"Breaking Stereotypes on Labour Migration" Competition Call for Applications!

 Sep 27, 2016

We are writing with regard to the 2016 ILO media campaign, “Breaking Stereotypes on Labour Migration” which aims to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration. This is the second ILO media competition following last year's Reporting Fairly on Migration.

The competition started 14 September and ends on 31 October 2016. Professional journalists are invited to submit one piece of their work to one of the two following categories:

   - Written articles (online or print articles)
    - Videos/multimedia

Articles should not exceed 2000 and videos/multimedia should not be longer than 5 minutes. Submissions must have been created and published between 1 January 2015 and 31 October 2016 to qualify. Submitted entries should cover labour migration-related issues.Entries are accepted in three languages: English, French, and Spanish. Entries in other languages will be accepted provided there is a translation in one of the three languages mentioned.

There will be two winners in each category and each winner will receive a prize of $1000. Winners will be officially announced on 18 December to mark International Migrants Day. Winning entries will be featured on ILO website and widely promoted as an example of good journalism.

To join the competition, please fill in the online entry form before 31 October 2016 (http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/labour-migration/policy-areas/guidance-for-journalists/awarding-excellence/WCMS_405359/lang--en/index.htm

For more information on the campaign, please visit:http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/labour-migration/news-statements/WCMS_522341/lang--en/index.htm

For further inquiries, please contact: Labour-Migration-Media-Competition@ilo.org

We greatly appreciate if you could circulate the campaign widely to your members, networks and media contacts. We hope to encourage more entries with your support in promoting and disseminating the information. Please see attached the competition flyer in English which you could use in the promotion of the campaign.

Thank you and looking forward to your support.

Courage, Peace, Power in a world in which our working together brings hope, meaning and transformation.

William Gois