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 All around the globe, the media report on local, national and international events affecting the working lives of women and men. However, many news organizations lack labour specialists among their staff correspondents, and many media workers have no opportunity to acquire in-depth knowledge of workers' rights and related labour issues. This accounts for distorted information and the missing link often perceived in media coverage between the moral outrage expressed by the public and the facts that caused it. To bridge this gap, the ITC-ILO trains journalists and other media workers on the relevance of international labour standards (ILS) to accurate responsible media reporting which can further advance freedom of expression and respect for the fundamental principles and rights at work.
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What former participants say about the course
Attending the course has certainly become a milestone for my career.
It was my honor to have met those top-notched journalists literally from the world. They did open my journalistic eyes to the rest of the world other than the U.S. and Japan.
Misako Hida, Journalist (Japan)
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Without doubt, we learnt a lot.
It has all been a worthy and excellent experience.
Ezekiel Soji Fagbemi, Labour Correspondent (Nigeria)
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Congratulations on organising an excellent training programme.
The ILO data bases will definitely make a change to my stories.
I hope this pilot programme with us will lead to many more training programmes for media – especially in developing countries where ILS is not a well known subject.
Dilshani Samaraweera, Journalist (Sri Lanka)
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It's great to get to know you all and have great conversations and experience sharing during that five days in Turin.
Long Pham Thi Thanh, Journalist and Editor (Viet Nam)
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