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Union growth 14 June 2016 Global condemnation of travel ban for Bahraini education union leader
Education International has joined other international organisations in firmly condemning the travel ban imposed on Bahraini teacher unionist Jalila al-Salman as she attempted to attend the Svensson Award ceremony in Oslo, Norway.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 June 2016 Global appeal launched to free Canadian academic from Iranian prison
Efforts are underway to pressure the Iranian authorities to release Canadian academic Homa Hoodfar, who is being held in Tehran’s Evin prison after being arrested on baseless charges while in the country.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 June 2016 It takes a whole school, if not a whole society, to teach about human rights
Preparing today’s learners for their multicultural reality goes well beyond teaching human rights as a stand-alone lesson in the classroom, instead requiring the creation of an environment where everyone understands, values and protects human rights.
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Union growth 7 June 2016 Universal values at heart of human rights education
The foundation for an education based on a human rights-centric approach, encompassing universal values of understanding and tolerance, and of seeing cultural differences as opportunity rather than threat was the message today in Riga, Latvia.
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Union growth 6 June 2016 Ecuador: Education unions under fire
The Ecuadorian government’s harsh attacks on trade union rights and the response by educators were put under the spotlight at the 2016 International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Union growth 2 June 2016 Privatisation of education under scrutiny at ILO Conference
The threat represented by the lack of public investment in education, the trend toward privatisation and the erosion of the fundamental labour rights of educators was put on the table at the annual ILO Conference in Geneva.
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 May 2016 International Labour Conference to address teachers’ labour rights
With the 105th Session of the International Labour Conference about to kick-off in Geneva, Switzerland, education unions from around the world are set to strongly represent the rights and working conditions of teachers.
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Union growth 31 May 2016 Belgium: Halt to cuts in public services!
A general strike and mass demonstrations hit Belgium today. Trade unions protested against austerity measures, including cuts in the education budget, and condemning also a breakdown of social dialogue.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 May 2016 Imprisoned Iranian trade unionist set free on bail
Esmail Abdi, the general secretary of the Tehran branch of the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association, has been released on bail after spending months behind bars on security charges.
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Union growth 21 April 2016 “Speak Truth To Power Canada” receives national award
The online teacher resource on human rights, “Speak Truth To Power Canada”, has received this year’s Award of Outstanding Achievement in New Media by the Canadian Museums Association.
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Union growth 19 April 2016 Report reveals Boko Haram’s devastating toll on education in northeast Nigeria
A new Human Rights Watch report shows that Boko Haram’s targeted attacks on schools, students, and teachers have affected all strata of life in Nigeria’s northeast, with education as the fault line of the conflict.
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Union growth 13 April 2016 International campaign organisation LabourStart wins international prize for trade union rights
The 2016 Arthur Svensson prize for trade union rights has been awarded to the online news service LabourStart, which collects and disseminates information to assist unions and defend labour rights around the world.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 April 2016 Bahrain: Teacher leader freed after five years in prison
Earlier today, Mahdi Abu Dheeb, leader of the Bahrain Teachers Association, an EI affiliate in the country, was released from prison. He had been held in detention since 2011, when he was sentenced to a prison sentence for the simple fact of calling for a teachers’ strike in support of...
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 March 2016 Iranian teacher unionists released after global solidarity campaign
Abdolreza Ghanbari and Ali Akbar Baghani, members of the Iranian Teacher Trade Associations, for whom Education International had launched a solidarity campaign, have been released. Ghanbari had been awaiting execution for 2 years before his sentence was commuted to 15 years’ imprisonment.
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Union growth 9 March 2016 Colombia: EI demands immediate release of academic and unionist Miguel Ángel Beltrán
Education International has launched an urgent action appeal in support of jailed Colombian academic and unionist Miguel Ángel Beltrán.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 March 2016 Tonga joins the ILO
A hard-fought 10-year trade union battle has borne fruit with Tonga becoming the 187th member state of the International Labour Organisation.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 March 2016 Honduras: Prominent human rights defender murdered
The global education trade union movement has firmly condemned the murder of environmentalist and human rights defender Berta Caceres.
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 February 2016 Haiti: political violence claims academic’s life
The killing of a teacher unionist has exposed the deteriorating political situation in Haiti where the country was left to linger in constitutional limbo following the resignation of President Michel Martelly.
Haiti: political violence claims academic’s life