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Equity and inclusion 18 December 2020 Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education unionists highlight the need for collegial and professional support in public education
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of the Australian Education Union (AEU) experience little or no employer-provided collegial and professional support across the public education system. Instead, they draw on opportunities to meet other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers and workers in the education and training industry. Many of...
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 December 2020 Mexico: COVID-19 must be considered an occupational disease
The Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (SNTE) has asked the Mexican Ministry of Public Education to ensure that COVID-19 is considered an occupational disease. This is just one measure to facilitate the safe return to presential teaching and learning.
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News 17 December 2020 Women’s network consolidates fight for gender equality
Women’s network consolidates fight for gender equality
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Union growth 17 December 2020 Nigeria: Education International calls for immediate release of students kidnapped by jihadist group
On 13 December, at least 600 teenagers were kidnapped by Boko Haram at the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, northwest Nigeria. Education International, the global union federation representing educators, has joined the international community in calling for the safe release of the 300 teenagers still in captivity.
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Union renewal and development 16 December 2020 UK: Shock at untimely death of Gareth Young, trade union leader and global activist
Education International is saddened by the news of the death of Gareth Young, deputy general secretary of the NASUWT–The Teachers’ Union, on 14 December.
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Standards and working conditions 16 December 2020 New podcast: Status of teachers - what needs to change?
A podcast with Greg Thompson, professor at the University of Brisbane, Australia, and Martin Henry, research coordinator at Education International, puts the focus on the status of teachers in Covid times and beyond.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2020 Education International and UNESCO call for educators to be considered a priority group in COVID-19 vaccinations
Today, on the 60th anniversary of the Convention that promotes the universal right to education, Education International and UNESCO published a joint message calling on governments and the international community to consider teachers and education support personnel as a priority group in COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The call came as some...
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2020 Education International (EI) Executive Board Resolution on Terrorist Attacks in Mozambique
Education International (EI) Executive Board Resolution on Terrorist Attacks in Mozambique
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 December 2020 Germany: Early childhood education staffing under enormous stress
Education unions in Germany have asked public authorities to better recognise the role played by early childhood educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have asked for increased resources for staffing and funding in the KiTa – early childhood education (ECE) schools.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2020 Education International calls upon Kenyan authorities to stop its onslaught on the KNUT
Education International calls upon Kenyan authorities to stop its onslaught on the KNUT
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Climate action and literacy 11 December 2020 Five years into the Paris Agreement – Education International calls for governments to step up action on the climate emergency and prioritise the implementation of climate literacy for all
Tomorrow, 12 December 2020, marks the 5-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement. As world leaders convene virtually to demonstrate their continued commitment, Education International calls for increased ambition and further acknowledgement of education’s important role in combatting the climate emergency.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 December 2020 Malaysia: Union solidarity for remote education for marginalised students
Education International has joined the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) to support Malaysian students from poor and marginalised communities to access online classes crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 December 2020 Colombia: Global Education Union condemns threats, harassment, and killings of unionists
The Executive Board of Education International has adopted a resolution condemning the human rights violations in Colombia that have led to thousands of deaths of trade unionists.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 December 2020 Education International responds to terrorist attacks in Mozambique with support for member organisation ONP
On 9 December, Education International’s Executive Board adopted a resolution on terrorism in Mozambique and the need for international support and relief for teachers and other victims. The Education International member organisation, the Organizaçao Nacional dos Professores (ONP), has reported the recent assassination of six teachers.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 December 2020 Education International urges government intervention to stop union-busting in Kenya
Today, 9 December, Education International’s Executive Board has adopted a resolution calling on the Government of Kenya to urge the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the national employer authority in education, to desist from a campaign of discrimination against the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). The Government must urge the...
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Standards and working conditions 9 December 2020 Iraq: Modern teaching methods focus of education union’s teacher training
The use of modern teaching methods was at the heart of professional development training organised by the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU), with the support of Education International (EI), in the Raparin, Koya and Akra regions.
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Union growth 9 December 2020 Portugal: Union calls for strike to force government to negotiate
In Portugal, the Federaçao Nacional dos Professores (FENPROF) has urged educators to go on strike on 11 December. The national action is intended to put pressure on the government and members of Parliament, demanding respect for the profession, improvement of their working and living conditions, and a solution to the...
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Union growth 8 December 2020 Korea: Educators mourn the death of Lee Dong-Jin, a great education union leader
Education International and the global education union community is saddened by the passing on 6 December of Lee Dong-Jin (68), a great education unionist, former leader of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) and former member of Education International’s Executive Board.
Korea: Educators mourn the death of Lee Dong-Jin, a great education union leader