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16) Can you tell me more about Equity?

What is Equity?
Equity is the trade union which represents those who work in the entertainment and arts industries. It represents not only actors but also dancers, singers, choreographers, backstage artists such as stage managers, designers and directors as well as walk-on and supporting artists and stunt performers.

Equity is not political but it is affiliated to the Trades Unions Congress as a means of bringing performers' issues to a wider audience.

The main function of Equity is to negotiate minimum terms and conditions of employment throughout the world of entertainment, including new and emerging technologies which affect performers - satellite, digital television, new media and so on.

An Equity card is still regarded by many to be a proof of commitment and professionalism, and if you are a member you can often negotiate a better rate of pay than a non-Equity member. Many employers still choose Equity performers over non-Equity, although a card is not essential for some areas of performance or working in the arts industry.

2) How do I contact Equity?
The Equity website can be found online at http://www.equity.org.uk
For general enquiries they can be contacted at their London offices by email on: info@equity.org.uk
(for a further breakdown of email addresses, go to the Equity website)

Contact details are as follows:

British Equity

LONDON OFFICE:
Guild House
Upper St. Martins Lane
London, WC2H 9EG
Tel: 0207 379 6000
Fax: 0207 379 7001

Midlands
Tim Johnson
PO Box 1221
Warwick CV34 5EF
tel/fax: 01926 408 638

North East
Nigel Jones
The Workstation
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield S1 2BX
tel/fax: 01142 759 746

North West
Mike Cain
Mary Hooley
Conavon Court
12 Blackfriars Street
Salford M3 5BQ
tel: 0161 832 3183
fax: 0161 839 3133

Scotland, N.Ireland and Isle of Man
Lorne Boswell
Drew McFarlane
Irene Gilchrist
114 Union Street
Glasgow G1 3QQ
tel: 0141 248 2472
fax: 0141 248 2473

South East
John Ainslie,
Guild House
Upper St Martins Lane
London WC2H 9EG
tel: 0207 670 0229
fax: 020 7379 7001

Wales and South West
Christopher Ryde
Mair James Buckley
Transport House
1 Cathedral Road
Cardiff CF1 9SD
tel: 029 20 397 971
fax: 029 20 230 754

3) How do I join Equity?
There are a number of ways you can join.
You can pick up an application form from any of the regional branches, or order one through the feedback form on the Equity website.

4) What are the requirements needed to join Equity?
There are a number of different memberships depending on your situation, the main ones being:

Student Membership: You must be on a full-time higher education course lasting for one year or more which is preparing you for work in the entertainment industry in one of the following areas: actor, stage manager, theatre designer, theatre director, dancer, choreographer, singer, variety artist, circus performer, professional broadcaster.

Long Service Membership: You must have been in Equity continuously for 21 years or more and be over 65 years old.

Youth Membership: You must be aged between 14 and 16 and performing professionally, earning at least half of the adult rate for the job in question. If you are under 14 you cannot join Equity at present.

Full Membership:
Membership of Equity is available through work in the following areas:

Theatre
*as a paid performer or stage manager.
*as a director, designer or choreographer undertaking paid work in the theatre

Opera and Dance
*as a singer engaged by an opera company as a chorister, principal singer or guest artist
*as a dancer employed by a ballet or dance company

Singers
*as a concert, session or pop singer you need to have evidence of one professional, paid engagement

Variety and Circus
*as an artist who usually undertakes paid short term engagements or gigs, you need to have evidence of four of these within the last 12 months, plus one forthcoming engagement
*as a dancer engaged in a cabaret floorshow or troupe either in the UK or overseas
*as an artist working on a long-term engagement such as on a cruise ship, in a theme park, circus, holiday centre etc

Television, Films, Commercials and Radio
*as a performer undertaking work in any of these areas on a standard Equity contract
*as a presenter on television or radio

Walk-on artists
*as a walk-on, supporting or background artist, if you can show evidence of at least six days' paid work over a period of 12 consecutive months undertaken on an Equity agreement.

Equity agreements for walk-on, supporting and background artists do not include work on cinema or independent TV productions filmed within a 40 mile radius of Charing Cross in London, therefore work on these types of productions cannot be accepted as a means of joining Equity.

