Helsinki (10.02.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) The Finnish multinational forest company UPM announced on 8 February that it will no longer engage in any kind of collective agreements at any level for salaried employees in Finland. All terms of work will be negotiated on an individual basis.
On December 25, Russian Duma approved a law that allows for ordinary citizens and informal organizations to be deemed “foreign agents” if they are involved in political activity in Russia and receive assistance from abroad. The new law refers to more than just financial assistance and offers a broad interpretation of what constitutes political activity.Read More
In the book Journalism по-русски 28 regional Russian journalists answer questions about how it is to work as a journalist in Russia, with regards to taboos, and what is allowed and what is not, according to Russian media law. Amendment of the Foreign Agents Law in December brought new challenges.
The hacking of confidential treatment records at the Vastaamo psychotherapy patient records company is shocking both in scope and nature. There may be attempts to feed the media info gained by the illegal hack. Responsible journalists act ethically and in line with the Guidelines for Journalists. The hacking of Vastaamo and resulting efforts to blackmailRead More
The incomes of UJF members in employment have increased by an average of 2.1 per cent over a two-year period. Average monthly take home pay is € 3 537, € 3 875 with allowances.
The Rovaniemi Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal by Finnish journalist Johanna Vehkoo in the defamation case brought by far-right local counsellor Junes Lokka. Vehkoo was found guilty in April of defaming Lokka by labelling him a racist and Nazi clown on one of her closed-group Facebook posts. She was given a 14-day income-linkedRead More
Since the undemocratic election in Belarus on 9 August, the situation for the country’s journalists has deteriorated. Even before the election, freedom of the press in Belarus was severely restricted and it is now clear that President Alexander Lukashenko is doing everything he can to silence the country’s journalists.
The #HoldTheLine Coalition demands the Philippines authorities drop a barrage of bogus tax and foreign ownership cases against internationally celebrated journalist Maria Ressa and Rappler – the news organisation she founded.
By Mark Waller The UJF has welcomed the report by the Ministry of Transport and Communications that proposes support for the media in light of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as on a more permanent basis.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications is currently investigating how the media, which is facing mounting difficulties due to the Corvid-19 crisis, can be supported. The report is scheduled to be released in the coming days. The UJF considers support for the media to be essential and argues that it should be targeted primarily forRead More