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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 December 2006 Russia: International Conference on Trade Unions and the Bologna Process
More than one hundred university staff and students gathered in Moscow, Russia from 29-30 November for an international conference on the Bologna Process organised by EI member organisations the Education and Science Employee's Union of Russia (ESEUR) of Russia and the Syndicat des Travailleurs de l'Education et de la Science...
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Union renewal and development 4 December 2006 EI Europe Regional Conference and ETUCE General Assembly
The EI Europe Regional Conference and ETUCE General Assembly is taking place in Luxembourg between 4-6 December. The theme of the meeting is "Teachers and Lifelong Learning: Qualifications, Career Development and Status".
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 December 2006 HIV and AIDS: Teachers educate for life!
On World AIDS Day and all year round, teachers are working to prevent new cases of HIV and AIDS and to halt the spread of the global pandemic, which has already killed more than 20 million people, including tens of thousands of teachers, and has orphaned at least 14 million...
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Standards and working conditions 1 December 2006 Côte d'Ivoire: Government inaction forces teachers to strike
EI affiliate in Côte d'Ivoire representing primary school teachers the Syndicat National de l'Enseignement Primaire Public de Côte d'Ivoire (SNEPCCI) is launching a strike from 4-6 December to protest against the degradation of the country's education system and the state's failure to fulfill its responsbilities towards education.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 1 December 2006 EI Europe supports the ETUC's drive to protect and strengthen public services
EI Europe strongly supports the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) in its call for the protection and strengthening of public services in Europe.
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Union renewal and development 1 December 2006 Education International awards the Mary Hatwood Futrell Scholarship to 3 outstanding students
For the second consecutive year, Education International awards the Mary Hatwood Futrell Scholarship to three outstanding students at the George Washington University's Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD).
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Union renewal and development 30 November 2006 Congress Deadlines Extended to December 31st
EI is pleased to announce an extension to the deadlines for receipt of notification of number of delegates and observers and requests for financial assistance from affiliates planning to attend the 5th triennial World Congress in Berlin, Germany from 22nd to 26th July, 2007.
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 November 2006 Australia: Trade unions unite on national day of protest
Teachers will join workers from all other sectors across Australia today in the national day of protest against radical industrial relations reforms imposed by the government of Prime Minister John Howard.
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Standards and working conditions 27 November 2006 Success in teachers' demand for salary increase in Croatia!
The three-day strike in Croatia which began on 22 November ended in resounding victory for the teachers. The Croatian government and three EI member organisations signed two agreements on 25 November guaranteeing teachers a 6-percent pay rise every year over the next three years and bonuses over the next six...
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News 26 November 2006 Address by EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen to the Assembly of Nikkyoso in Tokyo on 25 November 2006
Below is the text in English of the address by EI General Secretary to the Assembly of EI affiliate Nikkyoso in Tokyo on 25 November 2006.
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Standards and working conditions 26 November 2006 EI urges the Japanese government to open dialogue with teacher union
In an address to 150 leaders of provincial branches of EI member organisation, Nikkyoso, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen criticized the Japanese government for “the systematic rejection of dialogue” with the teacher union.
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News 25 November 2006 Japan: Teachers held giant rally against revision of Fundamental Law on Education
The Japanese government wants “schools to preserve traditional values of family and nation”. This is the main objective of a bill to revise the 1947 Fundamental Law on Education which the Lower House of Japan adopted on 16 November.
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Equity and inclusion 25 November 2006 EI marks International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
Teachers everywhere are concerned about the enormous problem of violence against women and girls, a violation of human rights that takes place on a vast scale worldwide.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 23 November 2006 EI insists on free universal access to education at UN meeting
EI recently attended an Expert Meeting on Universal Access to Services organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) from 14-16 November in Geneva.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 November 2006 Good News in ETA's Long Legal Struggle
EI is very pleased to report news today from Ethiopia Teachers’ Association General Secretary Gemoraw Kassa that the registrar’s office of the Federal Supreme Court has informed the ETA that the verdict delivered by the Supreme Court on November 20 is in favour of the authentic ETA.
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Standards and working conditions 21 November 2006 EI protests against killing of teachers in Iraq
"Teachers should be guaranteed a safe and secure working environment," says EI in a letter addressed to the President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, on 16 November. Since February this year, 180 teachers have been killed and up to 100 have been kidnapped.
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Union renewal and development 20 November 2006 Annual meeting of the heads of EI and PSI
Heads of both main Global Unions representing public employees, Education International and Public Services International, will meet on 21 November in Brussels, Belgium to discuss their co-operation and common agenda.
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Union renewal and development 16 November 2006 Outcomes of the 27th EI Executive Board Meeting
Already the largest of the global union federations, Education International continues to grow stronger. EI now comprises 384 member unions in 169 countries and territories. Together, they represent more than 30 million teachers and education workers across the world!
Outcomes of the 27th EI Executive Board Meeting