Among those to have signed the charter so far are Amazon Prime Video, the BBC, Sky Content, Channel 4, ViacomCBS/Channel 5, BAFTA, the British Film Institute, UKTV, ScreenSkills, The Film & TV Charity and Women in Film and TV.
“The Freelance Charter is a result of a huge collective effort across the industry to tackle some of the issues faced by our freelance workforce, and it’s encouraging that all involved have embraced both the opportunity and responsibility that we have to make things better for everyone,” said Sky’s managing director, content, for the U.K. and Ireland, Zai Bennett, who led work on the charter alongside Richard Watsham, director of commissioning at UKTV.
“As a living document, the charter gives us all a useful framework to hold ourselves and others accountable, and it is an important first step in working together to improve conditions and create a culture of mutual respect and support.” Coalition founder Amini added: “The Freelance Charter marks a huge step forward for our industry in acknowledging and tackling the issues faced by its workforce. When we launched the Coalition we stated its aims as three-fold: to professionalize the industry, invest in its talent, and create an ecosystem of respect.
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