The Media Outlet has been independently certified according to the JTI Programme and CWA 17493:2019.

Certified by

Deloitte

Date of certification

09/07/2024

Contact details

477 Collins Street
3000 Melbourne
Australia

Media Outlet Ziarul de Gardă/ZdG Date of first publication 15/09/2023 Date of Latest Change 18/09/2023

16. Professionalism in the Media Outlet

16.1. Recruitment and Training

There shall be professional guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff. This includes responsibilities for implementing diversity policy and staff welfare. Recruitment policy, (use of open competition etc.) and staff welfare principles should be publicly available.

Do you have guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff?

Yes

Do those guidelines contain a diversity policy?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

Recruitment policy of ZdG: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D-6YnGXCtohMfcX_fGHCnmSgHePa485u920CGqGwoyw/edit?usp=sharing

Every recruitment announcement at ZdG has the note that "In the selection process, ZdG does not directly or indirectly discriminate against the candidate based on gender, age, nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, political views, sexual orientation, origin/social status, etc. Only the professional skills of the candidates will be taken into account. ZdG offers equal opportunities to everyone, files being analyzed objectively and ensuring full confidentiality.

By sending the CV and other documents to the e-mail address mentioned above, the candidate implicitly consents to the reception and processing of the personal data contained in the CV and in the other documents exclusively for the purpose of analyzing the candidate's qualification for the vacant position, as well as to the retention of such data in our files for future employment opportunities. The candidate may revoke their consent at any time by sending a notice to the email address mentioned above. Please do not include special categories of personal data, the processing of which would require other security measures and in accordance with the legislation in force the written consent or electronic signature of their subject."

Examples here:
- https://www.zdg.md/blog/viata-redactiei/vino-in-echipa-zdg-redactia-angajeaza-reporter-stirist/
- https://www.zdg.md/stiri/stiri-sociale/ziarul-de-garda-angajeaza-reporter-stirist-2/
- https://www.zdg.md/stiri/stiri-diverse/zdg-angajeaza-reporter-de-investigatii-hai-cu-noi-sa-demascam-coruptia-din-r-moldova/
-https://www.zdg.md/stiri/redactia-zdg-angajeaza-reporter-pentru-editia-de-limba-engleza/

Do those guidelines cover staff welfare?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

Recruitment policy of ZdG: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D-6YnGXCtohMfcX_fGHCnmSgHePa485u920CGqGwoyw/edit?usp=sharing

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Are they publicly available?

Yes

What is the URL?

Recruitment policy of ZdG: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D-6YnGXCtohMfcX_fGHCnmSgHePa485u920CGqGwoyw/edit?usp=sharing

16.2. Working Conditions, Contract Policy and Labour Relations

Journalistic principles and practice should be supported by the organisational environment including protection for journalistic integrity through adherence to labour laws and regulations, transparency of contract policy and freedom to organise. The duration or nature of the contract should not inhibit a journalist from operating in an ethical manner and the organisation structure should protect that principle.

Do the regulations and guidelines for the employment of staff and engagement of contract journalists protect their editorial independence?

Yes

Are your employees (including freelance) covered by legal contracts and insurance?

Yes

Does your staff have the freedom to organise?

Yes

Do you have an existing structure for social dialogue including a collective bargaining arrangement with appropriate trade unions?

N/A

Are there guidelines for contracts of engagement with freelance journalists?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

Yes, we have a working regulation with the freelancers and the prices for their remuneration, but as the investigation team we extremely rarely accept to work with freelance journalists, because it is very risky and difficult to check all the details.

Any freelancer must respect the editorial policy of ZdG.

Do these guidelines ensure the ability of freelancers to adhere to the editorial principles?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

16.3. Staff Welfare

Responsibility for the welfare of staff and those contracted on a freelance basis should be an important part of a Media Outlet’s role. Organisational Editorial Guidelines should be protective against any form of discrimination and supportive of equality of opportunity. It should ensure safety at work and in the working environment (including remote and online) and have guidelines, which support staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature or have suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work.

Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures protect against discrimination in the workplace?

Yes

Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures support equality of opportunity?

Yes

Does your Media Outlet have a safety at work policy, which includes specific protection for journalists working in hostile environments?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

We have a security regulation, but we can't publish it, as it contains sensitive information.

Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature?

Yes

Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work?

Yes

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