{{Short description|International trade union}} {{More references|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox union | name = IAWG | location = International | full_name = International Affiliation of Writers Guilds | logo = International Affiliation of Writers Guilds logo.svg | founded = 1986 | abbreviation = IAWG | website = {{URL|http://www.iawg.org/|iawg.org}} }} The '''International Affiliation of Writers Guilds''' is an international trade union federation representing guilds of professional screenwriters and playwrights. <ref>{{Cite web |title=The International Affiliation of Writers Guilds {{!}} Writers Guild of Canada |url=https://www.wgc.ca/about-the-guild/the-international-affiliation-of-writers-guilds |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=www.wgc.ca}}</ref>Some affiliates also belong to national trade union federations.
==Activities== The IAWG strives to ensure that fair royalties and residuals are collected by enforcement of copyrights. If a member of one guild emigrates to another country or the movie or play is exported, member guilds automatically recognize their membership through reciprocal agreements.
A core function is the registering of scripts to verify original authorship. Most affiliates also have annual award ceremonies to celebrate accomplishments in the craft.
==History== The '''International Writers' Guild''' was founded in 1966 by unions from the United Kingdom, United States, and Yugoslavia. It gradually grew, but in 1986 it was replaced by the "International Affiliation of Writers' Guilds", with its founding members all being in English-speaking countries. It has since expanded, with affiliates from several other countries. In 2007, it organised an International Day of Solidarity with the Writers Guild of America strike. Since 2009, it has worked closely with the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe.<ref name="coldrick">{{cite book |last1=Coldrick |first1=Percy |last2=Jones |first2=Philip |title=The International Directory of the Trade Union Movement |date=1979 |publisher=Facts on File |location=New York |isbn=0871963744 |page=219}}</ref><ref name="whoweare">{{cite web |title=Who We Are |url=http://iawg.org/ |website=International Affiliation of Writers Guilds |accessdate=12 November 2019}}</ref> There are 50,000 writers in the IAWG.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schneller |first=Johanna |date=2019-04-10 |title=It's time screenwriters stopped being the butt of all jokes |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-its-time-screenwriters-stopped-being-the-butt-of-all-jokes/ |access-date=2023-01-12}}</ref>
== Affiliates == * ALMA (Spain) * La Guilde Française des Scénaristes (France) * New Zealand Writers Guild * Screenwriters Association (India) * Scriptwriters' Guild of Israel * Société des Auteurs de Radio, Télévision et Cinéma (Canada) * Verband Deutscher Drehbuchautoren (Germany) * Writers Guild of America, East * Writers Guild of America, West * Writers Guild of Canada * Writers' Guild of Great Britain * Writers' Guild of Ireland * Writers' Guild of South Africa
==Chairs== :2005: Carl Gottlieb :2009: Michael Winship
==See also== {{Portal|Organized labour}} * Federation of Scriptwriters in Europe * Union Network International
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:International Affiliation of Writers Guilds Category:Writers' organizations Category:Global union federations Category:Trade unions established in 1986
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