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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 December 2024 The Philippines: Unions commit to go public, fund education, and counter teacher shortage
With a declining education budget and an increasing national teacher shortage, education unions in the Philippines are demanding greater governmental investment to recruit and retain teachers and ensure quality education for all.
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 November 2023 We stand with France Castro. Education International firmly condemns the death threats against the Filipino congresswoman
France Castro has received repeated death threats from Rodrigo Duterte, former President of the Philippines. The lawmaker has filed a formal complaint against Duterte, making this the first criminal case against Duterte after the end of his mandate.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 September 2023 Copyright in education: bringing the classroom to life
Dr Dara Dimitrov
As the daughter of a refugee, education as a necessity was drummed into me. ‘You need to get a good education’ was my father’s lead mantra. My father was denied that right, and although he spoke seven languages, he could barely read one. My father saw education as a way...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 12 June 2023 ComNet: Communicators working together to change the narrative around public education
Around 100 communicators working in education unions gathered online on June 1st as part of Education International (EI) Communicators’ Network (ComNet). They reconnected, exchanged experiences and ideas, and got ready to bring the EI “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign forward.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 March 2023 Education International statement on human rights violations and anti-union attacks in the education sector in the Philippines
Education International (EI) strongly condemns the ongoing human rights violations and anti-union attacks against teachers and education union activists in the Philippines.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 February 2023 Philippines: Educators submit recommendations to ILO to ensure the protection of trade union rights
Education International (EI) has welcomed the recent International Labour Organization High Level Tripartite Mission (ILO HLTM) to the Philippines. This mission is the result of longstanding advocacy by human and trade union activists in this country, and EI national member organisations – the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), the Federation...
Philippines: Educators submit recommendations to ILO to ensure the protection of trade union rights
Resources
Access and Use of Teaching and Research Materials from A Copyright Perspective in Fiji and the Philippines
Education and copyright: Perspectives from the classroom
Union Renewal in the Education Sector: Prospects for the Asia-Pacific
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