The 32nd World Congress of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will open on 4 May in Paris, marking the centenary of the Federation’s founding in the French capital. More than 300 delegates representing journalists’ unions and associations from across the world will gather in Paris for this landmark event. Hosted by the IFJ’s French affiliates — SNJ, SNJ-CGT, CFDT Journalistes and Force Ouvrière — the Congress will celebrate a century of international solidarity and shared struggles, while shaping common strategies to address the current and future challenges facing journalism and trade unions.
Everything is in place to welcome more than 300 delegates to the IFJ’s Centenary Congress, which will take place from 4 to 7 in Paris, France.
The milestone event will begin on 4 May with a high-level session at the Théâtre de la Concorde, where leading lawyers, journalists and experts will discuss the role of international law and artificial intelligence in journalism. This will be followed by the official opening of the IFJ Centenary World Congress, which will be addressed by IFJ President, Dominique Pradalié, whose mandate as president will end on 4 May-, and the leaders of the four French trade unions: SNJ, SNJ-CGT, CFDT Journalistes and Force Ouvrière. Emmanuel Grégoire, the Mayor of Paris, will then welcome delegates to the town hall, where the IFJ has set up an exhibition reviewing a century of its history.
The opening day will mark the start of a four-day Congress, where delegates will elect the IFJ’s new leadership, as well as its Administrative Committee and Executive Committee. Important motions on press freedom and trade unionism will also be discussed.
IFJ President Dominique Pradalié said: “This 32th Congress will be a unique opportunity to debate the major challenges facing journalism today, such as surveillance and ongoing impunity for crimes against journalists, artificial intelligence, declining workers’ rights, among many others. Over these four days, the Federation’s programme of work will be defined, and its future leaders, who will shape the Federation’s direction over the next years, will be elected. One thing is clear to us all: in this changing world, the IFJ is more necessary than ever to protect media workers’ rights and is determined to remain a key actor in the future of journalism and the global trade union movement. Long live the second centenary of the IFJ!”.
- The Congress agenda is available: here.
- Read an interview with IFJ President Dominique Pradalié: here.
More information about the Congress: here.
Source: IFJ
