminated · Industry-wide workers association formed and functioning · Cooperatives for freelance journalists formed and functioning · Insurance scheme for journalists and media workers developed in partnership with corporate sector |
· Media development organizations, press and broadcast associations, CSOs and NGOs | |||
| National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) | A Feasibility Study on Establishing a Guild for Filipino Freelance Journalists | November 19, 2022 – launching | International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Asia-Pacific | ||
| Review labor laws and their implementation in relation to welfare and protection of media workers and make recommendations |
· Scope and limitations of journalists’ employment defined · Baseline survey conducted on the salaries and wages of journalists ·Recommendations submitted to DOLE, media owners, and press associations |
· Government agencies, media houses and news organizations, media development organizations, academia, press and broadcast associations | |||
| Advocate for the ratification of international protocols and conventions on occupational safety and health, employment relations and labor standards | · Media companies monitored to have been following OSH protocols and conventions · International conventions and protocols reviewed by relevant institutions · Lobbying activities in Congress conducted · Media companies monitored to have been addressing psychosocial welfare of journalists |
Commission on Human Rights (CHR) | Statement of support for the Media Workers Welfare Act | ||
| Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) | Support for the Media Workers Welfare Act: Actively worked with the House party list representative | ||||
| National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) | Support for the Media Workers Welfare Act: Submitted comments on Media Workers’ Welfare bills to the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development
· Joined the 18th Congress’ Technical Working Group (TWG) |
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| Center for Community Journalism and Development (CCJD) | Post-Disaster Accountability Journalism in the Philippines – a two-day consultation and interfacing workshop on the role of media in doing a “watchdog” after a natural disaster would hit a locality | Last week of October 2022 | IMS, VERA Files | ||
| Advocate with media houses/owners to fulfil duty of care obligations and observe OSH standards | · Media houses have institutionalized safety policies/ programs such as creation of an office/committee on journalist safety concerns (including equal working conditions for men and women), designation of safety officers (with gender sensitivity training), safety training for men and women (addressing all aspects of safety including gender-specific issues), safety protocols, and provision of personal safety equipment/gear · Safety committees in newsrooms formed and monitored to be functional · Psychosocial welfare/self-care system operationalized · Relevant provisions for female journalists in the Magna Carta of Women, especially in relation to maternity benefits, observed. |
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| · Move for the operationalization of the Industry Tripartite Council (ITC) for the media sector at the national and local levels | · ITC agreements signed and council for the media sector organized | · Media houses and news organizations, media development organizations, press and broadcast associations, government agencies, international organizations and UN agencies | Background information:
The Broadcast Industry Tripartite Council (BrITC) in the National Capital Region (NCR) advocates “programs on working conditions, particularly occupational safety and health and productivity improvement.” (link) Officers and members of the Broadcast Industry Tripartite Council (BrITC) joined the Basic Occupational Safety and Health (BOSH) Training held at the GMA 7 Network Center (link) A member of the PCOO Legislative team inquired on “the members of the BrITC for the purposes of lobbying for the MWWA currently pending in Congress.” (link) Related articles: OSHC mulls work safety standards for broadcast industry (link) Solons Push for More Work Benefits For Media Workers (link) |