The path to development goes through the sharing of world experience
15 Oct 2019
The meeting of the Executive Committee of the Global International Information and Broadcasting Union of Trade Unions was held in Madrid, Spain on 15 October.
At the event, which was attended by delegates from many
countries, Johannes Stadinger, the chief executive of the organization,
reported on the work done in the past. He noted that as a result of a 20-year
social dialogue with the International Labor Organization and the Federation of
Actors Trade Unions in the field of digitalization, we were able to reach a
common agreement with our European partners. The speaker must also note that
despite this agreement, discrimination against workers in the field has not
been completely eliminated.
Working conditions in the
production of film and television products do not meet modern requirements. All
this has a negative impact on professional development and quality improvement.
At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the European Union of Mass Media
and Broadcasting Union Trade Unions, which was a part of this body, it also
spoke about the current problems.
Representatives of the Spanish
trade union organizations said the working conditions were not good. They have
presented the details of the existing problems. They offered their solutions.
President of the Union, William Monye, made a report on the drafting and
implementation of collective agreements.
Meetings of the Executive Committee were organized under
the slogan "Digitalization" on "Working Conditions in Film and
Television Production", "Women's Network" and "The Future
of Broadcasting."
Chairman of the Republican Committee
of the Union of Cultural Workers Jamila Sattarova, Head of the International
Relations and Information Department Zaur Hamidov also spoke at both the
Executive Committee meetings and conferences. Sattarova said that the state
care for our spiritual wealth is high in Azerbaijan. Numerous state programs
have been adopted to promote the development of this area. President Ilham
Aliyev has recently met with artists, including filmmakers. He listened
carefully to each one. He gave instructions on the operational solution of the declared
issues.
Sattarova spoke about the
measures taken by the Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan, as well as
the trade unions, to preserve the labor, social rights of workers of cinema and
television, to create working conditions at the level of modern requirements.
Z. Hamidov said in his speech that the
path to development goes through the sharing of world experience. He suggested
that international organizations should pay more attention to this issue.
