Media Fellow

Safety and Rights Society

 

Safety and Rights Society

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Summary

• Vacancy: —
• Location: Dhaka
• Minimum Salary: Tk. 95000 (Monthly)
• Experience: At least 2 years
• Published: 4 Mar 2025

 

Requirements

Education

If the candidate has an Honors/ Master’s Degree in Journalism, Social Science, Environmental Science, Development Studies, Human Rights, or a relevant background with JET.

Experience

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
  NGO

Additional Requirements

• At least 2 years of reporting or content creation skills in labor rights, energy transition, environment, climate change, etc.
• Higher commitment to journalistic values and ethics.
• Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
• Although the age bar is not set SRS encourages the young candidates to apply.

Responsibilities & Context

The intersection of inequality and climate change demands decisive action to ensure a just transition for workers, particularly in the Ready-made Garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh. As global fashion brands commit to cutting emissions, there is a risk that RMG workers, who are crucial to this supply chain, will face job losses and deteriorated working conditions if factories cannot adapt to new green standards by 2030. Without integrating workers’ voices into the transition, there is a threat of exacerbating existing inequalities and generating resistance that could stall the necessary shift to renewable energy.

Fashion Forward: Promoting a Just Transition for RMG Workers project aims to build collective action among RMG workers to advocate for a just energy transition, ensuring that the benefits and burdens of this transition are fairly distributed. By focusing on knowledge-sharing and advocacy, the initiative seeks to integrate workers’ perspectives into climate action plans and foster an equitable transition in Bangladesh’s apparel sector.

The key objectives of the Media Fellowship are to explore the impact of energy transition in RMG industry on RMG workers in Bangladesh including economic vulnerability, environment, and public reporting.

About Safety and Rights Society

Established in 2009, Safety and Rights Society (SRS) is a non-profit organization committed to make workplaces safer, protect labor rights, and ensure the health and safety of workers across Bangladesh. Through initiatives such as research, education, training, legal aid, and advocacy, SRS actively pushes for meaningful improvements in workplaces and promotes broader public safety and consumer rights.

In line with its commitment to social justice and sustainability, SRS is also converging on the Just Energy Transition in the labor sector, securing the existing jobs, compelling the stakeholders to create new employment opportunities, and enhance workers’ skills in building a green economy. By raising awareness among workers, employers, civil society, and government officials, SRS emphasizes RMG industry’s compliance with legal regulations and government guidelines to operate efficiently.

Fellowship:

Considering the recent development in world forum due to the COP29 and existing adverse impact of climate change in Bangladesh, the topic of climate justice is widely discussed in the Bangladeshi media. However, there is a huge scope to focus on unjustified energy transition impacting RMG workers invoking inequality on climate actions. As part of the planned action to eliminate inequality and injustice creating enabling environment through building public narrative and momentum around the Just Energy Transition- the media can play a significant role.

Through this fellowship SRS will engage 15 deserving fellows from journalism, and other form of digital platforms to reach out more diverse audiences including activists, workers, policymakers, development partners, and other relevant stakeholders.

Objectives:

• To enable journalists to explore and report on JET while safeguarding RMG workers’ livelihoods, rights, and well-being.
• Encourage reporting that addresses the risks workers face during the transition and highlights solutions that can prevent job loss, wage cuts, and poor working conditions.
• Build public awareness about the importance of RMG workers protection in JET, advocating for policies that prioritize the needs of the RMG workforce.

Core Themes of the Fellowship

• The thematic areas of reporting must be aligned with JET in the realm of RMG workers. Key themes that fellows would explore include:
• COP 29 and its impact on RMG
• Technological transfer in RMG Industry and its impact on the workers
• Best practices by global or local companies to protect workers rights
• Climate induced migration and economic vulnerability
• Workplace conditions impacted by climate change
• Trade Union’s role in advocating for better working conditions and environmental protection
• Global buyers’ and factory owners’ responsibility in preserving environment and workers concerns in energy transition.
• Environmental impact and workers’ wellbeing at workplace public reporting

Scope of Work/ Deliverables

• Each selected fellow publishes 3 reports/ stories/ features from different angles in top national newspapers or TV. If applicable social media influencers will be required to preapprove the multimedia content to reach a significant audience.
• One or two of the fellows will be invited to present their experience in national dialogue or in other forums to share their experience.
• All the fellows will have to submit their work, consent papers, footage, pictures, and other documentation to SRS for republication or distribution through different channels.
• The successful fellows must go through the training and comply with the SRS Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.
• The fellows may be asked to consult with the Supervisor before publishing their pieces for quality control.
• In case of any dispute or any further clarification the Selection Committee of SRS’s decision is final.

Compensation & Other Benefits

Each fellow will receive BDT 95,500 (including VAT, Tax, if applicable) to cover expenses related to fieldwork, story preparation, and documentation.

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Dhaka

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