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Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 May 2018 High Court slams Bridge International Academies
In a groundbreaking ruling, the High Court of Uganda has determined that Bridge International Academies (BIA), a for-profit edubusiness, deliberately set up illegal operations in the country with blatant disregard for national laws and regulations.
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 Upcoming events
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 North America and the Caribbean
North America and the Caribbean
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 Latin America
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 Europe
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 Africa
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 ACCRS
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 Worldwide
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 May 2018 Iran: Campaign to free jailed teacher unionists gathers pace
Education International has called for the release of Iranian teacher unionists Mohammad Habibi and Esmail Abdi, while global human rights organisation Amnesty International has also called for Abdi’s release as a prisoner of conscience.
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Union renewal and development 18 May 2018 The right to live and learn in peace must not dim
EI condemns the use of lethal force that resulted in the deaths of dozens of Palestinian protesters and the scores of injured, including children, on the Gaza border earlier this week. EI is particularly concerned by what this now means for the fledgling peace process and joins with the wider...
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Union growth 16 May 2018 Belgium: trade unions united for decent pensions that let workers grow old with dignity.
70,000 people participated in a demonstration organised in defence of pensions. The government plans to change the pensions in a manner that might put them at risk.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 May 2018 History in the making: Education International launches first worldwide Education Support Personnel Day
They are a core part of each education system and essential to the union movement, yet Education Support Personnel are often ignored and undervalued.
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Leading the profession 14 May 2018 #ResNet: Research, Refine, Resist!
Research in education is imperative to reverse misleading education policies and attacks on trade union rights, and it is crucial for education unions to have effective coordination and exchange around national and regional research activities.
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Union renewal and development 12 May 2018 African educators bid farewell to one of their former leaders
Thomas Ango Bediako (87), Education International’s Chief Regional Coordinator from 1993 until 2003, was laid to rest in his birthtown Kotwa, Bakwai District, Ghana, on 10 May. More than two thousand people took part in the ceremonies, which lasted a full day.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 May 2018 Educators confront Pearson for funding profit driven Bridge International Academies
Education activists, teachers and global union leaders went to London to urge shareholders at the Pearson Annual General Meeting to stop funding Bridge International Academies, a for-profit company that makes money by shortchanging the education of thousands of at risk children.
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Union renewal and development 7 May 2018 Education International works to strengthen education sector dialogue in Africa
Last April, EI started a process to build trade unions’ capacity to analyse and develop policy and to engage in social dialogue in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda.
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Standards and working conditions 2 May 2018 Effective school leadership should top global and national policy agendas
Supporting quality, inclusive and supportive school leadership should at the top of global and national development and education policy agendas. This was the call from education union officials, school leaders, educational leadership experts, policy makers and partners at the school leadership conference organized by Education International in Johannesburg, South Africa...
Effective school leadership should top global and national policy agendas