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Union growth 8 November 2010 Colombia: EI demands release of imprisoned professor
EI has launched a new Urgent Action Appeal to call on the Government of Colombia to release Miguel Ángel Beltrán Villegas, a university professor and trade unionist who has been imprisoned.
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Union growth 5 November 2010 Cyprus: Unions demand right to organise without recrimination
EI’s Executive Board has approved a resolution of solidarity with the Cyprus Turkish Teachers’ Trade Union (KTOS) and Cyprus Turkish Secondary Education Teachers' Union (KTOEOS).
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 October 2010 EI calls for the respect of trade unions rights in South Korea
The Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union (KTU) has denounced the imminent dismissal of 134 public schools’ teachers and trade unionists by the end of October, violating South Korea Local Education Act.
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Union growth 22 October 2010 Turkey: EI condemns further delay in the court decision
The High Court in Izmir has yet again postponed until 1 February 2011 its decision in the case concerning 31 public sector unionists, including 27 teacher unionists from Egitim Sen.
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 October 2010 Northern Cyprus: EI is monitoring court decision
EI is supportive of teacher unionists in Northern Cyprus which face a condemnation by court on 25 October for protesting at funding cuts in education.
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Union growth 19 October 2010 Chile: Miners rescued, concern remains for workers’ safety
EI and its affiliate, Colegio de Profesores, have welcomed the successful rescue of 33 miners in Copiapó, Chile, and called on authorities to guarantee workers’ rights to health and safety in the workplace.
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Union growth 11 October 2010 EI condemns coup attempt in Ecuador
With the overthrow of President Zelaya in Honduras still a fresh memory, EI has condemned the attempted coup in Ecuador, and expressed its commitment to defending the principle of democratically elected governments in all regions.
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Union growth 8 October 2010 Philippines: World Teachers’ Day violently interrupted by military
EI is concerned to learn from Action and Solidarity for the Empowerment of Teachers (ASSERT) that elements of the Philippine armed forces used aggressive tactics against a peaceful demonstration by teachers on World Teachers’ Day.
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Union growth 10 September 2010 EI demands release of imprisoned Colombian professor
EI has launched a global on-line petition calling on the Colombian government to release Miguel Ángel Beltrán, a university professor and trade unionist who has been imprisoned on charges that violate his basic right to academic freedom.
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Union growth 9 August 2010 Korea: EI takes action to support teachers threatened by dismissal
EI and its affiliate the Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union (KTU, Jeon Gyo Jo) have called for the withdrawal of a plan to dismiss 183 teachers who made private donations to a political party.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 August 2010 Colombia: Teacher trade unionist killed as violations continue
Education International has expressed dismay as news emerged that another teacher trade unionist has been killed in Colombia. This latest murder brings to 17 the total number of teachers that have been killed in 2010 alone.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 August 2010 China: Fatal knife attack in nursery school
A man went on a deadly rampage as he killed at least three children and one teacher in an unprovoked knife attack at a Chinese nursery school in the city of Zibo, in the eastern province of Shandong.
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Trade union rights are human rights 26 July 2010 Brazil: Rio considers bullet-proofing favela schools
Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have come under renewed pressure to bulletproof up to 200 schools in conflict-stricken areas, after an 11-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet during a maths lesson.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 July 2010 EI and Global Unions advocate for workplace action on AIDS
EI and the Global Union Federations have been advocating for the active participation of workers in response to the AIDS pandemic as they participate in the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 July 2010 Teacher unions advocate for quality education and trade union rights at the European Social Forum
Education international and the European Trade Union Committee for Education were represented at the European Social Forum (ESF) and presented the EI/ETUCE work on various topics.
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Trade union rights are human rights 29 June 2010 Defending independent teacher unionism in Georgia
An EI mission visited Georgia on 22-23 June 2010 with the aim of encouraging the Government to refrain from harassing EFSTUG, the EI member organization in Georgia, and to enter into collective bargaining as recommended by the ILO.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 June 2010 Turkish trade unionists' trial continues
Education International has sent a strongly worded statement of solidarity to teacher colleagues from Egitim Sen and KESK in Turkey after the third hearing of their court case took place on 22 June.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 June 2010 Teachers demand reinstatement of democratic rule in Honduras
Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, the ousted president of Honduras, has thanked teachers across the world for their support, during his meeting with the EI Regional Committee for Latin America in the Dominican Republic.
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