Per difendere le fasce deboli: precari e freelance al centro dell'azione sindacale  
ON CONGRESS TO PROTECT THE MOST BANDS 'WEAK:
PRECARIOUS FREELANCE AND THE CENTER OF AUDITORS
For Assostampa of Friuli Venezia Giulia the issues of journalistic insecurity, the work of freelance and defense of the poorest sections weaknesses of the profession must become a priority for the union and the forthcoming congress of the FNSI.
This was established by the Governing Council dell'Assostampa, approving a document proposed by the Regional Coordination precarious and freelance journalists, which will be proposed to other regional delegations as a document of operational commitment and convention town. Among
the stated objectives, the contracting employees from the largest possible number of temporary workers, the improvement in general working conditions Freelancers, starting with their pay, and that the Commission and the Assembly for self-employment of Fnsi made in recent months are filled with content, and supported by decisions and appropriate means to obtain more rapidly as possible, with the results.
( follows the text of the document approved by the Board dell'Assostampa of Friuli Venezia Giulia)
The delegation of the Friuli Venezia Giulia considers that the question of temporary work and the work of freelance should be a priority for the union and should be placed on top of the agenda of the Congress.
A majority of those working in information is precarious: the exploited and underpaid journalists, but also essential for the record in newspapers, television and radio, which guarantee the fundamental right to information.
The precarious situation of the information world, already difficult in the past, seems to have suddenly worsened in recent months: the willingness of publishers to reduce costs and increase profits, has brought the situation precarious work at a level ormai insostenibile.
Dopo anni di lavoro senza alcuna tutela, né certezza per il futuro, spesso nell'illusione di un posto fisso in una redazione (che, di questo siamo perfettamente consapevoli, per il 90 per cento dei precari non arriverà mai), i freelance stanno assistendo a una progressiva e rapida riduzione delle collaborazioni e dei compensi, già al di sotto dei limiti minimi del decoro.
È una condizione che non consente di essere autonomi, di costituirsi una famiglia, di essere padroni della propria vita, e che purtroppo porta spesso i giornalisti a svolgere altre attività, a ridurre in tutti i modi le spese, anche a discapito della quality of services, and not write about things "uncomfortable" or risk a lawsuit for a few euro, which will be paid.
The reduction in contributions, and the simultaneous cutting of staff of the newsroom, in fact leads to the reduction of space for news reporting, without mediation, and encourages the publication of press releases that arrive every day in newsrooms from institutions, politicians and private .
The same professional category is at risk: they are not unusual in cases of employees who, to put together a salary, working as press officers, while they write articles about activities the same individuals for which they work.
There is a problem that directly affects the future of the entire category: the increasing precariousness of journalistic work, and the significant drop in the number of regularly employed colleagues in the newsroom, is already leading to a decrease all'Inpgi of contributions and membership to Casagit, structures that in the future, not that far can no longer guarantee the current services to members .
For these reasons, the issue of insecurity is not just about the precarious, but the whole class, the information world, the whole of society.
We are aware that This is a very complex problem, which come into play interests, rights and opposing opinions, strengths, opportunities and income position, and that the way to improve the situation will be neither quick nor easy but we are equally convinced that the commitment of the union for the next few years will be directed mainly to insecurity.
The first steps have already been made: for the first time the National Press Federation has given rise to recognized organizations made up of freelance and casual workers that deal with the issue, the Commission for self-employment and the House for self-employment, and in some regions, such as the Friuli Venezia Julia, have sprung up, with the support of the union, dealing with coordination of "networking" between the precarious and emphasize the needs and problems.
However, these tools must now be filled with content, and supported by decisions and appropriate means to obtain more rapid possible results.
The action of the union should be developed in two directions: the first will seek to ensure the absorption with permanent contracts, or at least a ratio of employees and their protection, for as many colleagues as possible precarious.
But this is a possibility che riguarderà una minoranza dei precari del Paese, ed è quindi necessaria un'azione forte per fissare una serie di regole che garantiscano condizioni i di lavoro minime per coloro che, più o meno spontaneamente, hanno scelto di lavorare come freelance.
Riteniamo fondamentale giungere, (anche con un intervento legislativo?), alla definizione di retribuzioni minime decorose, con criteri coerenti, chiari e uniformi, e di garanzie per il lavoro svolto, ma anche a un maggior rigore nel rispetto dei principi base della deontologia professionale.
E' poi fondamentale poi ribadire il concetto, ormai ignorato dagli editori e più in generale da tutti i datori di lavoro in Italy, but definitely shared in other European countries, precarious work, because no guarantees, must cost more than the employee.
Currently however, this concept has been reversed: the precarious, and if you look at time spent, both at work, are paid much less than their colleagues employed.
a situation that favors the use of job insecurity on the part of publishers, in addition to low-wage laborers, they are also free to use this connection as they see fit.
is then necessary action to encourage a culture change by all journalists, starting those employees covered by a contract of employment (which often are also directors and chief editors of newspapers): All colleagues should realize that the world has changed, that the precarious and illegal are no longer a more or less brief stint waiting for an appointment, a kind of testing in waiting for a stable job, but an unacceptable and unsustainable permanent employment status.
the union must demonstrate awareness of the situation, being close to these gentlemen, only in this way can also be perceived by freelance as "the journalists' union, and not as the union of journalists assumed and guaranteed by overcoming the conviction, unfortunately, still common among many colleagues, that there are two categories: the assumptions, and other ... ...
Coordination Freelance journalists precarious and the Friuli Venezia Giulia
Information and Contact:
- precari.freelance (at) assostampafvg.it - \u200b\u200bwww.assostampafvg.it
- Facebook page: Freelance Journalists precarious and the Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Assostampa FVG, Italy Course No 13, 34122 Trieste
tel. 040/370371-370571;
fax 040/370378 e-mail: info (at) assostampafvg.it - \u200b\u200b www.assostampafvg.it
attached document:
com_precari_congresso_FNSI_10dicembre2010.pdf
