Naylor, R., Moretto, M., & Traverso, R. (2021). Cultural and creative industries in the face of COVID-19: an economic impact outlook. UNESCO. No corner of our planet has been left untouched by the COVID-19 crisis. The virus itself has cost many lives, and the lockdowns experienced by many countries have destroyed jobs and businesses. At […]
Valeria Pulignano, Markieta Domecka, Karol Muszyński, Lander Vermeerbergen, Me-Linh Riemann. (2021). Creative labour in the era of Covid-19. In ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute. This working paper identifies some key areas of policy intervention for advancing socially sustainable and fair solutions for freelancers working in the creative industries, who are among those have suffered
European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (2021). ECSA’s vision on how Europe can prevent buyout contracts. ECSA The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) highlights the detrimental impact of buyout contracts on audiovisual composers, who are increasingly deprived of fair and proportionate remuneration due to these practices, particularly with the rise of global Video on Demand
Karakioulafis, C. (2021). Grèce. Pandémie de Covid-19 et mobilisation syndicale des professionnels du spectacle: l’initiative Support Art Workers. Chronique Internationale de l’IRES, 175(3), 16-27. Bien que la nature précaire du travail culturel soit largement reconnue dans la littérature académique, elle est souvent restée invisible aux yeux des décideurs politiques et peu de mesures ont été
SMVE/ NGMU (2021). Greek Nationwide Survey of Northern Greece Musicians’ Union in the Period of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The opening of concerts with 50% capacity utilisation is not the start of work for all musicians. The majority of the sector works in catering, hotels, music venues at trade fairs, etc., which will remain closed under
Crosby, M. (2021). Reflections on the Challenge of Organising Actors. FIA Document. In 2020, FIA and other Global Union Federations published a very good document about organising workers in the Media Arts and Entertainment Sector – “Trade Union Organising in the Media Arts and Entertainment Sector.”In his essay, Michael Crosby offers reflexions based on his
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Laurent Vogel, Mehmet Koksal, Berta Chulvi, Jade Serrano, Fanny Kroener, Angelo Ferracuti, Christelle Casse, Bethany Staunton, Fabienne Scandella, Steven Ronsmans, Tony Musu. (2021). The real work of art. In ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute. This issue explores several aspects of art as work. As a collective work of many, often invisible labourers. As a
Dâmaso, M. (2021). Research for CULT Committee – The situation of artists and cultural workers and the post-COVID cultural recovery in the European Union: Background Analysis. This background analysis on the situation of artists and cultural workers and the post-COVID-19 cultural recovery in the European Union is prepared for the European Parliament. It provides an overview of
Iliopoulou E. & IME GSEVEE (2021). Roadmap for the adaptation of the profession “Professional in the audiovisual sector (audio and video management specialist).” Study by the Laboratory for Forecasting and Monitoring Occupational Changes. Athens: IME GSEBEE. This roadmap concerns the profession of ‘Audiovisual and Visual Management Specialist’ and summarises the main findings of the process
UNESCO (2019). Culture & Working Conditions for Artists: Implementing the 1980 Recommendation Concerning the Status of the Artist. Unesco. This report consolidates the findings of the 2018 global survey conducted by UNESCO on the implementation of the 1980 Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist, gathering data from 52 Member States, 39 NGOs, and 2