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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 October 2012 Spain: Unprecedented attack on union representation
On the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, EI's affiliates in Spain issued a joint statement expressing their indignation at the central government’s attack on the teaching profession in particular and on public education in general.
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Union growth 2 October 2012 Bahrain: Solidarity with teachers on WTD
At the occasion of World Teachers’ Day (WTD), celebrated annually on 5 October, EI has issued a statement of solidarity with teachers in Bahrain and their trade union, the Bahrain Teacher Association (BTA).
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Equity and inclusion 2 October 2012 Costa Rica: public policy on Indigenous education needed
Costa Rican Indigenous peoples have analysed the state and quality of education provided to Indigenous children, adolescents, and youth in the national meeting of Indigenous teachers and leaders, held in San José, from 25-26 September. The Asociación Nacional de Educadores (ANDE), one of EI’s national affiliates, participated in the discussions.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 October 2012 EI Conference: Higher education and research a public service
EI members firmly committed to defending and promoting the professional, academic, trade union, and human rights of the higher education community. The commitment was made at EI’s 8th Higher Education and Research Conference, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 25-27 September.
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Standards and working conditions 1 October 2012 Kenya: Successful conclusion to talks, teachers back at work
EI’s affiliate, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), has confirmed that its national teachers’ strike was called off on 24 September after successful negotiations with the Government.
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Standards and working conditions 28 September 2012 Taiwan: Teachers wear black for Teachers' Day
On the occasion of Taiwan's national teachers' day (28 September), National Teachers' Association (NTA) and National Federation of Teachers' Unions (NFTU) members join in a highly symbolic action to remind the government about its promises that have not been kept.
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Union renewal and development 27 September 2012 Shashi Bala Singh: New Chief Regional Coordinator for Asia-Pacific
EI is pleased to announce the appointment of Shashi Bala Singh as Chief Regional Coordinator for the Asia-Pacific Region. She will take up the post on 1st January next when the present incumbent, Aloysius Mathews, retires.
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Union renewal and development 27 September 2012 Shashi Bala Singh: New Chief Regional Coordinator for Asia-Pacific
EI is pleased to announce the appointment of Shashi Bala Singh as Chief Regional Coordinator for the Asia-Pacific Region. She will take up the post on 1st January next when the present incumbent, Aloysius Mathews, retires.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 September 2012 EI welcomes the UN General Secretary’s Education First Initiative
Education First is an initiative developed by UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and involving actors from across – and beyond – the education sector. This five-year initiative aims to prioritise education through to and after the 2015 deadline.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 September 2012 1.7 million more teachers needed to deliver EFA by 2015
On 25 September, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) and EI launched a new report identifying severe primary teacher gaps in 114 countries, undermining efforts to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of Education for All (EFA) by 2015.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 September 2012 Canada: Teachers are forced to pay for the deficit in Ontario
Mass demonstrations by students and teachers alike were held on 19 September in opposition to the Putting Students First Act, or Bill 115, passed on 11 September. Those opposed deplore the fact that the Bill deprives Ontario’s teachers of their right to collective-bargaining actions and unprofessionally withholds their due wages.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 September 2012 EI opens the 8th Higher Education and Research Conference in Argentina
From 25 to 27 September, more than one hundred teachers and trade union leaders from all over the world will meet in Buenos Aires to debate and coordinate action to effectively develop higher education and research, focusing on ensuring high-quality universal public education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 September 2012 USA: Chicago teachers’ successful negotiations
Following the well-followed strike it called for on 9 September, the Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU) entered immediate negotiations with Chicago legislative officials and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. As of 17 September, the strike has been called off after the CTU succeeded in negotiating a fairer contract for Chicago’s teachers.
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Union renewal and development 24 September 2012 Worlds of EducationWorlds of Education
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 September 2012 European educatorsEuropean educators
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Equity and inclusion 24 September 2012 UNCSWUNCSW
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 September 2012 Multinational’s tax avoidanceMultinational’s tax avoidance
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 September 2012 EI explores impact of IMF policiesEI explores impact of IMF policies
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