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Standards and working conditions 16 November 2019 Teachers and UNESCO team up to define professionalism for teaching and learning across the world
Education International (EI) and UNESCO launch a joint framework that will define what quality teaching means, now and in the future. The Global Framework of Professional Teaching Standards was launched today in front of education ministers, EI member organisations and policy experts at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 November 2019 Hong Kong: Educators stand with democracy defenders
In the face of the on-going violence against protesters and democracy defenders in Hong Kong, Education International (EI) and its members are mobilising to show support for those who defend the values of democracy, justice and liberties.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 November 2019 Inclusion and mobility in higher education: a long road ahead
EI urged ministers to take action to make higher education more inclusive at the UNESCO general conference today.
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Union renewal and development 8 November 2019 Norway: Utdanningsforbundet sets path for the next 4 years
Under the slogan “We educate Norway”, the Union of Educators of Norway (UEN) has adopted an ambitious policy agenda that will shape the future of education in the country.
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Union renewal and development 8 November 2019 WIPO: 2019 copyright debates on education and research fuel controversies
Educators at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have advocated for exceptions and limitations and for an international instrument that will regulate education and research.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 7 November 2019 Liberia: Renewed fight against increasing privatisation
In Liberia, educators and their unions are determined to fight back against the privatisation and commercialisation of education in the face of strengthened links between the government and edu-business.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 November 2019 Netherlands: Over 4,000 schools close as teachers strike for a sustainable solution to funding crisis and staff shortages
Schools in the Netherlands are struggling to pay their way, while a teacher shortage is getting worse and worse. The government offered a one-time €460 million boost, but teachers are standing firm for structural increases in funding that can preserve the profession and guarantee quality education for all in the...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 November 2019 New report sheds light on the threat privatisation poses for higher education in Latin America
A new study coordinated by CONADU (the National Federation of University Teachers) for Education International examines how privatisation is infringing upon higher education, the threat it poses for education systems, and the options available to unions to resist this process.
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Trade union rights are human rights 5 November 2019 How to secure and promote freedom of association? New ILO web application provides a guide for workers
The new web application launched by the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) gives an overview of the principles and standards for freedom of association and explains ILO procedures and bodies that can help to secure and promote freedom of association across the world.
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Climate action and literacy 4 November 2019 Finland: Leading education event in Nordic countries welcomes international participants
The Trade Union of Education in Finland (OAJ) invites educators from across the world to Educa’s 25th anniversary edition and its first international programme in English on 24 and 25 January in Helsinki.
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 October 2019 Zimbabwe: Time’s up- no more delays! Teachers’ unions submit petition on collective bargaining rights to Parliament
On 24 October, two EI affiliates in Zimbabwe, the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) and Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (ZIMTA) submitted a petition to Parliament, calling on the government to grant full collective bargaining rights to public sector workers.
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Equity and inclusion 31 October 2019 United Kingdom: NASUWT calls for statutory provisions on sexual harassment in schools
22% of LGBTI teachers report they have experienced sexual harassment in schools and that a majority of teachers do not feel that their workplace is a safe environment for LGBTI teachers.
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 October 2019 Iraq: educators join nationwide demonstration
The Iraqi Teachers’ Union called for a four-day strike starting on 28 October in solidarity with demonstrators urging public authorities to provide jobs, quality public services and to put an end to a political system that has failed them.
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 October 2019 Trade union renewal, a global challenge
Research on the current state of unions in the world, commissioned by the Bureau for Workers’ Activities on the occasion of the International Labour Organisation’s Centenary celebration, shows that trade unions have enormous challenges ahead of them.
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Equity and inclusion 30 October 2019 2020: An auspicious year for women’s rights and gender equality
2020, a year to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the most progressive global blueprint for women’s rights ever adopted by governments.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 October 2019 Australia: University attacks a professor who defended students and academic integrity
International solidarity is mobilised after Murdoch University in Australia sues Associate Professor Gerd Schroeder-Turk for whistleblowing.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 29 October 2019 World Bank ombudsman to launch investigation into IFC funding of Bridge International Academies
The World Bank’s accountability mechanism, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), has published a report that finds “substantial concerns” regarding the International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s investment in for-profit education provider Bridge International Academies and has announced that they will launch an investigation into the matter.
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Trade union rights are human rights 25 October 2019 Mali: Seven teachers abducted from their school by Jihadist group
Education International (EI) condemns the abduction of seven teachers from their school in Northern Mali this 25 October. The seven male teachers from Korientze, a rural community 105 km from the city of Mopti, have been abducted during class by a Jihadist group.
Mali: Seven teachers abducted from their school by Jihadist group