We the members of MAMA representing the majority of the Models-Agents-Managers within the International modeling industry community respectfully ask the Chinese government and its cultural representatives to meet with MAMA representatives in order to better understand and regulate the working conditions and visa requirements for models working in China.
Our community respects the laws of the People’s Republic of China and as a Worldwide Association we believe that working more closely with the Chinese authorities and under the strict monitoring of Chinese Government officials, will benefit the fashion industry as a whole.In particular for the models, who are the faces that promote and sell the major fashion brands, many of which are manufactured and marketed from within the People’s Republic of China to the World.
In recent days many of our models, from many different nationalities, have been detained and jailed. These are young boys and girls who grace the covers of Worldwide magazines, the billboards of famous brands, the faces of television commercials and represent the dreams of young people worldwide who hope to become an International model.
This situation is a serious blow to the reputation of the International modeling community and to the whole Chinese fashion market.It is a traumatic blow to the concerned family and friends in many countries who have spent days worried about their loved ones.
Our community has promoted China as the “next fashion capital” on a par with New York, Paris, London and Milan.This current situation is seriously undermining that “next fashion capital” reputation.
Unless we can restore the trust and reputation of the Chinese market by securing proper visas and work permits, while monitoring local agencies to ensure the safety of our young models, our united Worldwide community will be unable to support sending models to China.This will be damaging to the Chinese fashion industry, designers, local brands, international brands, local modeling agencies and supporting businesses, such as photographers, hair stylists, makeup artists and creative companies.
We as a Worldwide Association respectfully seek an urgent resolution that will be mutually beneficial and effective for many years to come.
These are our signatures in support of a new start
www.m-a-m-a.org
www,facebook.com/mamaworldwide
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
May 28, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
May 12, 2014
11 Comments
About time. The industry needs to get its act together before more kids end up in jail.
China is a huge market for everyone and these visa rules are just a mess. Stop treating professionals like criminals just because of a stamp in a passport.
Let me just say one thing, now you do not wake models, now you'll be one people, ordinary common people and not the prostitutes from the street! And I am very happy for those who devchenok planted in front of them waiting for a brighter future and they will not ever more models
Finally someone is speaking up about this. It is so scary to hear about girls getting locked up over paperwork issues that the agencies should have been handling in the first place.
What on earth? They were illegal! Good riddance! In my experience the models in Beijing / China are illegal, with no visa or illegal visa (non-working). They are talentless, ugly losers, only in China because they can get away with it. This petition is a joke. Anyone who lives or has lived in beijing look down on them. They are in China because they can't find any work in their home country. The Chinese have no idea how to select qualified models. Come on, you can't get a job, so you think they should get a working visa without any qualifications? Get real.
This should be required done.
totally forgot to say 20 pieces yuan for the agency , and 10 pieces of yuan for a man who holed term , ie in general 165tys rubles. Special fools if you do not pay taxes to the state and work hiding their income , then the penalty is inevitable as inevitable prison, backwardation , and the prohibition of entry into the country for 10 + years and in any European country, then you will not be allowed and will stand mark in the passport ) I'm not talking about laws and engaging in prostitution . So it's all dedicate duram who want to go to jail before the time for illegal work and activities in a foreign country , and though models worldwide equate to prostitution , and I would even say it is worse than prostitution , an international human trafficking and in this case such sanctions towards people acquitted. All your modeling agency derzhut you for lohushek and naive fools , I would even say the bases simpler model agency itself made these girls and they organized the fake casting , in order to do the cleaning in their ranks ..... If you are running on a tourist visa then you are not a model and not entitled to it ..... Yes , under any circumstances , you generally do not have the right to work as a model because it is not legal in the world ), and then you lose not only your reputation, you lose everything in life . I would say more , many model agencies threw off their responsibility and left to their girls , hung them all that was, when they were beeches, Comp , this is proof + to this many girls stood on the side of the authorities and handed over their own girlfriends , I not talking about what possibly could find the girls , it could be drugs or anything else .... Karoche this crash for those girls who got there is an end to all life and career in the modeling industry .... Remember that what you do in the normal world of sound anywhere in any corner of the planet is not considered work .... work is considered only the fact where you make payments to the st
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We the members of MAMA representing the majority of the Models-Agents-Managers within the International modeling industry community respectfully ask the Chinese government and its cultural representatives to meet with MAMA representatives in order to better understand and regulate the working conditions and visa requirements for models working in China.
Our community respects the laws of the People’s Republic of China and as a Worldwide Association we believe that working more closely with the Chinese authorities and under the strict monitoring of Chinese Government officials, will benefit the fashion industry as a whole.In particular for the models, who are the faces that promote and sell the major fashion brands, many of which are manufactured and marketed from within the People’s Republic of China to the World.
