From June 24 to 25, 2005, ICO held the second forum on labor rights in Olympic Building of Shenzhen Economic Daily. There are almost 50 journalists from Beijing, Nanjing and Wuhan, and 20 representatives from NGO, research institution, MNCs, factories, and business human rights institution. This workshop was sustained by the Danish Center for Human Rights. From 12 to 13 March, 2004, ICO held the first forum successfully in Shenzhen, with 60 participants from laws, media, university, civil organizations, MNCs, and international organizations.
With the innovation of Chinese society and the marketing development of media, media become a great role in affecting public policy and people's daily life. The journalists have been advocators of labor rights and CSR, who have significant effect on disclosing tragedy of labors, violation of human rights, and environment protection. However, most of them start from conscience and courage only, lack in professional knowledge of human rights. From this point of view, the workshop attempted to probe into connection CSR with the media.
Since 2004, labor shortage emerged in the Changjiang River Delta, Pearl River Delta and South-east coast of Fujian and brought effect to the development of Chinese economy directly. Consequently, it arouses the public recognition on issues of migrant workers. Numbers of journalists show great interest in violation of labor rights and corporate social responsibility during the development of Chinese economy. A great deal of reportage advance governmental and public attention on weakness group.
However, most of them start from conscience and courage only, lack in professional knowledge of human rights. This workshop is a valuable chance to call media, professionals, scholars and enterprisers together, who are interested in labor rights and business human rights, share their opinions together in order to strengthen media's effect on human rights and Chinese sustainable development.
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