-
Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007 KNUT/Kenya awards schools on HIV/AIDS prevention efforts
In October 2006 a competition for schools participating in the KNUT/AFT HIV/AIDS programme got off the ground with the involvement of 105 schools. EI provided support for this initiative which was heralded as an excellent method of motivating schools to step up their HIV/AIDS education efforts.
KNUT/Kenya awards schools on HIV/AIDS prevention efforts -
Union growth 18 April 2007 ETA/Ethiopia Programme Coordinator Freed
Earlier this year we reported on the detention of three elected officers of the Ethiopian Teachers Association (ETA), including Meqcha Mengistu, a member of the Committee for the implementation of the EFAIDS Programme. The three men were finally released on 22 March after three months of imprisonment and torture and...
ETA/Ethiopia Programme Coordinator Freed -
Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007 Global Unions meet in Geneva and Johannesburg to discuss cooperation
Education International represents teachers unions worldwide and, as such, is one of the sectoral global unions confronted with the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Clearly many other trade union organisations from other sectors also face the impact of the pandemic. Just as the teachers represented by EI, also the miners, the...
Global Unions meet in Geneva and Johannesburg to discuss cooperation -
Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007 Francophone HIV/AIDS Conference underlines importance of prevention
Late last month, Paris was the setting for the 4th Francophone Conference on HIV and AIDS. Speakers participating in the event underlined the urgent need to pursue a dual approach to fighting AIDS which would give priority to both prevention and treatment.
Francophone HIV/AIDS Conference underlines importance of prevention -
Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007 Male circumcision: calls for caution over potential to prevent HIV
In March UNAIDS and the WHO issued official recommendations on the basis of new evidence demonstrating that circumcised men are up to 60% less likely to get HIV than those who are not. Since then, experts have issued statements warning that this evidence should be greeted with caution. Although circumcision...
Male circumcision: calls for caution over potential to prevent HIV -
Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007 Interview with Clementine Dehwe, Global Unions HIV and AIDS Coordinator
Over the last year the Global Unions organised five sub-regional workshops on HIV and AIDS in Africa which were attended by national trade union centres and unions. EI affiliates played a key role in these events.
Interview with Clementine Dehwe, Global Unions HIV and AIDS Coordinator -
Trade union rights are human rights 17 April 2007 US Campus Massacre: "Safety in schools cannot be compromised," says EI
EI expresses its shock at the murder of 33 people on the campus of Virginia Tech on 16 April by a lone gunman. 17 others were wounded.
US Campus Massacre: "Safety in schools cannot be compromised," says EI -
Union growth 12 April 2007 Ethiopia: teacher leader finally released
The Chairperson of EI member organisation, the Ethiopian Teachers' Association (ETA), has finally been released from police custody, after the court cleared him of the charges brought against him.
Ethiopia: teacher leader finally released -
Union growth 4 April 2007 Greece: EI condemns use of violence against teachers and students
EI sent a strong message to the Greek Minister of National Education and Religious Affairs on 4 April, condemning the use of violence by the police against teacher unionists and students during their demonstration on 8 March.
Greece: EI condemns use of violence against teachers and students -
Union growth 3 April 2007 Urgent Action Appeal: Detained Ethiopian Teachers Finally Released!
The three elected officers of the Ethiopian Teachers Association (ETA) detained since December 2006 have finally been released on 22 March. Tilahun Ayalew, Meqcha Mengistu and Antenech Getenet were detained and tortured by the police for over three months. They were freed from custody when they last appeared in court...
Urgent Action Appeal: Detained Ethiopian Teachers Finally Released! -
Trade union rights are human rights 2 April 2007 Thailand: Stop the killing of teachers and children
EI sent a message to the Prime Minister of Thailand on 30 March, expressing its concerns about the level of violence in the south of the country. According to the UN, over 2000 lives have been lost in the past 3 years, including those of 60 teachers.
Thailand: Stop the killing of teachers and children -
Trade union rights are human rights 30 March 2007 Botswana: International trade union delegation defends Radibe's case
Representatives from EI, the Southern African Teacher Organisation (SATO) and the Southern African Trade Union Co-ordinating Council (SATCC) are currently in Botswana to show solidarity with the President of the Botswana Teachers' Union (BTU), Japhta Radibe.
Botswana: International trade union delegation defends Radibe's case -
Trade union rights are human rights 23 March 2007 Global Unions launch Zero Cancer campaign
The Global Unions launched the Zero Cancer campaign in Geneva, Switzerland on 23 March with a occupational cancer prevention guide for workers.
Global Unions launch Zero Cancer campaign -
Union growth 23 March 2007 Guatemala: Stop repression, start negotiation, demands EI
EI has written to the President of Guatemala on 21 March supporting the demands of its member organisation, the Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Educación de Guatemala (STEG).
Guatemala: Stop repression, start negotiation, demands EI -
Union growth 23 March 2007 ILO Committee backs New Approach to Key Outreach Activities
In Geneva, the Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings (STM) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Governing Body approved on 19 March a new approach to activities that takes ILO's agenda out into the workplace.
ILO Committee backs New Approach to Key Outreach Activities -
Trade union rights are human rights 15 March 2007 African Teachers’ Unions Review EFAIDS Programme
EI representatives visited teachers’ unions in Eastern and Southern Africa at the end of February to review the EFAIDS activities undertaken in 2006 and to plan for EFAIDS activities in 2007.
African Teachers’ Unions Review EFAIDS Programme -
Trade union rights are human rights 15 March 2007 BUT/Barbados heralds progress on HIV and AIDS in the workplace
The BUT/Barbados has reacted positively to the Government of Barbados’ announcement on plans to introduce anti-discrimination legislation this year for people living with HIV/AIDS. If properly implemented, the new laws would signify a considerable step forward for the movement to ensure greater protection for HIV positive teachers and workers in...
BUT/Barbados heralds progress on HIV and AIDS in the workplace -
Trade union rights are human rights 15 March 2007 EFAIDS Brochure: now available in three languages
The EFAIDS Brochure outlines the response by teachers and teachers’ unions to Education for All and HIV and AIDS. It is now available in all of EI’s official languages – English, French and Spanish.
EFAIDS Brochure: now available in three languages