Overseas Experience
*if you have worked professionally overseas and can provide proof of your employment, together with details of membership, if any, of the relevant union in the country or countries concerned your are eligible for membership of Equity.

This applies to UK and EU citizens, or to those from other countries who have been granted permission to work in the UK.

*If you work in a performance area not listed above please contact Equity as you may be eligible to join.

5) How much is it to join Equity?
Subscriptions are based on previous tax year's gross earnings from professional work. In addition, there is a one-off joining fee of £25.

Prices vary depending on what package you are eligible for (ie: student, youth, long service or full membership). For precise details, go to the Equity website at http//www.equity.org.uk/ and click on 'membership' and 'Equity subscriptions'.

6) What do I get for my money?
Pay and Conditions
Equity negotiates minimum terms and conditions with employers across all areas of the entertainment industry. Copies of contracts and agreements are available for a small charge.

Help and Advice
Equity staff have specialist knowledge and can give advice to members and their agents on contracts and terms of engagement.

Equity Card
A recognised symbol of professional status in the entertainment industry

Legal Advice
Free legal advice on disputes over professional engagements including personal injury claims.

Welfare Advice
Free advice on National Insurance, taxation, benefits, pensions and welfare issues.

Publications
Equity's quarterly magazine is sent to all members, plus a wide range of information leaflets are always available

Medical Support
Members can use the British Performing Arts Medicine Trust helpline to access advice and information on performance-related medical, psychological and dental problems.

Royalties and Residuals
Equity distributes royalties, residuals and other payments to members for tv and film re-runs, video sales and sound recordings.

Registers
Equity compiles a number of specialist registers which are made available to casting directors and employers.

Job Information
Equity members can access a 24 hour service giving them information on job availability across the industry.

Campaigns
Equity campaigns on behalf of members on national, local and specialist issues

Your Professional Name
Equity reserves your choice of professional name when you join, as long as it is not already in use by another member.

Insurance
Public liability, backstage cover and 24 hour accident cover are available free to all members in benefit.

Rights, Copyright and New Media
Equity monitors national and international developments in intellectual property rights, campaigning for recognition of performers' statutory rights.

Charities
Equity runs two charities, the Equity Benevolent Fund and the Evelyn Norris Trust to help members in times of trouble; it also supports other organisations which provide help specifically for performers.

Pensions
If a member chooses to join, some producers will pay into it when you have a main part with one of them. There is a similar scheme in place for opera singers and dancers

Discounts
Equity members are entitled to discounts on a range of services and goods including hotels, car breakdown recovery, ticket prices and others.

7) What are the alternatives to Equity outside of the UK?

ARGENTINA
AAA
Asociación Argentina de Actores
Adolfo Alsina 1762-66
1088 Buenos Aires
Telephone 54 11 4372 8526
Fax 54 11 4374 7480
Email act-pres@arnet.com.ar


AUSTRALIA
MEAA
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance
245 Chalmers Street
Redfern - NSW - 2016
Telephone 61 2 9333 0999
Fax 61 2 9333 0933


AUSTRIA
KMFB
Kunst, Medien und Freie Berufe
Maria Theresien Straße 11
A - 1090 Vienna
Telephone 43 1 31316 83840
Fax 43 1 31316 7992
Email kmsfb@kmsfb.oegb.or.at
Web www.kmsfb.at


BELARUS
Screen Actors' Guild of Belarus
98 Frantsysk Skaryna Avenue
c/o Belarus Film National Film Studio
220023 Minsk
Fax 375 172 643 132

BELGIUM
CVCC
Christelijke Vakbond voor Communicatiemiddelen en Cultuur
Van de Wervestraat 46
B - 2060 Antwerpen
Telephone 32 3 231 9578
Fax 32 3 231 3885
Email cvcc@acv-csc.be


SCCC
Syndicat Chrétien des Communications et de la Culture
Galerie Agora, Rue du Marché aux Herbes 105, Bte 38-40
B - 1000 Brussels
Telephone 32 2 549 0760
Fax 32 2 514 1836
Email cvcc@acv-csc.be


ACOD Cultuur
Algemene Centrale der Openbare Diensten
Fontainasplein 9-11
B - 1000 Brussels
Telephone 32 2 508 58 86
Fax 32 2 508 58 40


