Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist, 1980
Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist, 1980
Summary
The Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist was approved by the 21st General Conference of UNESCO, meeting in Belgrade in November 1980. Despite its non-binding nature, it remains so far the principal standard-setting instrument specifically dedicated to the status of the artists.
The Recommendation affirms the rights of artists to be considered as cultural workers and consequently to benefit from all the legal, social and economic advantages pertaining to the status of workers.
Thus, by adopting this Recommendation, the UNESCO General Conference recognized that:
- � every artist is entitled to benefit effectively from the social security and insurance provisions contained in the basic texts (�)� (Preamble)
- � action by the public authorities is becoming necessary and urgent in order to remedy the disquieting situation of artists in a large number of Member States, particularly with regard to human rights, economic and social circumstances and their conditions of employment � (Preamble)
- � Member States, recognizing the essential role of art in the life and development of the individual and of society, accordingly have a duty to protect, defend and assist artists and their freedom of creation. � (Article III.3.)
- Member States � should make it possible for them to enjoy the esteem necessary for the full development of their work and provide the economic safeguards to which artists are entitled as people actively engaged in cultural work. � (Article V)
Summary
The Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist was approved by the 21st General Conference of UNESCO, meeting in Belgrade in November 1980. Despite its non-binding nature, it remains so far the principal standard-setting instrument specifically dedicated to the status of the artists.
The Recommendation affirms the rights of artists to be considered as cultural workers and consequently to benefit from all the legal, social and economic advantages pertaining to the status of workers.
Thus, by adopting this Recommendation, the UNESCO General Conference recognized that:
- � every artist is entitled to benefit effectively from the social security and insurance provisions contained in the basic texts (�)� (Preamble)
- � action by the public authorities is becoming necessary and urgent in order to remedy the disquieting situation of artists in a large number of Member States, particularly with regard to human rights, economic and social circumstances and their conditions of employment � (Preamble)
- � Member States, recognizing the essential role of art in the life and development of the individual and of society, accordingly have a duty to protect, defend and assist artists and their freedom of creation. � (Article III.3.)
- Member States � should make it possible for them to enjoy the esteem necessary for the full development of their work and provide the economic safeguards to which artists are entitled as people actively engaged in cultural work. � (Article V)
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Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist, 1980
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