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Equity and inclusion 2 December 2011 Global Unions call for better governance of migration
Representatives of Global Unions (GUFs), including EI, are meeting in Geneva this week to put pressure on governments attending the 6th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) to enact and implement a better governance system for migration and fair labour migration policies.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 December 2011 EI Executive Board condemns unjust prison sentence on trade union activists in Turkey
The EI Executive Board, meeting in Brussels this week, learned with great regret that 25 Turkish trade unionists, members of EGITIM Sen-KESK, which includes the EI affiliate in Turkey, had prison sentences imposed by the Turkish courts for engaging in what would be regarded elsewhere as legitimate trade union activities.
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Standards and working conditions 29 November 2011 UK: Teachers lead largest strike in over thirty years
Over 2.000.000 British public sector workers will stage a nationwide walkout today protesting against pension cuts of up to 25%. At the vanguard of the protest will be EI’s UK members: NUT, NASUWT, ATL and UCU.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 November 2011 EI launches a study requesting multinational corporations contribute to quality public services via fair taxation
The EI Research Institute has launched its latest study, in collaboration with the Council of Global Unions (CGU), on Global Corporate Taxation and Resources for Quality Public Services in London, United Kingdom (UK).
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 November 2011 EI President calls for a commitment to public education in Argentina
EI’s Argentinian affiliate, SUTEBA, organised an international forum on quality public education in Buenos Aires, on 24-25 November.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 November 2011 Tax avoidance by multinationals: this shameful game must stop
In the context of the current financial and economic crisis, education unions have been asked to accept severe cutbacks and austerity measures on the basis that there is no more money available for public services.
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Trade union rights are human rights 25 November 2011 On December 1, in your school or your union, talk about HIV and AIDS!
Each year on December 1, millions of people throughout the world commemorate World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is about raising awareness of HIV and AIDS and is a great opportunity to take action on HIV and AIDS education in schools.
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Equity and inclusion 24 November 2011 Living free of the fear of violence
On 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, EI calls upon education unions to raise awareness of the scope of the phenomenon of violence against girls and women and organise prevention measures to eradicate it.
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Union growth 23 November 2011 Bahrain: The international teacher trade union movement shows solidarity
EI General Secretary, Fred van Leeuwen, recently visited the Kingdom of Bahrain, in order to get first-hand impressions of the situation in a country that has seen severe mistreatment of teachers in the past months, following “Arab Spring”-inspired upheavals throughout the middle eastern state.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 November 2011 Together combating teachers’ stress
The EI European Region, ETUCE, wrapped-up a research project on teachers’ work-related stress and presented the results from a European-wide survey on this issue during a Conference held in Berlin on 18-19 November.
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Standards and working conditions 21 November 2011 American Education Week Focuses on Commitment to Students and Educators
All around the United States, communities are joining Education International's two affiliates, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), this week to celebrate American Education Week. The annual observance, now in its 90th year, honors students’ hard work to learn, recognizes the professionalism and dedication...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 November 2011 Haiti: A campaign for the provision of quality public education for everyone
On 18th November the National Confederation of Teachers in Haiti (CNEH), affiliated to Education International, in collaboration with other teachers' unions in the country, launched a major campaign for “quality state education for both boys and girls.”
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Union renewal and development 16 November 2011 Affiliates celebrate EI Development Cooperation Policy
Participants at EI’s annual Development Cooperation Network meeting have welcomed the adoption of a new Development Cooperation Policy at EI’s sixth World Congress in South Africa.
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Leading the profession 15 November 2011 IMF: Neoliberal agenda proven wrong by crisis
A new International Monetary Fund (IMF) research paper finds that "good governance" – as defined by the World Bank market friendliness indicators – and financial market liberalisation both have had a strongly negative effect on countries' performance in the crisis.
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Standards and working conditions 14 November 2011 Argentina: Teachers challenge privatisation
Teachers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, have announced plans to strike from 16-17 November against a bill that will establish a computerised rating system to decide teachers’ employment and promotion.
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Union renewal and development 14 November 2011 Turkey: EI and its affiliates support earthquake victims
Following devastating earthquakes in the eastern provinces of Turkey, more than 600 people have died, amongst them 75 teachers. With winter approaching fast, survivors are facing tremendous difficulties. EI and its affiliates Egitim Sen, Turkey, and Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW) of Germany are calling for donations to help the...
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Equity and inclusion 14 November 2011 Uganda: Affiliate supports women’s empowerment within unions
The Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) has introduced a new policy that guarantees at least 33 per cent of female representation across all levels of union leadership.
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Union growth 10 November 2011 USA: Ohioan voters reject anti-worker law and agenda
EI’s U.S. affiliates, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), have celebrated the historical vote overwhelmingly repealing Senate Bill 5, a controversial bill signed into law by Governor John Kasich. This legislation was designed to silence the public workers’ voices and strip away their collective...
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