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The ETUCE Committee meeting has been held in Brussels on 23-24 October 2013. The yearly meeting of the Standing Committee for Equality has been held in conjunction with the ETUCE Committee meeting, on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 October 2013 and has elected the new Chair and Vice-chairs of the...

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has announced plans to raise billions of dollars as part of its replenishment campaign to help educate 57 million children who are currently not in school.

EI has joined the international trade union movement to urge the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB), which are holding their annual meetings in Washington, USA, from 11-13 October, to reverse the harmful austerity and deregulatory policies that have contributed to a new global downturn and continued...

Today, as we celebrate the second international day of the girl child, we also note that 2013 has put the challenges that girls face in accessing and successfully completing education at the very top of the international policy agenda. This is in no small measure due to the courage of...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has launched its OECD Skills Outlook 2013. This report emphasises that boosting skills is essential for tackling joblessness and improving well-being.

ETUCE will hold a Special meeting on “What is needed to improve the Quality of Education in Europe?” in Brussels on 23 October 2013 where experts on quality education will share their knowledge and a forum will provide ample opportunity to discuss measures, strategies and tools that are needed to...

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On 18 September 2013 the European Commission proposed adjustments to its proposal for the 2014 EU budget.

This training manual aims to provide trade union representatives with the necessary information and guidelines to enable them to influence the decision-making process of the European Union.

On 25 September 2013 the European Commission launched its communication 'Opening up Education' together with a staff working document. The aim of the communication is to boost innovation and digital skills in schools and universities.

Education unions in the United Kingdom have enthusiastically welcomed the recently launched Unite for Quality Education campaign. Union leaders have highlighted the timeliness of this agenda, both on a global scale and nationally in the UK.

Over 1,200 representatives of governments, workers, employers, and civil society from across the globe gathered at the Third Global Conference on Child Labour, held from 8-10 October in Brasilia, Brazil. Thanks to a successful advocacy effort by the education union delegation and the support from other stakeholders, social dialogue and...

The eve of World Teachers’ Day, Oct. 4, saw the launch of Education International’s year-long Unite for Quality Education campaign, simultaneously at two events at UNESCO in Paris and UNICEF in New York.

Teachers hold the keys to a better future for all. They inspire, challenge and empower innovative and responsible global citizens. They get children into school, keep them there and help them learn. Every day, they help to build the inclusive knowledge societies we need for tomorrow and the century ahead....

A delegation of Education International will bring the teacher voice at the 3rd Global Conference on Child Labour, which will be held from 8 to 10 October 2013, in Brasilia, Brazil.

Because it allows dismissed and retired workers in its membership, the Korea Teacher Union (KTU), one of EI's members in Korea, is threatened with delegalisation. In a communication issued by the Minister of Employment and Labor, KTU was informed it has until 23 October 2013 to amend its by-laws. If...

Oct 4, the eve of World Teachers’ Day, sees the launch of Education International’s Unite for Quality Education Campaign. Simultaneously held in Paris and New York, the event will be webcast live, and discussed on various social media channels.

On 4 October, on the eve of World Teachers’ Day, representatives of Education International (EI), its affiliates, and international and civil society organisations, will gather at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France to mark the launch of EI’s Global Year of Action, “Unite for Quality Education: Better Education for a...