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Union renewal and development 15 January 2010 Teacher trade unionists missing after Haiti disaster
Following Tuesday's devastating earthquake in Haiti, EI is trying to establish contact with the colleagues of its national affiliate, the Confédération National des Enseignants d’Haïti (CNEH). While EI has received news of some colleagues, others are still unreachable. Any assistance in establishing communication with them would be greatly appreciated.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 January 2010 Iranian Kurdish teacher activist Kamangar in imminent danger of execution
Education International has been informed that the Iranian authorities have threatened imminent execution of Kurdish activists, including teacher Farzad Kamangar and others.
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Union renewal and development 13 January 2010 Teachers gear up to help Haiti
Education International and its affiliates are beginning to collect information and funds in preparation for an international solidarity effort to assist members and their families in earthquake-stricken Haiti.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 January 2010 GNAT: Invest in people to achieve EFA
“We provide a clear vision for education and society, powerful arguments for investing in people, a capacity to mobilize globally, regionally, nationally and locally, and a strategy of proposition for the well-being of our communities and nations,” said EI's President Susan Hopgood at the opening of the 50th national conference...
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 January 2010 Teacher unions research impact of teacher shortages in Côte d’Ivoire
In September 2008 representatives of IE-SCI, the alliance of Ivorian teacher unions working together on the EI EFAIDS Programme, met with the political and administrative authorities of Bondoukou and San Pedro to present the results of their research into the shortage of teachers and its impact on the education system...
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 January 2010 Young offenders benefit from EFAIDS training by the Surinamese unions
Surinamese teacher unions working on the EI EFAIDS Programme have reached out to almost forty young offenders offering them training on HIV prevention and behaviour change. Catering for the needs of the different age groups, trainers from BvL, SOB and KOB facilitated two one-day workshops at the Santo Boma Reformatory...
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 January 2010 Namibia teacher union promotes HIV prevention and supports treatment
Through their EFAIDS Programme, the Namibia National Teachers’ Union is committed to showing in a practical way that that HIV and AIDS is a workplace issue.
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Union renewal and development 12 January 2010 EI opens its new African regional office
On January 7, the new EI office premises in Accra, Ghana, were formally opened by the Minister of Education for Ghana, in the presence of EI President Susan Hopgood, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen and EI Deputy General Secretary Charlie Lennon.
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Union growth 7 January 2010 Ethiopia: last detained teacher activist out of prison
The last teacher unionist imprisoned for his connection with the independent ETA (Ethiopia Teachers Association) in Ethiopia was released on 16 December. Meqcha Mengistu, Chairman of former ETA branch in East Gojam and EFAIDS programme coordinator, was officially pardoned after having served a three year prison term in the Kality...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 January 2010 Basic Academic Freedoms and Rights Violated in Israel and Palestinian Territories
The academic freedom and professional rights of higher education teaching personnel in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza are increasingly under assault as a result of the continuing political conflict in the region, according to a report released today by Education International and the Canadian Association of University Teachers.
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Union renewal and development 21 December 2009 Worlds of Education 32 now available
The latest issue of EI's flagship magazine, Worlds of Education, reports on the various activities organised by affiliates on World Teachers’ Day.
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News 21 December 2009 Copenhagen: A small step forward, but much remains to be done
The controversial Copenhagen Accord, ratified early in the hours of 19 December, is the least that the international community could have agreed in order to recognise and begin to avert the worst expected consequences of global warming.
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Leading the profession 18 December 2009 New 6-month special programme for trade unionists at the Global Labour University now open for application
As a Global Union, EI is committed to support the Global Labour University. The Global Labour University is created by the Global Union Research Network (GURN), comprising the ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV), the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD...
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News 16 December 2009 Wanted: A global green New Deal
Without transformation of the global economic model, we will not be able to solve the world’s most urgent problems, including poverty and climate change, said Pavan Sukhdev, leader of the Green Economy research project within the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
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News 15 December 2009 Copenhagen teachers and students work to create a carbon-neutral school
As world leaders meet at COP 15 to negotiate a global agreement to avert climate catastrophe, students and teachers in Copenhagen are taking concrete steps towards making their school carbon neutral by 2015 – a full decade before their city aims to achieve carbon-neutrality.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 December 2009 Literature concludes that VET sector is subject to privatisation
Education International has released a review of academic literature on Vocational Education and Training (VET). In recent months, VET has started to feature more prominently in debates on education, as it is considered pivotal in the recovery from the jobs crisis.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 December 2009 Iran: Farzad Kamangar still at risk of being executed
Jafar Ebrahimi, the teacher trade unionist that was held in jail simply for trying to organise a union meeting, was freed on bail in December. However, EI remains concerned about the continued detention of Farzad Kamangar, Rasoul Bodaghi and Hashem Khastar. EI addressed a letter to the Supreme Leader Ali...
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Union growth 14 December 2009 One Ethiopian colleague still detained
Thanks to the constant pressure of the international community, many of the detained colleagues from the former ETA (now NTA) have been released. Only one, Meqcha Mengistu, is still held captive in Kality prison in Addis Ababa.
One Ethiopian colleague still detained