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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 February 2006 Indonesia: 8.1% education budget is unacceptable
EI strongly supports its Indonesian affiliate, PGRI's campaign to raise the country's education budget. In 2005, only 8.1% of its national budget was dedicated to education, far lower than that of neighbouring countries such as Thailand (27%) and Malaysia (20%).
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Equity and inclusion 20 February 2006 Global Unions’ Statement to the 50th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (United Nations, New York, 27 February to 10 March 2006)
Achieving Gender Equality In Decision-Making; Challenging Gender Biases In The Education And Health Sectors
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Union growth 17 February 2006 Nepal: All teachers' union leaders have been released but situation remains volatile
EI has received information from its members in Nepal that all teachers' union leaders have been released from detention - the last one being released on Feb 16. EI affiliates in Nepal - NTA, NNTA and TUN - thank all EI member organisations for their support. It is obvious that...
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Union growth 17 February 2006 Georgia: EI’s letter of protest to the President and Minister of Education & Science
Education International has written to Mikheil Saakashvili, the president of the Republic of Georgia, and Alexander Lomaia the minister of education & science, in support of affiliate the Educators and Scientists Free Trade Union of Georgia.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 February 2006 Iran: Union day of action
The Global Union Federations are supporting the international day of action in support of Iranian unionists following the continuing repression against the Trade Union of the Greater Teheran United Bus Company (Sherkate-Vahed).
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 15 February 2006 Strasbourg: 30,000 join EuroManif demonstration
The EuroManif demonstration in Strasbourg yesterday saw up to 30,000 trade unionists vent fears that the proposed Services Directive could undermine European jobs and social standards.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 February 2006 EI monitors the situation in Nepal
EI and other trade union bodies are monitoring the situation in Nepal closely, as hundreds of pro-democracy activists are still detained across the country.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 February 2006 UK: Peter Smith, former ATL general secretary dies
Former general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), and member of EI’s European Committee, Peter Smith, has died at the age of 65.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 February 2006 USA: Affiliates united in opposition to proposed education budget cuts
EI affiliates the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and National Education Authority (NEA) are united in their opposition to proposed budget cuts for education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 February 2006 South Africa: Bungle over exam has pupils & teachers fuming
Eastern Cape Education Department superintendent-general Dave Edley yesterday promised an investigation to discover how the province published the wrong date for the matric supplementary examinations.
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Equity and inclusion 13 February 2006 Australia: WorkersOut! At Mardi gras
EI affiliate the NTEU is a member of WorkersOut! - a collective of unions and union members who identify as lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex (LGBTI) working together to raise the profile and importance of union membership across the LGBTI community.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 10 February 2006 Major demonstration to take place in Strasbourg to prevent the inclusion of education in the proposed EU Services Directive
A campaign has been launched by the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) to exclude education from the proposed Directive on services in the internal EU market, first presented by the European Commission in Jan 2004.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 February 2006 USA: “No Child Left Behind” is failing to lead the way, say affiliates
While both the AFT and NEA agree that the NCLB initiative established laudable goals - high standards, accountability for all, and the belief that all children can learn, regardless of their background or ability - its underfunding and bureaucracy are masking the true progress made in schools.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 February 2006 EI on Danish cartoon row: extra attention should be paid to teaching democracy and human rights
"Apparently, there is a reciprocal lack of understanding about the crucial importance of fundamental human rights like freedom of expression, that constitute the basis of democratic societies, and on the other hand, the religious feelings of millions of people in Muslim countries," said EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen, when...
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Standards and working conditions 9 February 2006 South Africa: School fee promise good news in principle
President Thabo Mbeki's promise to eliminate fees in the poorest 20% of schools in South Africa is meaningless without a deadline, says EI's affiliate.
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Standards and working conditions 9 February 2006 USA: Teachers' Needs Survey
With the assistance of EI affiliates, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the American Psychological Association (APA) is gathering information about teachers' perceptions of professional development in several areas, including classroom management, instructional practices, classroom diversity, family and community outreach, and other teaching skills...
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Union renewal and development 9 February 2006 WCT votes to join with EI
Meeting in the historic city of Sevilla, Spain, last week, the World Confederation of Teachers (WCT) approved the agreement negotiated by the two Executive Boards to join with EI in a new integrated structure.
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Union growth 7 February 2006 Nepal: EI protests against the arrest of teacher trade unionists
EI sent a message to the King of Nepal, strongly protesting against the massive arrests of human rights activists, including teachers belonging to its affiliated teacher unions in the country.
Nepal: EI protests against the arrest of teacher trade unionists