International Labour Office (ILO)
Journalists have also been urged to relay on the labour rights in a manner that their audience can easily understand using simple and clear language.
Speaking at the ongoing one week regional training course for media professionals on communicating labour rights in Turin, Italy, Senior Officer, Communication and Public information from the International Labour Office (ILO) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Guebray Berhane, said that journalists’ understanding of the ratifications will mean readers get the right information equipping them to make informed decisions and to find amicable solutions to their problems.
He said labour rights issues should be seen as a social development issue and a matter of concern for every country.
ß“Labour rights are a key component of our lives and development, constantly monitoring and reporting them would amount to improving and enhancing development in our countries,” he said.
Earlier, Chiarabini Alessandro of the International Labour Standards (ILS) in Geneva underscored the need for respective governments, legislatives, magistrates and other stakeholders to carefully comply the international labour standards to enhance social justice. He said one of the roles of journalists in this regard is to raise public awareness in rights matters and therefore their knowledge of the ILO standards is paramount.
“Journalists need to familiarise themselves on how the ILS are developed, applied and supervised so that labour rights and social issues may be well articulated and covered,” he added.
The regional training that started Monday in Turin Italy has been organised and conducted by the international training centre of the ILO and brings together 24 media professionals from across Africa.
SOURCE:
THE GUARDIAN
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