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Equity and inclusion 29 October 2020 Statement | Global Day of Action for Care
Unions and civil society mobilising to demand investments in care for building more inclusive, accessible, resilient, and caring economies.
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 October 2020 Belgium: Without consultation with unions, schools close earlier than planned for the holidays
The Belgian teacher unions strongly reacted to the announcement by the government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation to introduce distance learning for secondary school students from 28 October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were unhappy that they were not consulted and that teachers were taken by surprise and left with...
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 October 2020 “Technology & education in a post-Covid era”, by Alison Egan.
Alison Egan
The Coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic has ushered in a new era in education, where technology is now being used by educators to teach, connect and collaborate with students, parents and peers, all while working from their own kitchen table. Most educators have taken to this online pivot with energy and...
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 October 2020 Executive Board adopts resolution on the role of education in stimulating critical thinking and freedom of expression and promoting democracy
The 56th meeting of the Education International’s Executive Board, meeting virtually on 27 October, adopted a resolution in support of teaching about freedom of expression, free discussion, and critical thinking, all of which equip students to be active citizens. The resolution was adopted following the atrocious murder of French history...
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Union growth 27 October 2020 Jordan: Banned union press conference the latest crackdown by government on teachers’ rights
Education International condemns the banning of a Jordanian Teachers’ Association (JTA) public press conference scheduled for 26 October. The ban was imposed by Jordan’s authorities, with security forces delivering an order from the Governor of Amman to prohibit the union’s press conference. The JTA press conference was called to discuss...
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Standards and working conditions 26 October 2020 Global Day of Action for Care: Education unions join global call for increased investment in the care sector
On 29 October, the Global Day of Action for Care, Education International will join in the global trade union call for decent working conditions and fair pay for care workers. This global call recognises the enormous contribution to society being made by workers across the health, care, and education sectors,...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 October 2020 Extraordinary Global Education Meeting reaffirms commitments to SDG 4 and calls for accelerated funding and global solidarity
An extraordinary session of the UNESCO Global Education Meeting (GEM) took place today, 22 October. It was preceded by a technical meeting on the 20th devoted to policy preparation. The meeting focused on global priorities for recovery in education and accelerated action in order to make progress on achieving SDG...
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 October 2020 Germany: Public authorities must align health measures in education institutions to infection rates
The two largest teacher organisations and Education International’ affiliates, the Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW) and the Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE), and the Federal Parents' Council (BER, German acronym) remain critical of the education authorities’ plans for COVID-19.
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Leading the profession 21 October 2020 “Africa: Collaboration between Unions and Governments for a Better Future in Education”, by Cherine Sabry.
Cherine Sabry
Unions and governments have been in conflict since the dawn of time. The mere existence of unions as a force to defend workers’ rights where governments fail to do so in and of itself leads to this conflictual relationship. In Africa, unions have rarely been consulted during the COVID-19 crisis...
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Union growth 21 October 2020 Taiwan: Nine out of 10 teachers overworked implementing new curriculum
A National Teachers’ Association (NTA) survey in Taiwan has revealed that 92 per cent of secondary school teachers suffered from work overload, requiring government support.
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Union growth 21 October 2020 Zimbabwe: Government must pay teachers decent salaries for them to resume work
The Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (ZIMTA) and the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) find themselves in confrontation with the government over teachers’ salaries and ‘incapacitation’, as teachers remain out of the classroom. They have urged the Government to improve its financial offer to teachers in order to get them to...
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 October 2020 Education International’s affiliates show tremendous solidarity amongst educators through the COVID-19 Response Fund
From the very beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Education International called on global education union solidarity to help member organisations respond to the sanitary crisis and emerge stronger from it in terms of mobilising, organising and capacity-building.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 October 2020 UK: Flawed 2021 exam arrangements will lead to inequality, say education unions
Assessment arrangements for students in 2021 will increase inequality and pressure on students and teachers in the UK, according to education unions.
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 October 2020 UN Special Rapporteur calls on African Governments to involve Teachers Unions
UN Special Rapporteur calls on African Governments to involve Teachers Unions
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 October 2020 UNESCO prioritises post-COVID-19 education
Education in the current and post-COVID-19 world will be the focus of an extraordinary session of UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Meeting (2020 GEM) on 22 October. Co-hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom, political leaders, policy makers, and global education actors will have an opportunity to agree on global...
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 October 2020 Uganda National Teachers’ Union Reacts to School Reopening
Uganda National Teachers’ Union Reacts to School Reopening
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Trade union rights are human rights 19 October 2020 France: French unions lead mourning of assassinated teacher Samuel Paty
In gatherings all over France, tribute was paid to Samuel Paty, 47, a history, and geography teacher who was the victim of a terrorist attack near his school, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine in the Paris suburbs. Paty was decapitated following an Internet campaign against the use in his class of a caricature of...
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 October 2020 Germany: Education unions critical of KMK’s backward steps and patchwork approach
Education is taking a step backwards in Germany, according to Education International’s affiliates, the Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW) and the Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE). The unions were reacting to resolutions agreed by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK, German acronym).
Germany: Education unions critical of KMK’s backward steps and patchwork approach