In recent days many of our models, from many different nationalities, have been detained and jailed. These are young boys and girls who grace the covers of Worldwide magazines, the billboards of famous brands, the faces of television commercials and represent the dreams of young people worldwide who hope to become an International model.
This situation is a serious blow to the reputation of the International modeling community and to the whole Chinese fashion market.It is a traumatic blow to the concerned family and friends in many countries who have spent days worried about their loved ones.
Our community has promoted China as the “next fashion capital” on a par with New York, Paris, London and Milan.This current situation is seriously undermining that “next fashion capital” reputation.
Unless we can restore the trust and reputation of the Chinese market by securing proper visas and work permits, while monitoring local agencies to ensure the safety of our young models, our united Worldwide community will be unable to support sending models to China.This will be damaging to the Chinese fashion industry, designers, local brands, international brands, local modeling agencies and supporting businesses, such as photographers, hair stylists, makeup artists and creative companies.
We as a Worldwide Association respectfully seek an urgent resolution that will be mutually beneficial and effective for many years to come.
These are our signatures in support of a new start
www.m-a-m-a.org
www,facebook.com/mamaworldwide
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
May 28, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
May 12, 2014
11 Comments
Andrew so what you wanna say that models who work in China are worth nothing? What about bunch of models who come from Us,Europe,Brasil,some of them did good stuff too,from big worldwide agencies.You can see different models in China!Not all of them look the way you say.Just more models realise that Europe is way too competitive and in the end brings money just to few,while in China everybody has chance.Yes true,there are so called"models" who has nothing to do with this industry,but then there are a lot of good ones too.And trust me a lot of them,who are in China arent stupid and ugly as u say!Putting everyone to one basket is not right,becouse even in Europe there are models,who arent goodSame as in Europe there are agencies,who doesnt know who to choose and what to do with model.
About time. The industry needs to get its act together before more kids end up in jail.
China is a huge market for everyone and these visa rules are just a mess. Stop treating professionals like criminals just because of a stamp in a passport.
Let me just say one thing, now you do not wake models, now you'll be one people, ordinary common people and not the prostitutes from the street! And I am very happy for those who devchenok planted in front of them waiting for a brighter future and they will not ever more models
Finally someone is speaking up about this. It is so scary to hear about girls getting locked up over paperwork issues that the agencies should have been handling in the first place.
What on earth? They were illegal! Good riddance! In my experience the models in Beijing / China are illegal, with no visa or illegal visa (non-working). They are talentless, ugly losers, only in China because they can get away with it. This petition is a joke. Anyone who lives or has lived in beijing look down on them. They are in China because they can't find any work in their home country. The Chinese have no idea how to select qualified models. Come on, you can't get a job, so you think they should get a working visa without any qualifications? Get real.
This should be required done.
totally forgot to say 20 pieces yuan for the agency , and 10 pieces of yuan for a man who holed term , ie in general 165tys rubles. Special fools if you do not pay taxes to the state and work hiding their income , then the penalty is inevitable as inevitable prison, backwardation , and the prohibition of entry into the country for 10 + years and in any European country, then you will not be allowed and will stand mark in the passport ) I'm not talking about laws and engaging in prostitution . So it's all dedicate duram who want to go to jail before the time for illegal work and activities in a foreign country , and though models worldwide equate to prostitution , and I would even say it is worse than prostitution , an international human trafficking and in this case such sanctions towards people acquitted. All your modeling agency derzhut you for lohushek and naive fools , I would even say the bases simpler model agency itself made these girls and they organized the fake casting , in order to do the cleaning in their ranks ..... If you are running on a tourist visa then you are not a model and not entitled to it ..... Yes , under any circumstances , you generally do not have the right to work as a model because it is not legal in the world ), and then you lose not only your reputation, you lose everything in life . I would say more , many model agencies threw off their responsibility and left to their girls , hung them all that was, when they were beeches, Comp , this is proof + to this many girls stood on the side of the authorities and handed over their own girlfriends , I not talking about what possibly could find the girls , it could be drugs or anything else .... Karoche this crash for those girls who got there is an end to all life and career in the modeling industry .... Remember that what you do in the normal world of sound anywhere in any corner of the planet is not considered work .... work is considered only the fact where you make payments to the st
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Andrew so what you wanna say that models who work in China are worth nothing? What about bunch of models who come from Us,Europe,Brasil,some of them did good stuff too,from big worldwide agencies.You can see different models in China!Not all of them look the way you say.Just more models realise that Europe is way too competitive and in the end brings money just to few,while in China everybody has chance.Yes true,there are so called"models" who has nothing to do with this industry,but then there are a lot of good ones too.And trust me a lot of them,who are in China arent stupid and ugly as u say!Putting everyone to one basket is not right,becouse even in Europe there are models,who arent goodSame as in Europe there are agencies,who doesnt know who to choose and what to do with model.