From left to right: Joe De Bruyn, President, UNI Global Union, Philip Jennings, General Secretary, UNI Global Union, Christy Hoffman, Deputy General Secretary, UNI Glbal Union, Johannes Studinger, Director of UNI Media, Entertainment & Arts, Dr Javad Mottaghi, Secretary General, Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, Christopher Ng, Regional Secretary, UNI Apro, Dr. Ahmad Mukhlis Yusuf, President Director & CEO, Antara News Agency, Datuk Kamal Bin Khalid, COO, Media Prima Berhad, Mr. Clarence Pong, Vice President, Corporate Communications & Marketing, Mediacorp Singapore, Stanley Tok, Vice President, Human Resources, MediaCorp and Tomoyasu Kato, UNI Apro President
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he Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) and UNI Global Union - Media,
Entertainment and Arts (UNI MEI) are working together on a joint action programme to ensure sustainable development in the broadcasting sector. The two organisations signed a Memorandum of Agreement in Singapore on 2 April 2012.
Following dialogue between the former President of ABU Yashinori Imai and the UNI MEI Executive Committee in November 2010, ABU and UNI MEI have agreed to establish a framework of mutual recognition and cooperation for the development of the region’s media and broadcasting industry.
The agreement also establishes a framework for a joint action programme that will include objectives to bring about progress and development in the region’s media and broadcasting industry. The programme will focus on
health safety of media professionals, gender quality and mainstreaming, good governance and media and professional ethics.
“Our common destiny is to service the audience and the society at large through diverse and quality programming” said Javad Mottaghi, Secretary General of the ABU. This agreement is an achievement and we are pleased to enter into cooperation with UNI. We need now to translate it into actions and we are pleased that we have already taken concrete steps for implementation”, he added.
“The framework is very important for strengthening regional cooperation on media, entertainment and arts between ABU and UNI MEI. ABU is a key partner for UNI MEI and the agreement will do much to develop social dialogue between the two partners and establish a fair and professional working environment for broadcasters and
broadcasting workers in the region”, said UNI Apro Regional Secretary Christopher Ng, welcoming the agreement.
“This is a significant commitment between the ABU and UNI aiming at concrete cooperation among broadcasters and broadcasting trade unions in the Asia Pacific region. It builds the foundation for a joint work programme in key areas of common”, said Philip Jennings, UNI General Secretary.
“After two agreements signed with major national media companies in Indonesia in 2010 - Antara and Media Prima Malaysia - this sector wide agreement is a major step forward to develop a regional sectoral social dialogue in the Asia Pacific region. It provides an opportunity to promote regional standards and long term transnational cooperation among employers and trade unions”, said Johannes Studinger, Head of MEI.
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