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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 May 2010 EI joins civil society to deliver education finance training
Education International has joined the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), Action Aid International and Africa Network Campaign on Education for All, for an intensive training programme on education financing in the East African Sub-region.
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Union renewal and development 21 May 2010 EI Welcomes New Leader of Finnish Education Union
EI congratulates Dr. Olli Luukkainen who has been elected the new President of OAJ, the Finnish Teachers’ Union.
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 May 2010 EI supports Greek General Strike: cuts won't create growth
EI has expressed solidarity with the unions' General Strike in Greece on 20 May, 2010, against the austerity measures that the government is under pressure to impose in exchange for a multi-billion Euro international aid package.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 19 May 2010 Unions call for implementation of global Financial Transaction Tax
Ahead of the informal meeting of the vice Finance Ministers and deputy Central Bankers of the Group of 20 nations convening today in Berlin, trade unionists and other activists around the world launched the "Make Finance Pay Week" on Monday calling for the implementation of a global tax on financial...
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Trade union rights are human rights 19 May 2010 EI recognised as champion of social rights
EI is proud to have been awarded formal recognition by the Governmental Committee of the European Social Charter to lodge collective complaints of violations of the European Social Charter.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 May 2010 Report on African seminar on Early Childhood Education now available
A report on an Early Childhood Education seminar, organized by EI in Accra last year, is now available in electronic and print form. The report is available in English and French.
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Union renewal and development 10 May 2010 Special European Regional Committee Meeting called to consider new draft By-Laws
The EI/ETUCE Bureau held a special meeting on 5th May to consider proposals submitted by member organisations for amendments to the revised draft By-laws which were presented to the Committee/Board at its last meeting in March. The Bureau decided to incorporate some of these amendments into the text of the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 May 2010 Farzad Kamangar: EI Outraged at Iranian Teacher’s Execution
Education International is deeply troubled to hear reports that Iranian teacher trade unionist Farzad Kamangar was among five people who were summarily executed in secret on 9 May.
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Equity and inclusion 10 May 2010 On International Day Against Homophobia EI reaffirms LGBT people’s rights
Despite significant improvements in recent decades, homophobic harassment and prejudicial treatment continues to span all occupations, including education. The presence of homophobic behavior and attitudes, in all regions, affects the workplace culture which in turn creates hostile and unsafe environments for lesbian and gay teachers.
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Union renewal and development 10 May 2010 Taking the case for education funding to Finance Ministers
EI took an active part in a TUAC delegation which met on Tuesday in Rome with the Italian Finance Minister, Giulio Tremonti, who will chair the OECD Ministerial Council later this month.
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Union growth 6 May 2010 EI and ETUCE express solidarity with Greek Unions
Education International and the European Trade Union Committee for Education have issued full support and solidarity to the Greek teaching unions, OLME and DOE, in their struggle to protect teachers’ salaries and pensions in order to maintain standards of living.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 May 2010 African teachers demand further efforts to achieve Education For All
"We are passionate about realising the ideal of quality education for all children; indeed, investing in education is the best investment any nation can make in its own future," said EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen, drawing attention to the shortfall in the efforts towards achieving Education for All. He...
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Trade union rights are human rights 5 May 2010 Iraqi workers demand their rights
Workers in Iraq have launched a campaign to see their fundamental rights at work respected, and to be able to set up and to join free and independent trade unions. EI is encouraging all affiliates to support this momentum by calling on the new government to introduce labour laws that...
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 May 2010 Iran: Teacher trade unionists continue to be targeted by authorities
As seems to become a detestable tradition, leaders and members of the Iranian Teacher Trade Associations have been arrested and detained in the days preceding Labour Day and the National Teachers Day, celebrated on 2 May in Iran.
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Union growth 30 April 2010 May Day: Global Unions call for new paradigm of recovery and social justice
On the occasion of 1st May, Education International and the other Global Unions Federations issued a joint statement on behalf of all workers around the world, calling for fresh initiatives to reform the global economy.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 23 April 2010 World Intellectual Property Day: EI calls for fair and balanced copyright rules
Recently recognised as an official observer at the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the global federation representing educators worldwide issues a statement on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day on 26 Apr, calling for "fair and balanced copyright rules".
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Leading the profession 22 April 2010 G20 Labour Ministers meet Obama – education and training on the G20 agenda
G20 labour and employment ministers met yesterday with President Obama and presented him with their recommendations to meet the challenges that the economic crisis is posing for workers and their families worldwide. This was the first time that ministers responsible for labour markets in the 20 largest economies in the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 April 2010 Burundi: Striking teachers urge the government to pay wages
Teachers in Burundi have gone out on strike in protest at the government’s non-payment of two years worth of wages totalling US$43 million.
Burundi: Striking teachers urge the government to pay wages