Articles from Portugal
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Standards and working conditions 29 April 2016 Portugal: Teachers hit hard by austerity
Since the beginning of the economic crisis in 2008, education spending in Portugal has fallen to 3% of the Gross Domestic product, with devastating consequences for the country's school system and teaching profession.
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Standards and working conditions 6 July 2015 Portugal: Educators bring attention to unacceptable work conditions
Thousands of educators and researchers came together in the streets of Lisbon for a national demonstration in defence of teacher professionalism and its connection to education quality.
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Union renewal and development 23 April 2014 Portugal: Trade unions’ role in defining and delivering quality education, FNE-CEDEFOP study-visit on the role of social dialogue
ETUCE affiliates from Portugal - FNE (Federação Nacional da Educação) in cooperation with CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Education and Training) organised a study-visit in Porto (PT) from 24 to 28 March 2014, as part of the EI/ETUCE Campaign Unite for Quality Education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 7 February 2014 Seminar Wrap Up: Gender and Occupational Health
The presentations held at the ETUI seminar in Porto on 23 and 24 January are online now. The seminar had the title "His and hers: justice and health in employment and the workplace" and was conducted in collaboration with Porto University.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 June 2013 Portugal: Teachers hold anti-cuts demo in Lisbon
Thousands of Portuguese teachers held a protest against the government’s new policies for public schools on 15 June in Lisbon. This demonstration is part of the industrial action plan proposed by all teacher unions against the government’s decision to cut spending in the education sector.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 January 2013 Portugal: teachers march for better working conditions
The Federação Nacional Dos Professores (FENPROF) has organised a demonstration on 26 January in Lisbon, Portugal. The union wishes to challenge new measures imposed by the government.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 March 2012 Portugal: unions demand new social policy
On 22 March, Portugal woke up to a general strike, supported by EI’s affiliate, Federaçao Nacional dos Professores (FENPROF). The devastating cuts to essential public services, including education, have essentially become an attack on the Portuguese people. Unions and civil society demand new social policy and a change in direction...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 March 2012 VET vital in times of crisis, say European education unionists
EI European region, the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) organised, in cooperation with the European Trade Union Institute, a Seminar on Inclusive Vocational Education and Training (VET) during the Economic Crisis, held in Sesimbra, Portugal, from 8-10 March. This event aimed at providing education unions with information on...
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Standards and working conditions 28 September 2007 Portugal: Teachers demand better working conditions
Against the backdrop of a campaign to assess the image of the teacher in society, EI affiliate FENPROF will commemorate World Teachers Day, a public holiday on October 5th, with a large meeting in Lisbon from 3pm onwards.
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 July 2007 Portugal: National demonstration against law that threatens collective bargaining
On July 12th, public servants will take to the streets of Lisbon to protest against recent measures taken by the Portuguese government with a view to undermining labour rights.
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Standards and working conditions 16 October 2006 Nationwide strike in Portugal from 17-18 Oct to defend the teaching profession
A two-day strike will be held from 17-18 October by education workers from all over Portugal to protest against the lack of negotiation in the forthcoming reform of teachers' career and working conditions.
Nationwide strike in Portugal from 17-18 Oct to defend the teaching profession