Editing Cultural diversity (section)

=== Governance of culture ===
As well as protecting free expression and free movement, governments can promote cultural diversity by recognising and enforcing the rights of artists. The working conditions of artists are affected by their rights to organise [[Trade union|labor unions]], to workplace safety, and to [[Welfare spending|social security]] protections for times when their work does not produce income. These economic and social rights are formally recognised by the [[International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights]] passed by the UN in 1966 and by the [[1980 Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist]] adopted by UNESCO in 1980.<ref name="GR2018" /> Social security in particular allows a more diverse range of citizens to take part in artistic activities, because without it, financially insecure people are discouraged from working in a field with unstable income.<ref name="GR2018" />