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Union growth 19 May 2006 EI: Call for nominations for the 2006 UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education
EI calls upon all its member organisations to submit nominations for the 2006 UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education.
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Equity and inclusion 18 May 2006 Canada: National Day Against Homophobia - New teacher resource aims to nurture better understanding of BGLTT students
EI affiliate, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), is pleased to release on this National Day Against Homophobia, 17 May, "The Gay-Straight Student Alliance Handbook", the latest in a series of publications aiming to help teachers, school administrators and counselors in understanding the educational, health and safety needs of bisexual, gay,...
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Union renewal and development 17 May 2006 EI and Action Aid International reaffirm relations and co-operation
From 6-8 March, 40 representatives from both Education International (EI) and Action Aid International (AAI) met in Johannesburg, South Africa in a meeting to discuss mutual co-operation on various issues and reaffirm their strong relations. The meeting was opened by EI President Thulas Nxesi.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 May 2006 Submit nominations for 2006 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes
UNESCO is calling for candidatures for five International Literacy prizes of US$20 000 each. This year’s theme is “Literacy and Sustainable Development”. One of the awards, the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy, will also grant a study visit to literacy project sites in China.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 May 2006 Canada: 29 May – National Fundraising Count Day aims to audit commercial activities in schools
EI affiliates the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) and the Fédération des syndicats de l’enseignement (FSE) invite teachers and principals across the country to walk around in their schools and carry out an audit of fundraising and advertising activities, as part of a National Fundraising Count Day on May 29.
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Union growth 16 May 2006 Ethiopia: International mission from 18-23 May
From May 18-23, an international mission composed of officials from Education International (EI), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) will be in Ethiopia to meet with Ethiopian government officials, embassy officials, and detained ETA officials.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 May 2006 Macedonia: EI condemns breach of agreement
EI sent a letter to the Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia to condemn the government's breach of a wage agreement with teachers.
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Leading the profession 15 May 2006 Where Immigrant Students Succeed - New OECD Report
"European countries have to do a better job in educating immigrant children", said Fred van Leeuwen, General Secretary of Education International in Brussels today.
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Union renewal and development 12 May 2006 Relief for victims of the South Asia Earthquake of 2005
The South Asia Earthquake struck the Pakistan-administered and parts of the India-administered region of Kashmir on 8 October 2005. It registered a magnitude of 7.6 and caused widespread devastation. Almost 90,000 people died and more than 4 million were directly affected.
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Union growth 12 May 2006 Côte d’Ivoire: EI protests to the President
Further to the news item dated 10 May, EI issues a letter to the President of Côte d’Ivoire, demading him to open an impartial inquiry into the pillage of SYNESCI headoffice and guarantee the social dialogue with teacher union representatives and the legal undertaking of trade union activities.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 May 2006 Ethiopia: EI relaunches Urgent Action Appeal
EI has relaunched its Urgent Action Appeal for Ethiopia, to bring to the attention of member and partner organisations worldwide the urgent situation its affiliate, the "Ethiopian Teacher Association" (ETA) is now in. The Ethiopian government has repeatedly harassed and threatened the ETA, by dispossessing it of its properties, imprisonning...
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Union growth 10 May 2006 Côte d'Ivoire: SYNESCI headoffice occupied and devastated
EI contacted the President of Côte d'Ivoire to deplore the occupation and devastation of the headoffice of affiliate, the "Syndicat national des enseignants du second degré de Côte d’Ivoire" (SYNESCI) since 4 May. An EI mission conducted at the end of April was not able to confirm the physical security...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 10 May 2006 Canada: CTF's survey of schools reveals advertising and commercial activities filling education funding gap
EI affiliate, the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF)'s recent study involving elementary and secondary publicly funded schools across Canada has uncovered some startling revelations on the extent of advertising presence and marketing deals in schools in order to offset chronic underfunding of education systems in every province and territory.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 May 2006 Macedonia: The Government is cheating teachers
EI has been informed that the Government of Macedonia is not intending to honour the wage deal it reached with the teachers' union SONK in February 2006 to be implemented tomorrow, May 10.
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Union renewal and development 4 May 2006 Annual Report 2005 now available on CD-rom!
The CD-rom includes information on all activities carried out by EI in 2005 to reach the objectives adopted at the EI World Congress:
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Standards and working conditions 4 May 2006 Niger: Reduction of teacher salary is unacceptable!
In support of Nigerien education personnel and their union SNEN, EI voiced its strong protests over the government's unilateral decision to reduce teacher salary in a letter dated 3 May. EI reminds the country's President that teaching is a profession and not a voluntary work.
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 May 2006 Cambodia: EI protests against May Day ban!
EI voiced its strong protest to the Prime Minister of Cambodia in a letter dated 2 May against a ban on May Day celebrations by its affiliate, the Cambodian Independent Teachers' Association (CITA).
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 April 2006 Global Action Week 2006: Meeting with Brazilian President Lula
In Brazil, education personnel and activists join hands in a large-scale mobilisation for the goal of Education For All as part of Global Action Week - an international mobilisation taking place this week.
Global Action Week 2006: Meeting with Brazilian President Lula