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Trade union rights are human rights 28 November 2007 Pakistan: Protests after the arrest of trade unionists during state of emergency
The Council of Global Unions*, headed by the EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen, protested against the arrests of several trade union leaders following the imposition of the state of emergency earlier in November.
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Equity and inclusion 25 November 2007 EI joins global action to stop Violence Against Women
EI and the other Global Unions are participating in a global initiative to stop violence against women, running from 25 November (UN Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women) until UN Human Rights Day on 10 December.
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Union renewal and development 22 November 2007 Education International to strengthen its assistance to education workers in the Middle East and Central Asia
The EI Executive Board met in Brussels from 19-20 November to discuss and formulate working plans on the mandates it has received from the EI World Congress held earlier in July in Berlin.
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News 20 November 2007 Canada: CTF adopts action plan to counter cyberbullying
The Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) adopted an action plan on 19 Nov to address the many challenges presented by cyberbullying within the context of schools and the professional lives of teachers.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 November 2007 Universities urged to 'green' their policies and practices
British scholars are urging colleagues in universities around the world to take action on climate change in order to 'green' their university campuses and curricula.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 November 2007 Gender equity remains elusive for female academics
Although they have made significant progress, women in academe continue to face persistent barriers to professional equality, particularly in fields such as computer science and engineering.
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Trade union rights are human rights 13 November 2007 Colombia: Two teacher unionists murdered in 5 days
EI deplores the murder of two teacher trade unionists within the past week
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 November 2007 Academic freedom under threat in fearful times
In an era of global insecurity, fundamental rights and freedoms are increasingly threatened on university campuses, as in society at large.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 November 2007 News release: Higher education is a right, not a privilege
Education International is joining with affiliates and Spanish partners to host a major international conference on higher education and research.
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Union renewal and development 8 November 2007 In memoriam: Heribert Maier
Education International activists join fellow trade unionists across many countries in mourning the loss of Heribert Maier, one of the outstanding international trade union leaders of his generation. Heribert was also a member of EI’s Committee of Experts on Membership since 1996.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 November 2007 Finland: EI expresses condolences to the victims of school gun rampage
On behalf of all education workers around the world, EI expresses its heartfelt condolences to the victims of the gun rampage and all Finnish colleagues.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 31 October 2007 Canada to export AIDS medicine under new TRIPS Agreement
Canada has become the first WTO member to take advantage of new pharmaceutical licensing rules intended to improve access to essential medicines in developing countries.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 31 October 2007 UN Agency Warns Developing Countries against Bilateral FTAs
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says that developing nations need to "think carefully" before signing bilateral and regional free trade agreements with the developed world.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 31 October 2007 WTO Talks Teeter on the Brink Again
The future of the World Trade Organization's troubled Doha Round of talks remains in doubt again as negotiators from developing and developed countries have been unable to bridge their deep differences despite a series of intensive negotiations in September.
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 October 2007 Ethiopia-Three teachers released
In an email dated 29 October 2007, Gemoraw Kassa, General Secretary of the Ethiopian Teachers' Association(ETA), informed EI that the Ethiopian Federal Supreme Court decided on that day to release on bail detained colleagues Anteneh Getnet, Berhanu Aba-Debissa, Wolde Dana, along with Wibit Ligamo, Dana’s wife.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 October 2007 VIth International Higher Education and Research Conference
The document on climate change, the document on gender perspective, the document on the mobility of Higher education personnel and researchers, and the Study on academic freedom are now available on-line.
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Standards and working conditions 24 October 2007 Senegal: 72-hour strike to make government fulfil its promises
Starting today, Senegalese teachers in primary and secondary public schools are on a 72-hour strike to make the government fulfil its promises on research and housing allowances.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 October 2007 VIth International Higher Education and Research Conference
The draft programme, practical information and the provisional list of participants for VIth International Higher education and Research Conference in Malaga are now available on-line.
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