The entry may focus on the general theme of why unions are beneficial for younger workers, to specific issues – pay, contracts, gender equality, training, media freedom, safety or any other media or labour-related issue . The choice is yours!  

The entry can be a single product or a short series/portfolio. All entries should be accompanied by a covering letter – maximum 500 words – explaining the inspiration/concept behind the work and why the issue is important to you.

The competition is open to journalists and media workers and journalism and communications students under the age of 35 based in Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro.

The entries can be in English or any Balkan language.

The deadline for entries is noon CET on Wednesday 25 September 2024. You can submit more than one entry.

The winning entry will be used by the IFJ and its unions in Western Balkans as part of an  IFJ campaign among younger media workers and students to raise union membership in Western Balkans.  It will be used solely in relation to that campaign as part of the IFJ and its unions in Western Balkans’ campaigning material, in their social media and web sites.

Entries should be sent to [email protected] and [email protected]

All entries should include your full name, contact details, name of employer/university. 

This competition is run by the IFJ, in partnership with the Journalists’ Union of Serbia (SINOS), the Independent Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM, North Macedonia) and the Trade Union Media of Montenegro (TUMM) and supported by Union To Union (Sweden)