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Trade union rights are human rights 18 September 2020 What value should we place on qualifications in the COVID-19 era? by Jacques Taty.
Jacques Taty Mwakupemba
What value will the certificates and qualifications awarded to graduating students and pupils by the Congolese state at the end of this year ultimately have? On 10 August, the Congolese ministry for primary, secondary and technical education opened schools, but only for pupils and students in graduating years, to prepare...
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 September 2020 Japan: Japan Teachers’ Union secures resources for safe school reopening and monitors their expenditure
The Japan Teachers Union (JTU) had several discussions and negotiations with the Ministry of Education concerning safe re-opening of schools during COVID-19. Although they succeeded in obtaining those funds from the national government, they followed up to monitor the use of those funds in cooperation with 17 affiliated unions. Municipalities...
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 September 2020 “Teachers taking the lead to effect real change: a once-in-a-generation opportunity”, by Howard Stevenson
Howard Stevenson
These are the most extraordinary times. At the start of 2020, almost nobody could have anticipated the extent, and the manner, in which the world has been turned upside down by a virus that has taken hundreds of thousands of lives and left nobody unaffected.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 September 2020 Taking the lead: Teachers around the globe come together to mark World Teachers' Day 2020
On October 5th – World Teachers' Day 2020 – Education International is hosting the biggest online meeting of teachers in history. After a year marred by disruption and crises, the 24-hour live event will give teachers everywhere the opportunity to come together, celebrate their achievements and mobilise to ensure the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 September 2020 US: AFT and RFK Human Rights launch human rights and democracy programme
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), working with RFK Human Rights will launch a programme to share lesson plans on human rights and democracy developed by classroom teachers at a webinar on 17 September. The webinar, “Defenders of Human Rights and Democracy in Your Community” will feature AFT President Randi...
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 September 2020 International Day of Democracy: Respect and protection of rights in times of COVID-19
On 15 September, the International Day of Democracy, Education International is joining the UN, civil society organisations and others to address the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 September 2020 Germany: Call to standardise hygiene guidelines in schools
Two education unions and a parents’ council in Germany have called for an improved standardised approach to the management of COVID-19. The call comes in response to extended hygiene guidelines issues by the country’s education ministers.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 September 2020 9 September: International Day to Protect Education from Attack
Today, we mark the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack to safeguard education in armed conflict.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 September 2020 OECD Education at a Glance 2020; education for more resilient societies
Today, 8 September, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued its annual Education at a Glance (EAG) report for 2020. Although the data was gathered prior to the shock of COVID-19, the concerns expressed in the findings are only amplified by the pandemic and the economic hardship that...
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 September 2020 Iraq: Safety and continuity at heart of KTU guidelines for new school year
The Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) seeks continuity of education and improved terms and conditions for teachers and students in its proposals for the 2020-2021 academic year. The union’s plans aim to ensure health and safety in schools and quality education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 7 September 2020 Mexico: SNTE welcomes government efforts to boost democracy and quality education
In Mexico, the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (SNTE) has welcomed steps taken by the federal government that guarantee certainty in employment, wages, and benefits for education workers.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 September 2020 GEM Report: “Lost generation” risk without post-pandemic rapid action on SDG 4
Today, 4 September, the Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM) released a policy paper entitled, “Act now: Reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the cost of achieving SDG 4”. The paper argues that acting rapidly as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic will reduce costs that would otherwise be necessary...
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 September 2020 Korea: Supreme Court annuls decision to delegalise union
The decision to delegalise the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) has been annulled by the Supreme Court of Korea. The government had ordered the delegalisation of the organisation in 2013.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 September 2020 Philippines: Academics take judicial action to halt threats and harassment
Filipino academics, supported by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and a large education coalition, made a stand against the Duterte regime’s attacks on academic freedom and democracy.
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 August 2020 Belarus: Condemnation of violence against peaceful protesters
Education International’s European office, the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE), strongly denounces the violence used by the Belarussian authorities towards the peaceful protesters across the country.
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Trade union rights are human rights 27 August 2020 Cambodia: Join the campaign to free jailed union leaders
Education International has stepped up its efforts to secure the release of two jailed Cambodian union leaders.
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Union growth 26 August 2020 Togo: Education union calls for improvements to living and working conditions of private-sector teachers
The Fédération des syndicats de l'Éducation nationale (FESEN) has urged Togolese education ministers to tackle the issue of insecurity affecting teachers in the private sector so that “their ordeal can come to an end.”
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 August 2020 Jordan: Teacher unionists released, but pressure on government continues
Education International welcomes the release of the detained education union leaders in Jordan, after a concerted global campaign highlighting their situation.
Jordan: Teacher unionists released, but pressure on government continues