Articles from Germany
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Union growth 1 May 2017 This May Day, why not try solidarity?
As the occasion to celebrate and reaffirm the value and values of trade unions, from which their principles continue to inspire, today must also serve as a lens to carefully examine our societies and institutions.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 April 2017 Documentary shows Turkish teachers' plight
A new documentary film about the fate of Sakine Yilmaz, former general secretary of Egitim Sen, and her life as a refugee in Germany sheds light on the oppression and persecution of tens of thousands of teachers in Turkey.
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Standards and working conditions 13 January 2017 Germany: teacher union rethinks education
The German union GEW is gearing up for a new campaign aimed at increasing the national and local governments’ funding for education.
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Standards and working conditions 10 January 2017 Germany: union concerned over state proposals on fees and administration
The Education International affiliate GEW has strongly criticised the plans of a Southwestern German state to introduce study fees and warns against a dilution of the participation of education staff in the decision-making process.
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Equity and inclusion 3 October 2016 Germany: teachers’ union calls for inclusive school policies and systems
The German education union GEW has placed special focus on the relationship between integration and democracy after hosting its national congress under the slogan “One for all – an inclusive school for democracy.”
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Standards and working conditions 11 July 2016 Germany: why wouldn’t teachers recommend their profession to others?
They love their profession, but many Bavarian teachers would not recommend it to others, according to a survey on job satisfaction.
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Equity and inclusion 21 April 2016 German education adapts to include refugees in the classroom
German unions are pushing for effective inclusion plans for adult refugees arriving in the country, with a focus on integrative education based on language skills and the acquisition of enabling diplomas.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 November 2015 Germany: global partners demand more education funds for development
In a letter to the German minister for development, the members of German coalition for the Global Campaign for Education are pushing for a bolder engagement and higher financing of education in the context of development aid.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 November 2015 Germany: Teachers tackle international issues
At a recent meeting of members working on international issues, Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft, one of Education International's affiliates in Germany, discussed ways to broaden the union's engagement and impact on the international scene.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 October 2015 GEW initiative on the verge of a breakthrough: reform of limited-term employment contracts in academia imminent in Germany
Until January 2016, the German federal government plans to amend the Academic Temporary Contract Law (WissZeitVG), which provides the legal basis for the use of temporary fixed-term contracts.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 14 October 2015 Germany: Education unions join in massive protest against EU-US trade deal
An alliance of civil society organisations, including trade unions, mobilised more than 150,000 people to protest against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, making it the biggest manifestation the country has seen in decades.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 14 October 2015 Germany: Education unions join in massive protest against EU-US trade deal
An alliance of civil society organisations, including trade unions, mobilised more than 150,000 people to protest against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, making it the biggest manifestation the country has seen in decades.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 October 2015 Germany: Innovative day of action draws attention to education
Teacher activists from the German education union, Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW),and their students have organised a colourful awareness-raising day of action in the capital city, Berlin.
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Union growth 7 September 2015 Germany: inclusion in schools on the rise, but still facing challenges
Students in Germany are increasingly sharing the same classroom regardless of their disabilities, says a new study by the Bertelsmann Foundation, but in some schools and regions, inclusion is still an out-of-reach target.
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Equity and inclusion 3 September 2015 Germany: teacher unions calling for support to integrate refugee children
Amid the increasing number of refugees seeking peace and safety across Europe, teacher unions in Education International’s European Region are stressing the importance of integrating refugee children in schools as students return to the classroom.
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Standards and working conditions 27 August 2015 Germany: researchers support decent wages in education
The considerable strains of social and educational professions must be appropriately appreciated, leading to better remuneration for educators, the Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft explained following a researchers’ appeal to politics and society.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 August 2015 Germany: focus on inclusion and schooling of refugee children is a must
The teacher’s union Verband Bildung und Erziehung has urged public authorities in the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia to bring more attention and financing to inclusive and refugees’ education.
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Union renewal and development 25 March 2015 Students and teachers mourned after plane crashes in French Alps
Education International has offered its sincere condolences to the families of those lost in yesterday’s tragic plane crash, which took the lives of 150 people, including 16 students from the Joseph-König-Gymnasium in Haltern, Germany.
Students and teachers mourned after plane crashes in French Alps