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Union renewal and development 21 November 2017 EI advocates for affordable access to educational materials
Education International (EI) has brought the voice of educators to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), with a strong call for wider access and exceptions with regards to copyright in education.
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Union renewal and development 20 November 2017 Upcoming events
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Union renewal and development 20 November 2017 Latin America
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Union renewal and development 20 November 2017 Europe
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Union renewal and development 20 November 2017 Asia Pacific
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Union renewal and development 20 November 2017 Africa
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Union renewal and development 20 November 2017 ACCRS
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Union renewal and development 20 November 2017 Worldwide
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 November 2017 Canadian college instructors forced back to work
A month-long strike has abruptly ended after the Ontario government passed legislation forcing college instructors back to the classroom days after the latest contract offer was rejected and a renewed call for negotiations was made.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 November 2017 Media Literacy Week sheds light on teachers as critical elements for inclusive societies and citizenship
The Canadian Media Literacy Week has raised awareness about the need to create inclusive digital communities, putting teachers at the center of the development of critical thinking skills and citizenship among students.
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Climate action and literacy 17 November 2017 COP23: promoting climate change education for a fair economic transition
Education International reiterated the importance of emphasising climate change education in order to achieve a fair transition towards carbon-free economies during the 23rd United Nations climate change conference.
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Union renewal and development 16 November 2017 Brazil: Latin American unions gear up for national challenges in education sector
On 15-17 November, education unions from 19 Latin American countries assembled in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, for Education International’s 11th regional conference.
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Equity and inclusion 16 November 2017 Properly trained teachers, a prerequisite for eliminating child labour
The teacher trade union delegation to the Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour reiterated the need for quality teacher and public education system to eradicate the scourge of child labour.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 November 2017 India: air pollution forces thousands of schools to close, stranding millions of students
A toxic cloud over India’s capital Delhi has prompted Indian public authorities to take the unprecedented step of closing 4,000 schools for nearly a week.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 November 2017 COP23: States must be more ambitious with regard to climate change education and training
The key role of education and training on sustainable development to safeguard the planet was highlighted at the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Agreement on Climate Change.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 November 2017 Belgium: Unions shed light on increasingly difficult job of being a teacher
Teaching is a ‘difficult’ job, according to a thousand educators at one of the largest teacher gatherings ever organised in Belgium.
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Union renewal and development 13 November 2017 Citizenship in good shape, according to ICCS report
Immigrant children should have the same opportunities for education as other children, and immigrants should enjoy the same rights as everyone else in their host country. These were just some of the findings in the IEA’s 2016 International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) report.
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Union renewal and development 13 November 2017 UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova honoured by Education International
On a night when she was celebrated for her eight-year tenure as Director-General, Irina Bokova was made a Distinguished Associate of Education International, only the second person outside of the organisation to receive the honour.
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova honoured by Education International