Coalition for Change: The Freelance Charter
Edinburgh TV Festival 2021
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22m
The last 12 months have brought into sharp focus many working practices for freelancers in the industry, resulting in the formation of pan-industry working group Coalition for Change at last year's Edinburgh TV Festival. Now, a year after its inception, the Coalition unveils its historic Freelance Charter backed by broadcasters, unions, charities, industry stakeholders, and freelance campaign groups. For the first time the sector has united and committed to paper pledges on bullying & harassment, recruitment, hours, safeguarding, racism, ableism and more in what is set to be a watershed moment for the UK TV industry.
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