CGSP
Confédération Générale des Services Publics
Place Fontainas 9-11
B - 1000 Brussels
Telephone 32 2 508 58 11
Fax 32 2 508 59 02


BRAZIL
SATED/RJ
Rua Alcindo Guanabara 17/21
Gr. 502/3
20031-130 Rio de Janeiro
Telephone 55 21 220 8147
Fax 55 21 262 0395
Web www.satedrj.org.br


BULGARIA
UBA
Union of Bulgarian Actors
12 Narodno Sabranie Square
BG - 1000 Sofia
Telephone 359 2 987 0725 / 359 2 988 0440
Fax 359 2 988 3301
Email bat@omega.bg


CAMEROON
SCAS
Syndicat Camerounais des Artistes du Spectacle
Rue Gallieni BP 4128
Douala
Telephone 237 43 03 52
Fax 237 43 03 52
Email jmboule@yahoo.fr


CANADA
CAEA
Canadian Actors' Equity Association
44 Victoria Street, 12th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M5C 3C4
Telephone 1 416 867 9165
Fax 1 416 867 9246
Email mail@caea.com
Web www.caea.com


UDA
Union des Artistes
3433, Rue Stanley
Montréal, Québec, H2A 1S2
Telephone 1 514 288 6682
Fax 1 514 288 5640
Email commentaires@uniondesartistes.com
Web www.uniondesartistes.com


ACTRA
Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
2239 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario, M4S 2B5
Telephone 1 416 489 1311
Fax 1 416 489 8076
Email apg@actra.com
Web www.actra.com


CHILE
SIDARTE
Actores Profesionales de Chile Ernesto Pinto Lagarrigue 129, Recoleta
Santiago de Chile
Telephone/Fax 56 2 735 3761
Email sidarte@entelchile.net


COLOMBIA
CICA
Círculo Colombiano de Artistas
Calle 46, No. 28 - 30
AA 12443 Bogotá
Telephone 57 1 244 2579
Fax 57 1 268 7668
Email cica@colnodo.apc.org


CONGO (République Démocratique du)
SYNAMCO
Syndicat National des Artistes et Musiciens du Congo
B.P. 16668
Kinshasa 1
Fax 243 884 4987
Email monia@mail.aton.cd


CONGO (République du)
CESYCA
B.P. 5340
Brazzaville
Telephone 242 81 16 12
Fax 242 81 03 30


CROATIA
HDDU
Hrvatsko Drustvo Dramskih Umjetnika
Ilica 42/II
CR - 10000 Zagreb
Telephone 385 1 435 470/432 321
Fax 385 1 430 691


CUBA
SNTC
Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Cultura
Edif. CTC, Dpto. 202, San Carlos y Peñalver
Havana 10300
Telephone 53 7 788 488/785 502/792 252
Fax 53 7 335 408
Email ctcnac@jcce.org.cu


UNEAC
Marti n. 302
e/ Calvo y San Andres
Guanabacoa, Havana
Telephone 53 7 975 835
Fax 53 7 333 158
Email uneac@uneac.co.cu


CYPRUS
Actors' Union of Cyprus
Strovolos 11 Avenue
P.O. Box 5018
Nicosia 1306
Telephone
Fax 357 2 849 850


CZECH REPUBLIC
Herecká Asociace
Senovázne nám. 23
CS - 112 82 Prague 1
Telephone 420 2 2414 2672
Fax 420 2 2414 2690


DENMARK
DSF
Dansk Skuespillerforbund
Sankt Knuds Vej 26
DK - 1903 Frederiksberg C
Telephone 45 33 24 22 00
Fax 45 33 24 81 59
Email dsf@skuespillere.dk


DAF
Dansk Artist Forbund
Vendersgade 24
DK - 1363 Copenhagen K
Telephone 45 33 32 66 77
Fax 45 33 33 73 30
Email artisten@artisten.dk
Web www.artisten.dk


ECUADOR
FENARPE
Federación Nacional de Artistas Profesionales del Ecuador
Av. America y Mañosca
Quito
Telephone/Fax 593 2 251 522
Email insermar@interactive.net.ec


ESTONIA
Estonian Professional Dancers' Union
Uus 5
Tallinn 10111
Telephone 372 2 44 68 68
Fax 372 6 46 45 16
Email teater@estpak.ee
Web www.ektl.ee


