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Union growth 24 April 2019 UK: Solidarity, democracy and unity high on the agendas of education trade unions
During their annual conferences, the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers and the National Education Union, both affiliated to Education International, have reasserted during their annual conferences their core values and determination to continue advocating education policies beneficial for educators and students.
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Future of work in education 16 April 2019 Young Senegalese and Ivorian teachers come together for quality education and effective trade unions
Young teacher-activists from Senegal and the Ivory Coast came together to exchange ideas and expand their knowledge on a number of issues relating to attaining quality education for all.
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Standards and working conditions 24 September 2018 Francophone education unions, the driving force of democracy, the guardians of public education and union solidarity
At the 16th Meeting of the Comité Syndical Francophone de l’Education et de la Formation (Francophone Trade Union Committee for Education and Training), the Education International General Secretary, David Edwards, called on all French-speaking affiliates to defend democracy, human rights and trade union rights, to fight privatisation, and to strive...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 August 2018 #EI25: "Remaining a trade unionist and staying strong", by Marième Sakho Dansokho (SYPROS, Senegal)
Marième Sakho Dansokho
Education International (EI) is celebrating 25 years of existence; 25 years of advocacy for education and the teaching profession. A long journey peppered with successes, wins and persistent challenges. EI and its affiliated organisations have to contend with capital and capitalists more concerned with their own profits than with the...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 December 2017 Arab education unions focus on union renewal and quality education
Teacher union leaders in Arab-speaking countries have discussed ways to better engage with young and new teachers and steps necessary to achieve access to quality education for all by 2030 in their region.
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Climate action and literacy 5 December 2017 Strengthening trade unions’ capacity to represent teachers and education personnel worldwide
Education International’s annual Development Cooperation meeting puts the focus on strengthening the capacity to speak with a strong and united voice for educators and education personnel.
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Union renewal and development 24 November 2017 Trade union unity in Africa: Why is it important and how can it be achieved?
In Africa, teachers’ unions are evolving amidst a particularly difficult context marked by democratic failures, infringements on human rights, and growing poverty.
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Standards and working conditions 5 September 2017 Senegal: the latest workplace elections shuffle the deck of teacher trade unionism
The first representative elections in Senegal's education sector, in which one out of ten trade unions was declared representative, have created a unique trade union landscape and fostered new alliances.
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Union renewal and development 6 June 2017 EI calls for unity and solidarity in the wake of terrorism attacks
After the recent wave of terrorist attacks around the world, Education International (EI) is taking a stand against extremism and in favour of unity and solidarity amongst its members.
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Union growth 9 May 2017 African education union leaders reaffirm commitment to improve unity
The Regional Dialogue Forum on Human Resources Issues in the Education Sector provided African teacher union leaders and education stakeholders with the opportunity to stress the importance of teacher trade union unity and social dialogue on education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 April 2017 Africa: Unions work towards unity and education priorities
The importance of trade union unity in terms of development cooperation activities in Africa was underlined during a recent meeting between African education unions and their development cooperation partners.
Africa: Unions work towards unity and education priorities