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Standards and working conditions 17 October 2008 EI supports its Italian member organisations' call against dismantling of education
Education International its EU organisation, the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE), strongly support the call by their Italian member organisations - the Federazione Lavoratori della Connoscenza (FLC-CGIL), the CISL-Scuola and the UIL-Scuola for action against the plans by the government to dramatically downsize the education sector.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 October 2008 Report on school violence unjustly targets teachers
A report on violence in schools published last week by Plan International is sensationalist and unjustly targets teachers, said EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen in an address to the first congress of the South African teachers union NAPTOSA on 15 October.
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Union renewal and development 16 October 2008 Workshop strengthens Lebanese unions under the MENA programme
Within the framework of EI's new Middle East and North Africa (MENA) programme, EI organized two training workshops with EI members in Lebanon, the League of Secondary Public School Teachers in Lebanon (LPESPL) and the Teachers’ Syndicate in Lebanon (TSL).
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Union growth 13 October 2008 Urgent call to action: Stand up against poverty!
The Global Call for Action Against Poverty, a growing movement of citizens across the world, is urging everyone once again to stand up and take action against poverty, and for equity and justice.
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Standards and working conditions 10 October 2008 EI urges Somalia to make schools safe sanctuaries
With the country in turmoil, the public education system in a state of collapse, and teachers under attack, Education International is deeply concerned that Somali teachers and students are suffering profound violations of their rights on a daily basis.
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Union renewal and development 10 October 2008 EFAIDS looks ahead to 2009
The EI EFAIDS Evaluation and Planning Workshop for EI staff and partners was held in early September and provided an opportunity to review the Programme which has expanded steadily since 2006 and is now successfully implemented in almost fifty countries across four regions.
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Union renewal and development 7 October 2008 Teachers speak out for decent work
Education International is joining with trade unions in 115 countries in strong support of October 7, the World Day for Decent Work, and the campaign launched by the International Trade Union Federation to demand change in the world economy.
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Standards and working conditions 6 October 2008 Teachers matter more than ever!
Education, schools and children will ultimately pay the highest price as the global financial crisis hits communities everywhere, EI Vice-President Patrick Gonthier warned participants in a Round Table held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on 3 October to commemorate World Teachers’ Day 2008.
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Standards and working conditions 6 October 2008 Central and Eastern Europe: Teachers united for quality education
Teachers from across Central and Eastern Europe are reaching out to colleagues facing difficult circumstances in Georgia, Montenegro and Turkey. Representatives of 26 organisations from 17 countries met in Zagreb, Croatia, from 2-4 October.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 October 2008 Let’s Go conference opens with calls for concrete action to achieve staff and student mobility
The validation conference of the joint campaign organized by Education International and the European Student Union, “Let’s Go! Where to now?”, is being held in Villeneuve d’Ascq, France.
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Union renewal and development 3 October 2008 Report of the 32nd Executive Board Meeting, 23-24 September 2008
At its meeting this week in Brussels, the Executive Board of Education International accepted the resignation of two of its members, Yasuo Morikoshi (Nikkyoso/Japan) and Marilies Rettig (Canadian Teachers' Federation/Canada) and thanked them for their active and valuable engagement in EI's work. In their place, the Board appointed Yuzuru Nakamura...
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Standards and working conditions 3 October 2008 World Teachers’ Day 2008: Teachers matter!
Governments the world over must address the dramatic shortage of qualified teachers if they are to meet the social and economic challenges of the knowledge society, according to Education International, the global union federation representing 30 million teachers around the world.
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Union renewal and development 2 October 2008 Croatia: Education trade unionists mark World Teachers’ Day
Education trade union leaders are meeting in Zagreb to celebrate World Teachers’ Day at the Central and Eastern European Round Table meeting to be hosted by TUWPSEC, one of the five Croatian affiliates of Education International.
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Equity and inclusion 2 October 2008 EI convenes a seminar on non-discrimination policies relating to sexual orientation
EI is organising a seminar in November for its member organisations in the Pan-European region to address the challenges faced by education unions in implementing effective non-discrimination policies related to the rights of lesbian and gay teachers and students.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2 October 2008 Rwanda: Death of SYPERWA General Secretary Faustin Kanamugire
Education International regrets to announce the passing of Faustin Kanamugire, General Secretary of the former "Equipes Enseignantes du Rwanda" (EER), now known as the "Syndicat des Personnels de l'Enseignement du Rwanda" (SYPERWA).
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Equity and inclusion 1 October 2008 Towards a Pan-European/Maghreb structure to fight child labour
EI and other member organisations of the Global March Against Child Labour met in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 16-18 September for a Pan-Europe and Maghreb regional conference. The Global March Against Child Labour is the most highly-recognised global alliance which campaigns against child labour and for universal education. EI sits on...
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 October 2008 Iran: Arrest of teachers attending a union meeting
Iranian teachers trying to attend a trade union meeting have been illegally detained in Iran. Teacher trade unions convened the meeting to give members the opportunity to peacefully discuss possible activities to celebrate World Teachers Day. Every year on 5 October, millions of educators worldwide undertake public activities highlighting that...
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 September 2008 Sichuan teacher who posted photos of collapsed schools now released from labour camp
Human Rights in China has learned that Liu Shaokun, a teacher who was sentenced to one year of Re-education Through Labour after posting online his photographs of collapsed school buildings in earthquake-affected areas, was released by the authorities on 24 September. He will now be permitted to serve his sentence...
Sichuan teacher who posted photos of collapsed schools now released from labour camp