Association of Professional Actors of Estonia
Uus 5
Tallinn 10111
Telephone 372 6 464 517
Fax 372 6 464 516
Email enliit@delfi.ee


FINLAND
STTL
Union of Finnish Dance Artists
Teatterikulma, Meritullinkatu 33
SF - 00170 Helsinki 17
Telephone 358 9 1357 295
Fax 358 9 1357 268
Email sttl@kaapeli.fi

Finlands Svenska Skådespelarförbund rf
Johannesbrinken 2 C 24
SF - 00120 Helsingfors
Telephone 358 9 664 323
Fax 358 9 4342 7350


Ms Tuire Lankinen
President - SNL
Suomen Nayttelijaliitto
Temppelikatu 3-5 A 11
SF - 00100 Helsinki
Telephone 358 9 4342 7311
Fax 358 9 4342 7350
Email suomen.nayttelijaliitto@inet.fi


FRANCE
SFA
Syndicat Français des Artistes-Interprètes
21 bis, Rue Victor Masse
F - 75009 Paris
Telephone 33 1 53 25 09 09
Fax 33 1 53 25 09 01
Email SFA75@aol.com
Web www.sfa-cgt.fr


GEORGIA
Independent Cultural Workers' Union
7, Anagskaya Street
380122 Tbilisi
Telephone 995 32 38 14 01
Fax 995 32 00 13 24


GERMANY
IG Medien
Darstellende Kunst
Friedrichstraße 15
D - 70174 Stuttgart
Telephone 49 711 2018 102
Fax 49 711 2018 300
Email igmedienhvpaul@t-online.de
Web www.igmedien.de


BFF/DAG
Karl-Muck Platz 1
D - 20355 Hamburg
Telephone 49 40 34 915 243
Fax 49 40 34 915 270
Web www.dag.de


GDBA
Genossenschaft Deutscher Bühnen-Angehöriger
Feldbrunnenstraße 74
D - 20148 Hamburg
Telephone 49 40 44 51 85
Fax 49 40 45 93 52
Email gdba@buehnengenossenschaft.de
Web www.buehnengenossenschaft.de


GHANA
GAG
Ghana Actors' Guild
P.O.Box 0912
Osu
Accra
Telephone 233 21 665 789


GREECE
Mr Costas Scondras
General Secretary - UGS
Union of Greek Singers
130 Patission Street
GR - 112 57 Athens
Telephone 30 1 823 8335 / 6
Fax 30 1 823 8321


Mr Konstantin (Kostis) Malkotsis
Executive for International Affairs
Hellenic Actors' Union
33 Kaniggos Street
GR - 106 82 Athens
Telephone 30 1 383 3742
Fax 30 1 380 8651
Email sei@greektour.com
Web www.sei.gr


HONG KONG
Hong Kong Performing Artists' Guild
Room 1201, Kam Hing Bldg
20 Hillwood Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Kowloon - Hong Kong
Telephone 852 2337 6836
Fax 852 2794 3042
Email hkpag@netvigator.com


HUNGARY
Színházi Dolgozók Szakszervezete
Városligeti Fasor 38
H - 1068 Budapest
Telephone 36 1 479 5160 / 36 1 342 9944
Fax 36 1 479 5163 / 36 1 342 9944
Email eji@mail.datanet.hu


ICELAND
FÍL
Félag Íslensdra Leikara
Lindargotu 6
IS - 101 Reykjavik
Telephone 354 552 6040
Fax 354 562 7706
Email office@actors-union.is
Web www.actors-union.is


INDIA
Andhra Pradesh Film Dancers' Association
8-2-269/1293/24A beside Indralok Complex
Indiranagar, Jubilee Hills X Road
Hyderabad 500 034
Telephone 91 40 360 0390


MAA
Movie Artists Association
Film Nagar Co-operative
Society Complex
Hyderabad 500 033
Telephone 91 40 354 0022
Fax 91 40 354 0980


Kartanaka Film Workers, Artists, Technicians Federation
No.1/1, 2nd Main Road
Gandhinagar
Bangalore 560 009
Telephone 91 80 228 1523
Email ashokvenugopal@usa.net


South Indian Cine Artists & Dubbing Union
B-8 Srinivasa Apartments IIIrd Floor
Saligramam
Chennai 600 093


South Indian Cine Stunt Directors & Stunt Artist Union
No. 25 Sannathi Street
Vadapalani
Chennai 600 026
Telephone 91 44 481 6164


Andhra Pradesh Movie Dubbing Artistes' Union
C. 913 N.G.O. Colony
Vanasthalipuram
Hyderabad 500 070
Telephone 91 40 402 2266 (Pres.)


