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COVID19 Crisis

The fight against COVID19 is having an unprecedented impact not just on our economies but also on the entertainment sector. As theaters, cinemas, festivals and shows of all shape and size are cancelled or closed, performers are facing a sudden and worrying lack of revenue. Most emergency measures required everyone to implement social distancing and other safety measures into their work patterns or, alternatively, to work from home. Needless to say, this is hardly possible for performers.

As performers see their job opportunities vanish, they struggle to get benefits to compensate for these income losses and help them get by. Contrary to workers in standard employment, performers have a highly irregular employment pattern, with multiple short-term contracts punctuated by recurring unemployment periods. Where they have employment status, despite the atypical nature of their work, this job loss may prejudice their ability to build enough rights to claim social benefits. In many other instances, performers deemed independent contractors may have no social security to fall back on during this crisis.

FIA has created this specific section to share resources and information regarding repercussions of the COVID19 Crisis for performers. You will find a selection of articles hereunder and several sub-sections focussed on relieve measures and safety protocols available via the navigation tabs.

Safety Guidelines and Protocols

FIA has created this specific page to share resources and information regarding COVID19 related Safety Guidelines and Protocols for performers going back to work.

In order to help our global membership argue convincingly for ad hoc health and Safety measures to help performers go back to work in optimal conditions, and in order to give everyone access to information about what’s being done elsewhere, we are seeking to collect data and invite you to send us any useful information (e.g. protocols, provisions, negotiations, etc.).

Impact of health measures on the professional activity of lyrical artists in the context of Covid-19

In French – contribution from the SFA, February 2021

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9 February 2022Pandemic Restrictions and Recovery Measures in Europe: recent resources for the Cultural Sector
23 February 2021Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Audiovisual and Live Entertainement Sector in the Americas: A Study in 8 Countries
21 October 2020First Joint FIA-LA and UNI MEI / Panartes Webinar on COVID-19 return to work protocols in Latin America – 7 October 2020
14 October 2020European Social Partners of the Live Performance Sector call for a coordinated action plan to secure the recovery and sustainability of the European cultural sector
8 July 2020FIA, UNI MEI and FIM teamwork on post Covid-19 return to work safety protocols
22 June 2020A safe return to work for the global film & TV industry to resume production
15 April 2020Information for performers affected by the COVID19 crisis: a new resource page on the FIA website
15 April 2020Recommendations from the IAEA regarding management of the Covid 19 crisis
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