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Fighting the commercialisation of education 14 June 2017 Education unionist elected onto ILO’s governing body
Amanda Brown, the Assistant General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, has been elected onto the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation as part of the workers’ group.
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 April 2006 UK: Union leader quits through stress
A former president of EI affiliate the National Union of Teachers broke down in tears yesterday as he revealed how stress and "government bullying" had forced him to quit the teaching profession.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 April 2006 Press Release 5/2006: EI President Thulas Nxesi: Governments must commit to spend more on Education
With Global Action Week on Education almost upon us, world leaders are under pressure to make a move on education sector commitments. As part of the Global Action Week campaign, EI President Thulas Nxesi yesterday called on governments worldwide to translate words into actions and to spend more on education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 April 2006 Kenya: Prepare for strike, union tells teachers
EI affiliate the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has called on its members to brace for a nationwide strike should the Government fail to implement the remaining phase of their salary increase scheme.
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Standards and working conditions 3 April 2006 Korea: President Roh’s Comments Anger Teachers
Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun caused a sensation among teachers, saying “It is the teacher who is the most strongly opposed to social change.” at a gathering with Korean compatriots in Egypt.
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Union growth 31 March 2006 Ethiopia: International mobilisation to support the authentic teachers' association
EI witnessed another dramatic development affecting teachers and their union in Ethiopia. On Thursday 30 March 2006, the Ethiopian Federal High Court ruled that the authentic ETA leadership (EI's affiliate) has to hand over every asset and property of the association to a government-sponsored group also called ETA.
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 March 2006 EI letter of support to French affiliates
Education International has written a letter of support to French affiliates concerning the First Employment Contract (CPE) job law.
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Union growth 28 March 2006 Zimbabwe: Further harassment of trade union leader
Raymond Majongwe, General Secretary of the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), was detained for 8 hours on 24 March for "driving" a group of four Dutch trade unionists visiting the country. Police in the Mabvuku suburb of Harare said "Majongwe’s visitors were taking pictures of police activities at a...
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Union growth 28 March 2006 UK: Teacher unions show solidarity with 1m striking local government workers
EI affiliates the NASUWT, NUT and AUT are supporting local government employee unions in their one day strike today; part of the campaign to demand fair treatment over pension rights in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 20 March 2006 Korea: KTU demands a stop to Free Trade Agreement negotiations
EI affiliate the KTU is urging the government to cease negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Korea and the United States, fearing that it may make public services, including education, subject to private ownership.
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Standards and working conditions 16 March 2006 Namibia: Union and government sign teacher appointment and pay agreement
EI affiliate the Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) has signed an historic agreement with the government on appropriate appointment requirements and remuneration packages for teachers.
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Union growth 27 February 2006 Bahamas: Teachers and Government to negotiate industrial agreement
Negotiations are set to begin for the first ever industrial agreement between the government and EI affiliate the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT).
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Union growth 6 February 2006 Guyana: Government and teachers union to meet next week
The Government of Guyana has agreed to meet EI affiliate the Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU) following the `Stress Day' boycott of classrooms.
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