IRELAND
SIPTU
Irish Actors' Equity Group
Liberty Hall
Dublin 1
Telephone 353 1 874 0081
Fax 353 1 874 3691
Email equity@siptu.ie
Web www.siptu.ie


ISRAEL
NUAD Histadrut
Histadrut Building
93 Arlosoroff Street
62098 Tel Aviv
Telephone 972 3 692 1521
Fax 972 3 692 1512
Email histint@netvision.net.il


IUPA
Israeli Union of Performing Artists
108 Levinski Street, office no 5701, 5th floor
66052 Tel Aviv
Telephone 972 3 687 7825
Fax 972 3 687 7827


ITALY
SAI
Sindacato Attori Italiani
Via Ofanto 18
I - 00198 Rome
Telephone 39 06 841 7303/1288
Fax 39 06 854 6780
Email sai-slc@cgil.it
Web www.cgil.it/sai-slc


JAPAN
Japan Actors' Union
Watabe Bldg, 5-1 Shibadaimon, 1-Chome-Minatoku
Tokyo 105
Telephone 81 3 3435 0256
Fax 81 3 3435 0258
Email jau@jade.dti.ne.jp


KAZAKHSTAN
Cultural Workers' Union
Jeltoksan Street, 37/41
280003 Alma-Ata
Telephone 7 3272 39 21 25
Fax 7 3272 32 39 62


KENYA
KUEMIE
Kenya Union of Entertainment & Music Industry Employees
P.O. Box 73795
Nairobi
Telephone 254 2 244 058
Fax 254 2 222 735
Email jmucuha@yahoo.com


KOREA
Korean Television Actors' Association
#2404 Life Combi BD, 61-4 Youido
Young Dung Pogu
Seoul
Telephone 82 2 783 7830/1275
Fax 82 2 783 1275
Email wedjat@nownuri.net


KYRGYZSTAN
Cultural Workers' Union of Kyrgyzstan
207, Chuy Avenue
Bishkek
Telephone 7 3312 26 40 42
Fax 7 3312 21 76 97


LATVIA
Latvian Professional Ballet Association
Vagnera Str. 5
LV - 1050 Riga


LAA
Latvian Actors' Association
Jana Sèta 5, 2. stavs
LV - 1050 Riga
Telephone 371 722 9938
Fax 371 722 4461


LUXEMBOURG
OGB-L
Onofhängege Gewerkschaftsbond Lëtzebuerg
19, Rue d'Epernay
B.P. 2031
L - 1010 Luxembourg
Telephone 352 496 005 Ext. 213
Fax 352 486 949
Email nick.clesen@ogb-l.lu
Web www.ogb-l.lu


MADAGASCAR
FMTM
Theatre Municipal de Tananarive Ambatovinaki
S.I.A E. 17 bis Ambondrona
Antananarivo
Telephone 261 2 222 4596
Fax 261 2 222 1965
Email gem@simicro.mg


MEXICO
ANDA
Asociación Nacional de Actores
Altamirano 126 y 128
Col. San Rafael
CP 06470 Mexico DF
Telephone 52 5 705 0624
Fax 52 5 546 0298
Email ahernan@actores-anda.com.mx


MOLDOVA
Cultural Workers' Union
House of Trade Unions
31st August Street, 129
277012 Kishinev
Telephone 373 2 23 72 29/23 70 27
Fax 373 2 23 75 36/23 70 29


MOROCCO
SNPT
B.P. 15604
Casablanca 20001
Telephone 212 61 32 40 01 (Mobile)
Fax 212 7 20 27 40
Email snpt@menara.co.ma


NAMIBIA
Namibian Artists' Union
P.O.Box 222 87
Windhoek
Telephone 264 61 293 4320
Fax 264 61 237 968/240 930


