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Equity and inclusion 18 December 2020 Statement | International Migrants Day: realising the rights of migrants
As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families and near the end of an exceptional year marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, Education International calls on governments to protect and respect the human rights of all...
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Equity and inclusion 20 June 2020 "Overlapping crises: the impact of Covid-19 on refugee students in Lebanon", by Hussain Muhammad Jawad
Hussain Muhammad Jawad
Lebanon is a country with a population of 4.5 million and is home to a large number of refugees. Over two million Syrian refugees are now living in Lebanon, in addition to half a million of Palestinian refugees. More than 52% of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon are children, and...
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Equity and inclusion 20 June 2020 Statement | World Refugee Day 2020
COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerabilities and structural inequities of our societies. The most vulnerable, amongst them refugee and displaced populations, have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown measures.
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Equity and inclusion 13 March 2020 Turkey: Education unionists call for immediate action to save migrants at the border with Greece
Education International’s affiliate in Turkey, Eğitim-Sen, is deeply concerned about the migrants’ living conditions at the border with Greece. It is calling for urgent action – including assistance from trade unions - to help them.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 December 2019 Education unions join international efforts to ensure refugees’ rights in and through education
Education international has seized the opportunity of the first ever Global Refugee Forum to reaffirm the crucial role education can play in the context of forced displacement, and to urge governments, UN agencies and all stakeholders to ensure displaced teachers and students’ rights in and through education.
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Equity and inclusion 16 December 2019 “Global Refugee Forum: time for immediate and sustainable action”, by David Edwards.
David Edwards
The refugee Convention of 1951 was born out of the profound feeling of shame following the Second World War due to the failure to respond to and receive those fleeing the Holocaust. That action of inaction condemned many to become its victims. Lest we forget, that Convention and the 1967...
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Union growth 20 June 2019 “The Fast Track for Newly Arrived Teachers in Sweden: the union’s perspective”, by Patrik Ribe.
Patrik Ribe
In 2015 the number of immigrants seeking asylum in Sweden reached record numbers. In total, Sweden received 163 000 asylum seeking refugees that year. For us. as a teachers’ union, it was natural to contribute to the creation of a system that would make good use of the teaching competence...
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Union growth 20 June 2019 “World Refugee Day: Stop Fencing out Democracy”, by David Edwards.
David Edwards
In her 1948 speech concluding the work of the nascent UN Commission on Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt said, “Democracy, freedom, human rights have come to have a definite meaning to the people of the world which we must not allow any nation to so change that they are made synonymous...
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Equity and inclusion 7 June 2019 US: Cuts to education for children in federal custody at the border
An official from the Health and Human Services Department of the US Administration sent an email to shelters notifying them of cancelled English classes, recreational programs and legal aid for children while in federal custody at the border after 22 May.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 March 2019 “Addressing Racial Discrimination: the Promise of Education’s Role in Disrupting Narratives of Hate”, by Alexandra Tamiko Da Dalt
Alexandra Tamiko Da Dalt
“Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” – Elie Wiesel
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 December 2018 Education International calls on governments to improve protection for migrants
On International Migrants Day, Education International reaffirms its commitment to defend and promote the rights of migrant workers and refugees as well as migrant and refugee teachers and education personnel.
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Equity and inclusion 11 December 2018 Global Unions Denounce Irresponsibility on Global Compact on Migration
The global trade union movement has criticised 13 governments that have confirmed that they will not sign the historic Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). Rather than contribute to resolving the pressing issues connected with migration and moving towards coherence and global governance of migration, they have...
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Equity and inclusion 20 November 2018 Creating Successful Schools in Migration Society, by Marguerite Lukes
Marguerite Lukes
I arrived in Bremen on a flight from New York City on a gloomy late September day in 2018, not quite sure what to expect. Having been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Research and Teaching grant, I was to spend 8 weeks away from my familiar New York City streets to...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 October 2018 Union support for refugee teachers in Saxony, by Brhan Al Zoabi
Bran Al Zoabi
Among the many people who have fled to Germany since 2015 are many skilled workers who have not only lost their families, friends, history, work, future, property, home and dreams, but also their direction, path and goal. In other words, they have lost everything. Some workers have found other areas...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 September 2018 “Our Experience with Proyecto Roma: Giving Voice to the Silence”, by Manuel Crespo Nievas, José Miguel Megías Leyva and Begoña López Cuesta
Begoña López Cuesta, José Miguel Megías Leyva, Manuel Crespo Nievas
Commitment to ensuring the right to education for refugee children, forcibly displaced persons, stateless persons, those seeking international protection and migrants necessitates an inclusive school system. This concerns not only teaching and didactic matters, to research and innovation in education, but also the realm of moral values and social justice.
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Equity and inclusion 16 August 2018 Challenges for newcomers to get recognition as a teacher in Germany: The case of Bremen, by René Böhme
René Böhme
Germany is a country of immigration. Immigration is reflected in the labour market. According to employment statistics of the Federal Statistical Office, the proportion of foreigners in employment subject to social insurance increased between the year 2000 and the year 2016 from 6.8 to 10 percent.
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Equity and inclusion 28 June 2018 Teachers, activists denounce U.S. immigration policies, attempt to deliver books, toys to detained children
A group of teachers, unionists, activists and religious leaders traveled to a detention center at the U.S. Mexico border to deliver books, toys and gifts to children incarcerated by U.S. immigration authorities.
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Trade union rights are human rights 26 June 2018 Fighting racism with the light of learning, by Glen Hansman
Glen Hansman
Canadian teachers, like our colleagues worldwide, are united in a desire to make the world a better place by confronting social injustices such as racism. In our troubled times, disturbing signs of a resurgent neo-Nazi, white supremacist movement have got teachers across North America talking about how best to confront...
Fighting racism with the light of learning, by Glen Hansman