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Union renewal and development 26 April 2020 World Intellectual Property Day: Open access to research and educational resources is imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
On World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April, Education International calls for copyright legislation to be urgently updated to ensure open access to research and education materials for teachers and researchers across the world. This need has been intensified by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has caused an unprecedented disruption in...
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 April 2020 Gabon: teachers support governmental initiative for education to continue through distance learning
Although they believe the XGEST platform distance learning initiative launched by the Ministry of Education is worth trying out during the COVID-19 initiative, teachers, through their representative organisation, the Syndicat de l'Éducation Nationale say that they have strong reservations as to whether all students can access it. They therefore insist...
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 April 2020 Iran: Leading teacher unionist arrested again
Education International and UK’s NASUWT, the Teachers’ Union have condemned the re-arrest of Tehran education union leader Esmail Abdi.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 April 2020 South Africa: Union’s measures to ensure educators’ and students’ health and safety
Confronted by the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, the South African Democratic Teachers' Union is doing its utmost to reach out to union members, ensure teachers’ and students’ safety from the virus, and improve access to remote teaching and learning.
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 April 2020 Canada: Education community mourns death of teacher during a deadly mass shooting
Nineteen people were killed in a shooting rampage in Nova Scotia, a maritime province in Eastern Canada. Along with its member organisation, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation, Education International mourns the many lives lost in a shooting rampage in Nova Scotia, including a teacher and the wife of another teacher.
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 April 2020 Poland: Union fighting to reduce challenges posed by COVID-19 crisis
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, education unionists in Poland are calling for increased funding for education and broad access to remote teaching and learning so that education can continue, and the health of educators and their students can be safeguarded.
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 April 2020 Peru: Threat to Labour Rights
In response to the Peruvian government's ruling on labour issues, which allows private companies to regulate employment in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, trade unions have launched a campaign to demand the repeal of Emergency Decree 038-2020, which authorises the complete suspension of work, effectively undermining collective bargaining.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 April 2020 Iraq: Education union mobilises to support teachers and students during pandemic
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union has been working tirelessly to ensure the safety of school communities, secure financial support for educators and continued education for students.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 April 2020 Chilean teacher and trade union leader receives international award
Education International welcomes the awarding of the Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights 2020 to trade union leader and educator Barbara Figueroa Sandoval from Chile.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 April 2020 Germany: Education union raises concerns around reopening of schools
A German education union has voiced its concern at proposals to reopen schools closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Issues to safeguard educator and student health include addressing how social distancing will operate in classrooms, the wearing of face masks, and infection prevention in facilities and public transport.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 April 2020 Emergency debt relief for all low-income countries now!
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board announced yesterday that it has approved immediate debt relief to 25 of the world’s poorest countries to help address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 April 2020 Kenya: Educators call for lockdown and measures to protect population during COVID-19 crisis
Two education unions in Kenya have called for a complete lockdown of the country to ensure the safety of educators and students. The proposal is just one of those submitted by the unions for the effective and successful management of the health, education, and economic crisis caused by the spread...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 9 April 2020 Teachers’ struggles pay off: World Bank to freeze investment in private for-profit schools
Education International welcomes major reform commitment from the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Financial Corporation (IFC), to freeze any investments in private for-profit K-12 schools.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 April 2020 Liberia: Teacher union provides educators with vital personal protective equipment
An education union in Liberia has donated valuable equipment to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 April 2020 UK: Education union launches dedicated site to support parents and carers in home-schooling
The National Education Union in the United Kingdom has launched a website specifically addressing issues linked to the COVID-19 pandemic that parents and guardians of students may have.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 April 2020 Benin: Backdoor privatisation of education under COVID-19
Although the Beninese public authorities have declared the closure of the country’s schools, pupils and teachers must nevertheless resume classes on 14 April. The public authorities have also taken the decision to recruit teaching staff through interim agencies, to which education unions strongly oppose.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 April 2020 Education International and global union partners call on international finance institutions to coordinate an urgent and equitable response to the COVID-19 crisis
In a statement released ahead of the (virtual) Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, Global Unions including Education International have called on the international finance institutions (IFIs) to take action for economic stimulus, debt relief and healthcare.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 April 2020 COVID-19: Educators call for global solidarity and a human-centred approach to the crisis
The Education International Executive Board held an emergency webinar on Friday, 3 April. During the call, the Executive Board adopted a resolution outlining educators’ key demands to all governments and international institutions dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19: Educators call for global solidarity and a human-centred approach to the crisis