NETHERLANDS
FNV KIEM
Kunsten Informatie en Media
Postbus 9354
NL - 1006 AJ Amsterdam
Telephone 31 20 355 3636
Fax 31 20 355 3737
Email fnvkiem@worldonline.nl
Web www.fnv-kiem.nl


NEW ZEALAND
NZ Equity
National Distribution Union
Private Bag 92 904, Onehunga
35 George St, Kingsland
Auckland
Telephone 64 9 622 8359
Fax 64 9 622 8353
Email wwrc.ae@ihug.co.nz


NIGERIA
NANTAP
Room 214, National Theatre Iganmu
P.O. Box 70034, Victoria Island
Lagos
Telephone 234 1 263 6523
Fax 234 1 493 0968
Email cosse@micro.com.ng


NORWAY
NSF
Norsk Skuespillerforbund
Wesselsgate 8
N - 0165 Oslo
Telephone 47 22 41 18 74
Fax 47 22 41 70 44
Email nsf@skuespillerforbund.no
Web www.skuespillerforbund.no


NBF
Norsk Ballettforbund
Wesselsgate 8
N - 0165 Oslo
Telephone 47 22 41 33 04
Fax 47 22 36 06 02
Email nbf@ballettforbundet.no


PANAMA
UNAP
Apdo. 6-1439
El Dorado
Telephone 507 262 6565
Fax 507 262 6565
Email unap@sinfo.net


PARAGUAY
CEPATE
Centro Paraguayo de Teatro
Av. República 284, e/ 15 de Agosto y O'Leary
Asunción
Telephone 595 21 451 807
Fax 595 21 451 807
Email cepate@mmail.com.py


PERU
SAIP
Sindicato de Artistas Intérpretes del Perú
Jr Manuel Segura No.315, Of. 302, Santa Beatriz
Lima 1
Telephone/Fax 51 1 265 6777
Email saip-art@terra.com.pe


POLAND
ZASP
Zwiazek Artystów Scen Polskich
A1 Ujazdowskie 45
PL - 00536 Warsaw
Telephone 48 22 628 7808
Fax 48 22 621 4820
Email prezydium@zasp.pl


PORTUGAL
STE
Sindicato dos Trabalhadores de Espectáculos
Rue da Fé 23, 2? Piso
P - 1050 Lisbon
Telephone 351 1 885 2728
Fax 351 1 885 3787
Email vidi@net.sapo.pt


ROMANIA
FSIS
Federatia Sindicatelor din Institutiile de Spectacole
Teatre Odeon, Calea Giulesti 16, Sector 6
Bucuresti
Telephone 40 1 411 5184
Fax 40 1 411 5185
Email eemem@etuc.org


RUSSIA
RSAG
Russian Screen Actors' Guild
Vasilijevskaya Str.13
123 056 Moscow
Telephone/Fax 7 095 251 0220


CWU
Russian Cultural Workers' Union
64-1 Zemlyanoy Val Str
109 004 Moscow
Telephone 7 095 915 0630
Fax 7 095 915 0943


Vladmir Kamen
Klenovy Boulevard 6, Kv. 132
115 470 Moscow
Telephone 7 095 915 0327
Fax 7 095 915 0517
Email cultura@chat.ru vladimir.kamen@mtu-net.ru


SLOVENIA
ZDUS
MGL, Copova 14
1000 Ljubljana
Telephone 386 61 125 8222
Fax 386 61 21 70 44


DBUS
Zapanciceva 1
1000 Ljubljana
Telephone 386 61 159 0776
Fax 386 61 159 0776


SOUTH AFRICA
PAWE
Performing Arts Workers' Equity
Box 30 802, Corner of Smith & Melle, ABC House no.7
2001 Braamfontein
Telephone 27 11 403 6234
Fax 27 11 403 1681
Email PAWE@worldonline.co.za


SPAIN
FAEE
Federación de Actores del Estado Español
C/ Montera 34, 1? Piso
E - 28013 Madrid
Telephone 34 91 522 2804
Fax 34 91 522 6055
Email fedactors@mx2.redestb.es


CC.OO.
Plaza Cristino Martos 4, 6a Planta
E - 28015 Madrid
Telephone 34 91 540 9295/37
Fax 34 91 548 1613
Email internacional.fct@fct.ccoo.es


