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Equity and inclusion 23 February 2007 International Women's Day - 8 March: Educators aim to eliminate discrimination and violence against women and girls
On International Women's Day, educators worldwide are demanding that governments act to halt violence that endangers women's lives, violates their rights, harms their families and poses an affront to humanity and international law.
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Standards and working conditions 23 February 2007 Zimbabwe: teacher union ZIMTA calls off the strike after securing wage increase
The strike called by all public servants in Zimbabwe, including the 55,000 teachers represented by EI affiliate the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (ZIMTA), prompted the government to increase the wages of all government employees.
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Standards and working conditions 22 February 2007 Korea: Korea: government should involve teachers in social dialogue
EI has written to the President of the Republic of Korea, expressing its concern about the disciplinary action taken against the 430 teachers who publicly protested against the imposition of the teacher evaluation system.
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 February 2007 Zimbabwe: Teachers join national protest as inflation reaches 1600%
EI affiliate the Zimbabwe Teachers Union (ZIMTA) has instructed its members to join a general strike.
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 February 2007 Nigeria: EI Vice President elected President of the Nigerian Labour Congress
EI Vice President Abdulwaheed Omar has been elected President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on 16 February 2007.
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Standards and working conditions 21 February 2007 Lithuania: EI sends message of support to Lithuanian teachers
EI sends its message of support to teachers in Lithuania who will be protesting outside the Ministry of Education on 21 Feb at 14:45hrs.
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Union renewal and development 21 February 2007 EI organises tour of tsunami-hit areas for students
EI has organised a tour for twelve students from Japan, Australia, the UK and the Netherlands to the tsunami-hit areas of Aceh in Indonesia from 19-24 February. The students were selected from schools which contributed to the EI Solidarity Fund for the Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme.
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News 20 February 2007 Korea: EI protests against the violation of teachers' freedom of expression
EI expresses its objection to the imprisonment of two Korean teachers, Choi Hwa-Seop and Kim Maeng-Gyu, who were arrested for violating "national security".
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Standards and working conditions 20 February 2007 Angola: teachers begin nation-wide strike on 22 Feb
Angolan teachers will go on a national strike on 22 Feb to demand changes to their official status and timely payment of salary. Participants in the General Assembly of Teachers held on 16 Feb voted to go ahead with the strike despite continuous threats and harassment by the government.
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Standards and working conditions 16 February 2007 Macedonia: Union pressure pays off
Following a protest of 3,500 teachers outside the Ministry of Education on 15 February, EI affiliate SONK (Autonomous Trade Union of Education, Science and Culture of the Republic of Macedonia) signed an agreement with the Minister of Education which meets all the demands of the teachers.
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Union growth 15 February 2007 Netherlands: Former AOb Presidents appointed to new Dutch government
A new government is being formed after the coalition agreement was presented on 7 February. Two former Presidents of the Algemene Onderwijsbond (AOb) Ella Vogelaar and Jacques Tichelaar were appointed to important positions in the new government.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 February 2007 Teachers and students launch Global Action Week at European Parliament
On January 30, young people and teachers from 10 countries joined up at the European Parliament in Brussels for the launch of Global Action Week 2007.
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Standards and working conditions 12 February 2007 EI publishes Activity Report on World Teachers’ Day 2006
EI has just published a report detailing the World Teachers’ Day 2006 activities of its affiliates around the world.
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Union growth 12 February 2007 EFAIDS Committee Member Located
Last month we reported on the disappearance of Meqcha Mengistu, Chairperson of the Ethiopian Teachers’ Association (ETA) East Gojam Zonal Executive and member of the ETA Committee for the implementation of the EI/ETA EFAIDS Programme. Mr. Mengistu has now been located and is awaiting trial.
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 February 2007 EI South Asian Roundtable addresses HIV and AIDS
In December EI organised a round table meeting to raise awareness among its membership on the role of teachers and teachers unions in the fight against HIV and AIDS in the South Asian sub-region.
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 February 2007 North America and Caribbean Regional Conference trains the spotlight on HIV and AIDS
The EI North America and Caribbean Conference welcomed over 100 delegates from North America and Caribbean Teachers’ Union to Ocho Rios, Jamaica from 22-23 January
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 February 2007 International Federation of Journalists releases HIV and AIDS Guide
The Asia-Pacific office of the IFJ has just released a user-friendly media guide and research study on the media's reporting of HIV and AIDS.
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Equity and inclusion 12 February 2007 Albanian Unions receive award for efforts on child labour
At the National Education Exhibition (NOT) in the Netherlands held in Utrecht from 23-27 Jan 2007 Stavri Liko, Coordinator of the Child Labour Programme of EI affiliates in Albania, picked up a cheque for € 17,750 in support of the programme.
Albanian Unions receive award for efforts on child labour