{"id":11755,"date":"2023-11-02T15:41:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&p=11755"},"modified":"2023-11-02T15:41:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:41:52","slug":"uni-joins-women-with-the-wave-forum-in-seoul-to-promote-diversity-and-inclusion-in-media","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/uni-joins-women-with-the-wave-forum-in-seoul-to-promote-diversity-and-inclusion-in-media\/","title":{"rendered":"UNI joins Women with the Wave Forum in Seoul to promote diversity and inclusion in media"},"content":{"rendered":"
Collective bargaining agreements are key to achieving gender equality and inclusion in broadcasting, said Hanna Harvima, UNI Global Union\u2019s Policy Director for Media, Entertainment & Arts at the 12th Women with the Wave Forum in Seoul, South Korea on 29 October 2023. This annual event, which takes place in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) general assembly, serves as a platform to promote diversity and inclusion in media organizations in the region.<\/p>\r\n
The Women with the Wave initiative itself was born in Seoul 12 years ago and has since travelled across Asia. The theme of this year’s forum, “Broadcasting for all: Diversity and inclusion in the media,” promoted action to better reflect and serve the needs of women and diverse audiences in the region.<\/p>\r\n
Speaking at the forum Harvima said:<\/p>\r\n
“Collective agreements are a crucial tool to improve working conditions and to promote gender issues at the workplace.\u201d<\/em> She added that without the active participation of women in the bargaining process and bargaining committees, the workplace challenges women face will remain unaddressed. She further stressed the need for a gender-responsive approach to collective bargaining to ensure that women’s concerns are effectively integrated into workplace policies.<\/p>\r\n Highlighting the importance of the collaboration between UNI and ABU on gender equality and diversity, Harvima said: “Working together will lead to a working environment that is equal, diverse, safe, and that allows the same opportunities to all workers.”<\/em>\u00a0 The UNI\/ABU partnership represents an important step toward achieving a more equitable and inclusive media industry.<\/p>\r\n In a significant milestone, all participants including UNI Media, Entertainment & Arts, adopted the Seoul Declaration<\/strong>. Initiated by the Korea Broadcasting Service (KBS), it signals the signatories\u2019 commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, and gender equality in the media and broadcasting sector.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Collective bargaining agreements are key to achieving gender equality and inclusion in broadcasting, said Hanna Harvima, UNI Global Union\u2019s Policy Director for Media, Entertainment & Arts at the 12th Women with the Wave Forum in Seoul, South Korea on 29 October 2023. This annual event, which takes place in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":11758,"template":"","categories":[],"global-issues":[],"sectors":[16],"cross-sector-groups":[25],"workers-rights":[],"regions":[132,85],"topics":[],"class_list":["post-11755","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sectors-media-entertainment","cross-sector-groups-equal-opportunities","regions-korea","regions-uni-asia-pacific"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n