SWEDEN
TF
Teaterförbundet
Box 12 710
S - 112 94 Stockholm
Telephone 46 8 441 1300
Fax 46 8 653 9507
Email info@teaterforbundet.se
Web www.teaterforbundet.se


SWITZERLAND
SBS
Sektor Bühnen-Schaffende
Langstraße 4, Ecke Badenerstraße
CH - 8004 Zurich
Telephone 41 1 241 3538
Fax 41 1 241 3346


SSRS
Syndicat Suisse Romand du Spectacle
6, Rue Vuillermet
CH - 1005 Lausanne
Telephone/Fax 41 21 320 3695


SBKV
Schweizerischer Bühnenkünstlerverband
Eidmattstraße 51
CH - 8032 Zürich
Telephone 41 1 380 7777
Fax 41 1 380 7778
Email sbkv@sbkv.com
Web www.sbkv.com


TAIWAN
PAUT
Performing Artists Union of Taipei
Ji Lin Road No 45, Room 403
Taipei
Telephone 886 2 561 6563
Fax 886 2 511 5744


TURKEY
TO-DER
Theatre Actors' Association of Turkey
Ataturk Kultur Merkesi, Yani Prefabrik Bina, Taksim
80091 Istanbul
Telephone 90 212 252 5230
Fax 90 212 252 5234


ÇASOD
Cad. Atlas Sinemasi
Pasagi C, Bloc Daire, 53 Kat. 3 Beyoglu
Istanbul
Telephone 90 212 251 9775
Fax 90 212 251 9779
Email casod@casod.org
Web www.casod.org


TOBAV
Kavaklidere, Tunali Hílmí, Cad.72/1-2
06680 Ankara
Telephone 90 312 427 8588
Fax 90 312 427 8909


UKRAINE
CWU
Cultural Workers' Union
Maidan Nezalezhnosti, 2
252012 Kiev
Telephone 38 044 229 4488
Fax 38 044 229 4515


URUGUAY
SUA
Sociedad Uruguaya de Actores
Mercedes 933
11 100 Montevideo
Telephone 598 2 901 9412
Fax 598 2 902 4054
Email sua@chasque.apc.org


USA
SAG
Screen Actors' Guild
5757 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles - CA - 90036-3600
Telephone 1 323 549 6609
Fax 1 323 549 6603
Email saginfo@sag.org
Web www.sag.com


SAG
Screen Actors' Guild
1515 Broadway, 44th Floor
New York - NY 10036
Telephone 1 212 944 1030
Fax 1 212 944 6774
Email saginfo@sag.org
Web www.sag.com


American Actors' Equity
165 West 46th Street
New York - NY - 10036
Telephone 1 212 869 8530
Fax 1 212 719 9815
Email aeisenberg@actorsequity.org
Web www.actorsequity.org


VENEZUELA
SPTRTC y TV
Sindicato Profesional de Trabajadores de Radio, Teatro, Cine y Televisión
Av. Nivaldo No. 175, Quinta San Joseph, La Florida
1050 Caracas
Telephone 58 2 74 54 12
Fax 58 2 731 0976


ZAMBIA
NATAAZ
c/o Government Printers
P.P. Box 30136
Lusaka
Telephone 260 1 228 722-7
Fax 260 1 250 230 / 260 1 254 164
Email necz@zamnet.zm


ZIMBABWE
ZIFTAU
Zimbabwe Film & Television Actors' Union
P.O. Box 2602
Harare
Telephone/Fax 263 4 748 771
Email ziftau@eudoramail.com


Other addresses:
Dramatists Guild of America - http://www.dramaguild.com - America
AFTRA (American Federation of TV and Radio Artists) - http://www.aftra.com - America
International Federation of Actors - http://www.fia-actors.com

8) Do you need an Equity card to work abroad?
The quick answer is 'no', but it may help you should something go wrong while you are abroad.

10) Can you participate in amateur productions if you are a member of Equity?
In theory you are not allowed to take on any work within the profession that is not deemed professional , but how much Equity would mind about small amounts of amateur theatre (and other non professional work such as karaoke) and whether you would be penalised is another matter. If in doubt it is probably best to check with Equity

We also have a section on Equity in our Legal Eagle section.