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Trade union rights are human rights 26 September 2008 Zimbabwean teacher trade unionist released from prison
The President of the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe, who was illegally arrested and held incommunicado under appalling conditions, has now been released from prison.
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Union renewal and development 26 September 2008 New Deputy General Secretary and Executive Board members appointed
Two new members of the Executive Board of Education International have been appointed as a result of two resignations. The replacements were nominated by their member organisations and appointed by the Executive Board in accordance with the provisions of the EI Constitution.
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Standards and working conditions 26 September 2008 Dramatic increase in attacks on teachers
The world has seen a dramatic and disturbing increase in attacks against teachers over the past three years, according to the author of a global study commissioned by UNESCO. Journalist and researcher Brendan O’Malley presented his findings to members of the Executive Board of Education International, meeting this week in...
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 September 2008 Finland: EI extends condolences and solidarity
On behalf of teachers and education workers around the world, Education International expresses its heartfelt condolences to the families and school communities of the victims of yesterday's tragic school shooting in Finland.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 September 2008 EFAIDS Programme launched in Nepal
The recent political change in Nepal coincided with the incorporation of the Nepalese teacher unions into the EI EFAIDS Programme. Working in partnership, the Nepal National Teachers’ Association (NNTA) and the Nepal Teachers’ Association (NTA) plan to carry out joint activities and training under the Nepal EI EFAIDS Programme.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 September 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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Trade union rights are human rights 23 September 2008 Ugandan unions partnership strengthens EFAIDS Programme
The recent incorporation of the National Union of Education Institutes (NUEI) to the EFAIDS Programme in Uganda reaches out to non-teaching staff in schools. The Uganda National Teachers Union, working on the Programme since 2006, is confident that the partnership will benefit EFAIDS work.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 September 2008 Spend ‘One Hour on AIDS’ on World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day on 1 December is an opportunity to emphasise education for HIV prevention and combat stigma on AIDS with colleagues and students. Building on the success of last year, the EI EFAIDS Programme has prepared a ‘One Hour on AIDS’ activity kit which teachers around the world can...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 September 2008 Spotlight on Literacy for Global Action Week 2009
‘Youth and Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning’ is the theme of Global Action Week 2009.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 September 2008 Translating Talk into Action – International XVII AIDS Conference, Mexico
The XVII International AIDS Conference, with 25,000 participants, brought together representatives from many sectors working on HIV/AIDS issues. For a few days AIDS was the focus of a busy schedule of presentations, debates and interaction. But what happens now? With UNAIDS reporting a shortfall of US$8 billion in AIDS funding...
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 September 2008 Interview with General Secretaries of Nepalese unions
Birendra P. Shrestha, General Secretary of Nepal Teachers' Association (NTA) and Baburam Adhikari, General Secretary of Nepal National Teachers' Association (NNTA) attended the inaugural EI EFAIDS workshop in Nepal that took place from 25th until 28th June 2008.
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Union renewal and development 18 September 2008 EI expresses solidarity to teachers in the Caribbean
Since 15 August the Caribbean has been successively hit by tropical storm Fay, hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike. Education International reaches out in solidarity to teachers across the affected region.
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Union renewal and development 17 September 2008 Inter-institutional Committee meeting in San José was a success
From 7-8 September, the Inter-institutional Committee of the project "Equal Opportunities with a Gender Perspective for Latin America" met in San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 September 2008 Save Farzad: Your support is still urgently needed!
According to the latest news on Farsi websites, the situation of Iranian teacher trade unionist Farzad Kamangar remains critical. Farzad is still alive, but facing the death sentence which has not yet been commuted. At present, he is in solitary confinement in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison in section 209, the...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 September 2008 EI organises regional seminar on early childhood education in Malta
Education International is organising a seminar on Early Childhood Education for EI member organisations in the European Region this coming November.
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Standards and working conditions 12 September 2008 Suriname: teachers achieve substantial wage increases
Following difficult months of conflicts and long strikes, the teacher unions in Suriname have won substantial wage increases from the government, as well as a collective agreement which addresses discrepancies between teachers' working conditions.
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Union renewal and development 11 September 2008 Worlds of Education n° 27 is available on-line
Features in the September edition include the announcement of World Teachers’ Day 2008, Early Childhood Education and the EI Report onHidden Privatization in Public Education.
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Standards and working conditions 10 September 2008 Indonesia: Teachers' pay increased by 15%
Teachers in Indonesia are celebrating the success of their long legal and political struggle to compel their government to live up to the Constitutional requirement to dedicate 20 percent of the national budget to education. The PGRI, EI’s affiliate, took the case for increasing education funding to the Constitutional Court...
Indonesia: Teachers' pay increased by 15%