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Trade union rights are human rights 30 November 2017 El Salvador: 71st country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration
Education International welcomes the move by El Salvador to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, committing itself to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of violent conflict.
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Union growth 28 November 2017 Europe: educators unite for refugee children
Teachers in Germany and Spain are facilitating the integration of refugee children through the classroom, and now have clear demands for policymakers.
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Equity and inclusion 27 November 2017 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence 2017
This year’s campaign turns its focus toward ending gender-based violence in education by continuing the momentum and achievements built up over a year that saw more than 700 organisations in 92 countries voice their support.
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 November 2017 One story at a time, violence against women is thrust into the spotlight
The wave of revelations of sexual harassment and abuse of women from all walks of life marks a tipping point in tackling gender-based violence, and that effort begins in classrooms around the world.
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Union growth 24 November 2017 Togo: education trade unions join forces to improve teachers' living and working conditions
Public sector primary and secondary education teachers embarked on a three-day strike to obtain better living and working conditions from the Togolese government.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 November 2017 The child at the centre: the Scottish experience on health and wellbeing in schools
Goof Buijs
Scotland is one of the leading countries in the world when it comes to promoting the health and well-being of school-aged children. Since Scotland got its own parliament in 1999, the Scottish Government has full responsibility for its education system. Top priority in the national policy is to reduce health...
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 November 2017 India: air pollution forces thousands of schools to close, stranding millions of students
A toxic cloud over India’s capital Delhi has prompted Indian public authorities to take the unprecedented step of closing 4,000 schools for nearly a week.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 November 2017 Belgium: Unions shed light on increasingly difficult job of being a teacher
Teaching is a ‘difficult’ job, according to a thousand educators at one of the largest teacher gatherings ever organised in Belgium.
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Union growth 9 November 2017 The future of education unionism
John McCollow
Teacher (or education) unions are organizations formed to protect and advance the collective interests of teachers and other education workers. What those collective interests entail and how they should be pursued have been and remain active matters for debate.
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Union growth 9 November 2017 Spotlight on role of teacher unions in the eradication of child labour
Education International will represent teachers and stress their unions’ active role in ensuring quality education for all at the 4th Global Conference on Child Labour.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 November 2017 Yemen’s education crisis deepens as unpaid teachers continue to strike
With more than 1,700 schools already closed due to damage from armed conflict, the country’s teachers have gone on strike, desperate to be paid after one year, only adding to the country’s education woes.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 November 2017 Yemen: 70th country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration
Education International welcomes the move by Yemen to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, committing itself to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of violent conflict.
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Union growth 2 November 2017 Trade unionists united to ensure LGBTI rights at the workplace
“Education International has been one of the world's leading unions in the fight for the respect of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and intersex workers,” Education International's Executive Board member Daniel Lafrenière reminded at a top trade union event.
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Climate action and literacy 30 October 2017 Francophone education unions assemble to improve the teaching profession
After meeting in Dakar, the Board of the Comité Syndical Francophone pour l’Education et la Formation committed to promoting quality public education accessible to all, as well as increase vibrant and respected teacher trade unionism.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 October 2017 Burkina Faso: united education union front for a better teacher status
For the first time in three years, Burkina Faso's education trade unions have called a strike in order to obtain better living and working conditions for teachers and help achieve quality education.
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Climate action and literacy 20 October 2017 Nobel Laureate leads historic march across India to keep children safe
When Kailash Satyarthi commits there is no way of stopping him, which was evident as millions followed his call to end the sexual abuse and trafficking of children in what was the country’s biggest march.
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Union growth 18 October 2017 Kenya: Union support for university lecturers’ strike move
The Trade Unions Congress of Kenya has announced its support for lecturers in 31 Kenyan public universities who have given 21 days’ strike notice after the universities’ councils failed to increase their basic salary and housing allowance.
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 October 2017 Education International mourns the loss of Somali teachers and students
The aftermath of the horrific bombing of Mogadishu is being felt far from the capital as the education community expresses solidarity for colleagues lost in the violent act which has left hundreds dead.
Education International mourns the loss of Somali teachers and students