Somalia: FESOJ And VIKES Launch an EU Funded Labor Rights Advocacy Campaign for Somali Journalists

Federation of Somali Journalists (FESOJ) and Finnish Foundation for Media and Development (VIKES) with the support of European Union Mission for Somalia launch a new advocacy campaign for Somali journalists' labor rights with the aim to improve the internal governance of media organizations and strengthen the commitment of media owners and editors in ensuring respect for clearly defined professional labor standards.

The advocacy campaign will target journalists working for 25 selected media outlets in all parts of Somalia. 'This initiative is part of the second implementation phase of a joint VIKES and FESOJ project, launched last year and funded by the EU in which were trained around 200 journalists and media administrators.

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