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Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 November 2020 New resources for education financing launched
NORRAG Special Issue 05
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Trade union rights are human rights 25 November 2020 Niger: Trade union unity on skill development and improved working conditions for teachers
With the help of the of Education International’s COVID-19 Solidarity Fund, the national unions that are members of Education International affiliate structure in Niger (IESNI) have collaborated in the organisation of an Inclusive Education Policy Forum, a skill development workshop for twenty-five female teachers, and the organisation of an awareness-raising...
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Trade union rights are human rights 25 November 2020 Taiwan: Union cites dangers of surveillance cameras in ECE facilities
The National Teachers’ Association (NTA) of Taiwan is concerned about the installation of surveillance cameras in early childhood education schools. It argues for more effective action against important preoccupations.
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 November 2020 Iraq: Education union’s first teacher capacity development training focuses on new teaching methods
New teaching methods and the use of technology was at the heart of a teacher capacity development programme organised by the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU).
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 November 2020 The Philippines: Unionism Is not Terrorism
Trade union and other leaders and activists from the Philippines recounted stories of repression in the Philippines in a Council of Global Unions Webinar on the Quest for Justice held on 23 November 2020. Vivid accounts were given of killings, threats and intimidation, red-tagging, and police abuses across private and...
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Equity and inclusion 20 November 2020 Project Committee Meeting reaffirms the importance of Early Childhood Education
Project Committee Meeting reaffirms the importance of Early Childhood Education
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Union growth 19 November 2020 The Philippines: Webinar on Workers’ Quest for Justice
Assaults on human and trade union rights are growing in the Philippines. As part of its ongoing solidarity campaign, the Council of Global Unions (CGU), has organised a webinar on Monday, 23 November, where trade union and human rights activists will explain the latest moves of the Duterte government and...
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Climate action and literacy 19 November 2020 The Global Climate Literacy Campaign
In June 2020, the Education International Executive Board joined the global climate literacy initiative along with hundreds of other trade unions, education, civil society organisations, and individuals. The goal is to increase the understanding and knowledge of students of the climate crisis and to encourage action. The campaign is designed...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 18 November 2020 Asia-Pacific : Global Union Federations in Region Condemn RCEP Trade Agreement
Education International and six other Global Union Federations joined together in the Asia-Pacific Region to condemn the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), signed on Sunday, 15 November 2020. The trade pact was negotiated in secrecy over more than seven years and many provisions remain unknown. The GUFs cited the danger...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 14 November 2020 Online training on tax and education
Online training on tax and education
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Equity and inclusion 13 November 2020 Argentina Plays a Leading Role in Condemning Harassment and Violence in the Workplace
The country is the third in the world to adopt ILO Convention 190 against violence and harassment in the world of work.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 November 2020 Switzerland: teachers call for uniform and reinforced measures
Teacher unionists have responded to the Federal Council's announcements concerning the introduction of compulsory masks in upper secondary schools throughout Switzerland and the transition for universities to distance learning from 2 November, with face-to-face classes still permitted at primary and upper secondary school level. They have been closely monitoring the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 November 2020 France: education workers demand better sanitary measures
French teaching unions seek a commitment from the public authorities to improve the sanitary protocol to ensure the full and total protection of their health and that of their pupils.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 November 2020 Haiti: financial support for trade union training on distance teaching and learning
Haitian affiliates have received support from Education International’s COVID-19 Solidarity Fund to set up training courses for teachers to learn about distance teaching.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 November 2020 Burundi: Trade union takes action to raise awareness of COVID-19 and to organise and improve the quality of education through international solidarity
The Syndicat libre des travailleurs de l'enseignement du Burundi (STEB), thanks to financial support from Education International’s COVID-19 Solidarity Fund, was able to run an important awareness-raising campaign on taking protective measures against COVID-19 and on unionisation in schools, and to organise a conference to take stock of the situation...
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Union renewal and development 4 November 2020 Ghana National Network Holds Seminar to Increase Awareness About New ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment At Work
Ghana National Network Holds Seminar to Increase Awareness About New ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment At Work
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 November 2020 UK: Unions concerned as schools stay open during second lockdown
The main teachers’ unions in the United Kingdom (UK) have a range of concerns after the announcement of a four-week national lockdown in England. With education settings to remain open, the unions have called for appropriate measures to be taken to ensure that schools are safe environments for students and...
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Standards and working conditions 3 November 2020 Palestine: Online training positions education union as a strategic social partner
The General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPT) has reached a landmark agreement on salaries with the national Ministry of Education which has officially adopted the union’s e-learning model.
Palestine: Online training positions education union as a strategic social partner