ILO-2021 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

ILO-2021 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

About ILO-2021 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

he Competition aims to recognize fair and balanced media reports that contribute to the elimination of public misperception, xenophobia and discrimination against migrant workers and highlight the positive contributions they make.

This year, specific media coverage of the impact of COVID-19 on labour migration and fair recruitment, including contributions of migrant care workers, will be viewed favourably, as well as stories about migrant domestic workers to mark celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189).

The competition is open to both professional and student journalists. The winners will be selected by a panel of experts in international migration and journalism, based on creativity, accuracy and balance, protection of migrants, and positive portrayal of labour migration (see Terms and Conditions for details).

How to enter

Complete the online entry form as either a ‘professional’ or ‘student’ entrant. You can submit your piece in the following formats: written press, photo essay, multimedia, podcast, video and/or radio. Students are allowed to submit a published or unpublished media piece. See the full Terms and Conditions for details.

To qualify, entries must have been published between 15 October 2020 and 15 October 2021. A submission in any language is welcome. However an English, French or Spanish translation must be included if the submitted material, or parts of it are in another language.

Key dates

15 October 2021 (23:59, Central European Time): Deadline for submissions, via the online entry form .

December 2021: Competition winners will be announced to celebrate International Migrants Day (winners will be contacted in advance).

Awards

The competition will award three professional prizes and one student prize. The winners will be able to choose between cash (USD 1,200 in the professional category and USD 500 for the student category) or a paid fellowship to participate in an online ITC-Turin course on a fair recruitment or labour migration topic in 2022 (see full Terms and Conditions for details).

For more information, see Terms and Conditions .

Contact: labour-migration-media-competition(at)ilo.org

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