Human and Trade Union Rights
:: Policy ::
The policy which EI formulated for its work on human and trade union rights is based on the resolutions passed by its World Congresses. They are:
In the area of Trade Union Rights:
- "Trade Union Rights" (1995)
- "Turkey: the Foundation of EGITIM-SEN" (1995)
- "Policy Declaration on Women in Education and Teachers' Organizations" (1995)
- "Trade Union Rights in Korea" (2001, 1998)
- "The Feminized Nature of the Teaching Profession" (1998)
- "The Non-payment of Wages to Education Workers in Russia" (1998)
- "Protection of the Rights of Lesbian and Gay Education Personnel" (1998)
- "Globalizations and the Rights and Employment Conditions of Teachers and Education Personnel" (2001)
- "Illegal attack on EGITIM-SEN Turkey" (2004)
- "Trade Union Freedom in Iraq" (2004)
- "Condemnation of the Government of Djibouti (2004)
In the area of Human Rights:
- "50th Anniversary of the United Nations" (1995)
- "Racism, Religious Intolerance" (1995)
- "Indigenous Education" (1995)
- "Violence Against Women and Girls" (1995)
- "The Rights of Indigenous Peoples" (1998, 1995)
- "Child Labor" (1998, 1995)
- "Kosovo" (1998)
- "Indonesia and East Timor" (1998)
- "The Global March for Women in the Year 2000" (1998)
- "The 50th Anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of ILO Convention 87, Concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize" (1998)
- "Children of Refugees and Asylum Seekers" (1998)
- "The Girl Child" (1998)
- "Support to Afghan Women" (1998)
- "Algeria" (2001, 1998)
- "Afganistan" (2001)
- "Burma" (2001)
- "Colombia" (2001)
- "Macedonia" (2001)
- "Trafficking in Women, Girls and Boys" (2001)
- "The Role of the UN in the Current International Context" (2004)
- "Gender and HIV/Aids" (2004)
- "Situation In Palestine and Israel" (2004)
- "Sudan" (2004)
- "Colombia" (2004)
- "Education for a Peaceful Environment in Schools" (2004)
- "Education for Cultural Diversity" (2004)
- "Education for Peace" (2004)
- "Death Penalty" (2004)
- "Nepal" (2004)
The international instruments which guide EI's policy are the international conventions, treaties and recommendations, such as:
- UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- ILO Convention 29: Forced Labor
- ILO Convention 87: Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize
- ILO Convention 98: Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining
- ILO Convention 100: Equal Remuneration
- ILO Convention 105: Abolition of Forced Labor
- ILO Convention 111: Discrimination (Employment and Occupation)
- ILO Convention 138: Minimum Age
- ILO Convention 169: Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
- ILO Convention 182: Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor