Performers’ associations gather in landmark pan-Asian meeting
The International Federation of Actors (FIA) held an extremely successful regional meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, from December 14 to 16, 2007.
Health and safety in Latin America
Latin American unions gather to address the health and safety concerns of performers and explore innovative ways to meet them.
The struggle of Hungarian dubbing performers
Dubbing performers in Hungary resolve to strike for three days against unacceptable working terms and conditions. FIA calls on all its affiliates to echo their grievances and make their support known to the local dubbing studios.
Canadian performers win major dispute
FIA is proud to announce that ACTRA in Canada successfully won its first ever industrial action and was able to secure to English-speaking performers in Canada working on radio, television and film production the right to be fairly remunerated when their work is exploited on new media and the Internet.
Landmark meeting of performer organisations in Jakarta, Indonesia
FIA, together with the International Federation of Musicians, has held a very successful workshop with Indonesian performers’ organisations. Remarkably, this was the first time that anyone attempted to bring them together – only for them to realise they had much more to gain by pulling their energies together, rather than fighting their battle alone.
A slippery slope for performers?
FIA has decided to look into the relationship between the use of rakes on stage and the injuries that performers occur while rehearsing or playing, with a view to drafting minimum harmonised guidelines and, possibly also, promoting a code of conduct at European and international level.
New rules to regulate audiovisual media services in the EU
The European Commission threatens the future of cultural diversity by seeking to achieve a genuine internal market in the provision of audiovisual media services.
Trade union solidarity: let us all make a difference
FIA is proud to report a groundbreaking twinning agreement between Canadian Actors' Equity and the ORUUANO of Namibian Artists Union.