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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.
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Standards and working conditions 12 October 2017 Education International’s Asia-Pacific leaders gather to tackle regional challenges
Asia-Pacific education union leaders reiterated their commitment to quality education for all, working towards countering for-profit education privatisation, increasing teacher professionalism and demanding respect for educators’ human and trade union rights.
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Trade union rights are human rights 11 October 2017 Think Global, Act Local: Perspectives from EI Young Advocates' workshop
Gabriel A. Tanglao
I am a young teacher from New Jersey with over seven years in the classroom. This summer, I traveled to seven different cities to participate in ten different conferences. We had powerful conversations around racial justice in education, progressive movement-building, leadership development, and more. The most impactful experience was the...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 October 2017 France: Educators unite in defence of public service
The French affiliates of Education International are mobilising on 10 October to defend civil servants’ purchasing power and working conditions as they press for improvements in the quality of public services.
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Union growth 4 October 2017 World Teachers’ Day brings professional freedom and empowerment into focus
As the contributions and significance of teachers are recognised, this year’s focus has turned toward the diminishing freedoms facing the profession and the empowerment needed to allow teachers to work effectively in a challenging world.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 October 2017 UK: teacher unions highlight need of students’ mental health support
Teacher unions in the UK have reiterated educators’ commitment to ensure that the government takes account of their students’ mental health to achieve quality education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 October 2017 Canadian Teachers’ Federation vows to support immigrant families in Francophone minority settings
Through its launch of a new resource aimed at immigrants, the Canadian Teachers’ federation is working to facilitate the integration of newcomers and their families in French-language schools.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 September 2017 Quality refugee education lagging a year after global commitments
With only modest advances made in the year since countries pledged education-related support to refugees at the 2016 UN General Assembly’s Leaders’ Summit, renewed calls for immediate action are being made.
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Union growth 26 September 2017 Mexico: Educators worldwide mourn victims, past and present
Victims of injustice and natural catastrophes have been remembered today September 26, weeks after hurricanes and earthquakes added many to the numbers of deceased, and three years after the forced disappearance of 43 students in Ayotzinapa.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 September 2017 Swaziland: Unconstitutional move to end free primary school education
The Swaziland National Association of Teachers has condemned the government’s decision to introduce school fees, a move that flies in the face of the country’s constitution which states that primary education is a right.
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Union growth 25 September 2017 UK: recruitment and retention top the list of demands to be put at the heart of governmental policy
Following on the latest report by the National Audit Office, UK education unions have urged the government to step up its efforts to ensure the recruitment and retention in the profession of properly trained teachers.
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Union growth 20 September 2017 Sally Hunt elected new President of the TUC
Education International welcomes the election of education unionist Sally Hunt to the helm of the Trades Union Congress.
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Trade union rights are human rights 19 September 2017 Burkina Faso: 69th country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration
Education International welcomes the move by Burkina Faso to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, committing itself to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of violent conflict.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 September 2017 Swiss Education Day focuses on educators’ health
On the occasion of the Swiss Education Day, teachers’ unions demanded that efforts be made by employers to improve their health protection, with the slogan “Healthy Schools - Good Schools.”
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Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2017 African teacher unions plan strategies to ensure refugees’ education
Education International’s General Secretary has reaffirmed the need for education unions, in Africa and the world over, to continue efforts towards the achievement of the refugees’ right to access quality education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2017 Niger: unions challenge the government’s teacher evaluation
While Niger’s education unions are not opposed to teacher evaluation, they are criticising the Minister’s failure to listen to their advice concerning the form the tests should take and the consequences facing teachers’ careers.
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Union growth 12 September 2017 Education International joins Argentinian campaign to find Santiago Maldonado
Education International has joined Argentinian education trade unionists to call on their national public authorities to find Santiago Maldonado, who disappeared while participating in a march.
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Trade union rights are human rights 5 September 2017 Senegal: the latest workplace elections shuffle the deck of teacher trade unionism
The first representative elections in Senegal's education sector, in which one out of ten trade unions was declared representative, have created a unique trade union landscape and fostered new alliances.
Senegal: the latest workplace elections shuffle the deck of teacher trade unionism