About the IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists is the world's largest organisation of journalists. First established in 1926, it was relaunched in 1946 and again, in its present form, in 1952. Today the Federation represents around 600.000 members in more than 100 countries.
The IFJ promotes international action to defend press freedom and social justice through strong, free and independent trade unions of journalists.
The IFJ does not subscribe to any given political viewpoint, but promotes human rights, democracy and pluralism.
The
IFJ is opposed to discrimination of all kinds and condemns the use of
media as propaganda or to promote intolerance and conflict.
The IFJ believes in freedom of political and cultural expression and defends trade union and other basic human rights.
The
IFJ is the organisation that speaks for journalists within the United
Nations system and within the international trade union movement.
The
IFJ supports journalists and their unions whenever they are fighting
for their industrial and professional rights and has established an
International Safety Fund to provide humanitarian aid for journalists
in need.
IFJ policy is decided by the Congress which meets
every three years and work is carried out by the Secretariat based in
Brussels under the direction of an elected Executive Committee. The
last Congress was held in Moscow on 28 May - 1 June, 2007.