Meeting in Vichy, FREG publishes Declaration of Freelance Journalists in Europe to address the precariousness of the profession

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Meeting in Vichy, FREG publishes Declaration of Freelance Journalists in Europe to address the precariousness of the profession

“Collective bargaining for freelancers” was the topic of the second ‘Stand up for Journalism’ workshop organised by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the French journalists’ union SNJ-CGT in Vichy, France, on 23-24 January 2025. Thirty-six union representatives and journalists discussed the challenges specific to the self-employed, such as collective negotiations, copyright, and the European legal frameworks.  Freelance journalist…