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Union renewal and development 8 May 2014 Philippines: Psychological first aid training for teachers
EI and the Federation of Free Workers-Trade Federation VIII (FFW), one of its national affiliates in the Philippines, conducted a training session on psychological first aid on 4 April, at the Central Philippines University, as part of the EI post-Hayan (Yolanda) rehabilitation programme.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 May 2014 Canada: Task force recommendations undermine teachers, says union
The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) has strongly rejected the Task Force for Teaching Excellence report released by Alberta’s Education Minister, considering it as an assault on teachers.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 May 2014 Academics express concern about PISA
Almost 100 academics have signed a letter to the Director of Education and Skills at the OECD, Andreas Schleicher, expressing their concern about what they believe to be 'the negative consequences of the PISA rankings' including its 'escalation' in 'standardised testing' and emphasis on 'a narrow range of measurable aspects...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 May 2014 Indonesia: Union maintains pressure for quality education
The Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia (PGRI), one of EI’s national affiliates, has sent a letter to the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, acknowledging progress made in ensuring quality education and good training for teachers, and requesting it to continue efforts in the same direction.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 May 2014 USA: 2015 budget unsatisfactory, say teacher unions
EI’s national affiliates, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), have slammed the budgetary proposals contained for 2015 put forward by the House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 6 May 2014 Journée de l’Europe
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Union renewal and development 6 May 2014 Jamaican educators mark the death of "role model" Nadine Scott
Former colleagues in Jamaica and around the world are remembering a woman for whom teaching was not simply a profession, but a lifelong vocation realised at an early age.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 May 2014 Europe day
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 6 May 2014 New ETUCE Webpage on TTIP
ETUCE launched a new webpage where you can find information on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. What is the TTIP?, What does it cover?, Will Education be covered? Find all the answers to these questions here.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 May 2014 Working abroad in Europe – Recognition of professional qualifications
The European Parliamentary Research Service has summarised the recently adopted EU Directive on Recognition of professional qualifications. In November 2013 the Directive 2013/55/EU was published amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 May 2014 Secret negotiations threaten public services in 50 countries
The 6th round of secret negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement took place in Geneva during last week. The participants (the EU, Australia, Canada, Chile, Taiwan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey and the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 May 2014 Health and Safety Recommendation Adopted
A set of health and safety recommendations was adopted by the ETUCE Committee on 14/15 April 2014. The recommendations indicate how teacher unions can work and act together in times of crisis to maintain and promote health and safe working conditions in the education sector.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 May 2014 Fragmented career paths in higher education: downward spiral for quality of education in Germany and Sweden - GEW and SULF denounce
EI/ETUCE affiliates GEW (German Education and Research Workers’ Union) and SULF (Swedish Association of University Teachers) joined in cooperation to fight for quality education and decent working conditions in higher education at the 5th Follow-up Congress on the Templin Manifesto of GEW held on 2 April 2014 in Berlin, Germany.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 May 2014 "Education is not a commodity, education is a human right"
The Spanish teacher unions FETE-UGT, FECCOO and STES-I invited Spanish candidates for the European elections on 25 May 2014 to a panel discussion, asking them to make education a priority, their priority.
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Union growth 5 May 2014 Global action week: equal rights for children with disabilities
Children with disabilities are more likely to be out of school than any other group of children. The Global Campaign for Education’s action week from 4-10 May 2014 aims to challenge the exclusion faced by disabled children in realising their right to education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 April 2014 Turkish unions demand their right to celebrate May Day peacefully
Turkish unions are making it clear that they will move ahead with peaceful celebrations on the first of May, despite a government prohibition of events in Istanbul’s most iconic square.
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Equity and inclusion 30 April 2014 Education International launches web portal on teacher migration worldwide
Moving abroad to teach can be a complicated and uncertain process, full of cultural adjustments, visa challenges, and for some seeking a better way of life, can involve the violation of their rights.
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Standards and working conditions 30 April 2014 Teacher unions central to 21st century education
“Teacher unions are instrumental in improving the quality of education and empowering teachers and support personnel” was the message Education International made loud and clear to European leaders in education and government.
Teacher unions central to 21st century education