The Duma Committee will discuss the safety of correspondents
The Duma Committee on information policy in early December, will return To the discussion of the changes on the safety of correspondents in the hot spots, said Last news Head of Leonid Levin (WED).
The head of the presidential Council for human rights, Mikhail Fedotov, on Tuesday expressed the hope that the elected officials will hurry to adopt in the first reading amendments to the media law, providing for the liability of the employer for the safety of correspondents sent to hot spots. The draft law was submitted to the state Duma After the death of several workers in the Russian media in Ukraine.
After the roundtable, which was held in October with the participation of correspondents, We solicited expert opinion of a number of agencies, received it, and accordingly sent (project) for revision. We expect that we will return To the discussion already revised version in early winter, " said Levin Last news .
The bill proposes to amend the media law provisions on the protection of the correspondents in the hot spots. For example, to introduce a requirement for the conclusion with the employer of the employment contract, guaranteeing journalist necessary and sufficient rules for professional activities, including safe rules and occupational safety.
According to the law, the Director must ensure correspondents in the hot spots of the equipment and the identification mark " Media/Press "contract dostrakhovaniya in case of illness, injury or death, as well as international identity of the journalist. Moreover, the press, the employee will have the opportunity to undertake voluntary genomic registration (storage of biological material to identify the person) and training special security methods.
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