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   Trade union rights are human rights 6 December 2024

   New series on Operation Condor seeks to recover the historical memory of Latin American dictatorships

   “We know that the first victims of the dictatorships were education professionals, who were the targets of control, persecution, imprisonment, torture, death, disappearance and the curtailment of free thought.”

   New series on Operation Condor seeks to recover the historical memory of Latin American dictatorships

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   Fighting the commercialisation of education 30 July 2024

   The fight for public education and universities in present-day Argentina

   Yamile Socolovsky

   Public education in Argentina is under threat from a political agenda that has made its way into the national government and aims to – in the words of President Javier Milei himself – “destroy the state from within”. Arguing that the state is a “criminal organisation” that attacks freedom (of...

   The fight for public education and universities in present-day Argentina

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   Future of work in education 13 May 2024

   Argentina: Trade unions stand together against austerity in national strike

   In a powerful show of solidarity and collective strength, Argentina witnessed a massive national strike on May 9th. Called by the Confederación General del Trabajo (General Confederation of Labor – CGT) and supported by the two Argentinian Workers' Confederations (CTA), the strike reflected workers’ resistance to the austerity measures imposed...

   Argentina: Trade unions stand together against austerity in national strike

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   Standards and working conditions 26 April 2024

   Argentina marches for public education

   Thousands of people across Argentina rallied in defence of a fundamental pillar of their education system: public universities. Faced with a drastic budget cut of 70 percent and inflation of around 300 percent, the country’s public universities are in serious financial trouble.

   Argentina marches for public education

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 January 2024

   International Day of Education: Unionists celebrate the right to education by campaigning for quality public education for all

   On January 24, the International Day of Education, education unionists from around the world came together to reaffirm their commitment to the universal right to education and to mark the first year of the Education International global campaign Go Public! Fund Education. The campaign is an urgent call for governments...

   International Day of Education: Unionists celebrate the right to education by campaigning for quality public education for all

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   Democracy 15 January 2024

   Education International's Executive Board stands with teachers and unionists fighting for democracy in Argentina

   The Executive Board of Education International, meeting online on 11 January, expressed unwavering support and solidarity with the teachers, unionists, and the people of Argentina defending democracy in the face of repressive measures proposed by the new government.

   Education International's Executive Board stands with teachers and unionists fighting for democracy in Argentina