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Trade union rights are human rights 23 February 2016 Labour unions up in arms after Iran’s Esmail Abdi sentenced to six years in prison
Renewed efforts are underway to free Esmail Abdi after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court officially sentenced the teacher unionist to six years in prison for alleged crimes related to trade union activism.
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Union growth 18 February 2016 Djibouti: teacher unionist released from prison after global support
Teacher unionist and human rights defender Omar Ali Ewado is once again a free man after he was released from prison on 14 February following an appeals court decision that dismissed charges against him.
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Union growth 15 February 2016 Italian researcher’s death in Egypt spurs calls for inquiry
Teachers’ unions in Italy are urging Egyptian authorities to launch a full investigation into the death of Giulio Regeni, who was murdered while publishing articles on trade union rights, and who’s death remains a mystery.
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Union growth 10 February 2016 Teachers in Bermuda and Mongolia score big court victories
Amid an increasingly anti-union climate around the world, two Education International affiliates, from Bermuda and Mongolia, have recently won significant court victories in defense of their rights.
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Union growth 9 February 2016 Refugee teachers face threat of losing basic rights
As the refugee crisis continues to take its toll on migrants’ lives, policies that would exclude them from national working conditions, such as paying less than minimum wage, may push them further into exclusion.
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Union growth 4 February 2016 In war-torn Syria, funding for education is the only hope for out-of-school children
Five years into the Syrian conflict, 2.1 million children have lost their schools, while another 700 thousand are struggling abroad as refugees without access to education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 27 January 2016 Djibouti: Education International calls for release of teacher unionist and human rights defender
The sentencing of Omar Ali Ewado, the Deputy General Secretary of the Union of Primary School Teachers, to three months in prison follows relentless government harassment since December of last year.
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Union growth 21 January 2016 Ground-breaking research strengthens link between peacebuilding and education
A new study sheds light on the relationship between education and justice in conflict situations, focusing on how to foster the respect for human rights and democracy from and towards the classroom.
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Union growth 18 January 2016 New ITUC report exposes hidden workforce of 116 million in global supply chains
The global supply chains of 50 companies employ only six percent of people in direct employment, yet rely on a hidden workforce of 94 percent according to new research from the International Trade Union Confederation.
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 December 2015 Senegal: Unions defend right to strike in face of MP’s criticism
The Teachers’ Union of Senegal has struck back in response to a national parliamentarian’s call to implement repressive measures aimed at discouraging teachers and other education workers from striking.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2015 Iran: Detained teacher unionist on hunger strike
Education International (EI) has launched a LabourStart appeal for Iranian teacher unionist Mahmoud Beheshti Langroodi who has been on hunger strike since 26 November to protest against his unfair trial and subsequent nine-year prison sentence.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2015 Burundi: in state of fear, education union is targeted by government violence
The international community is offering support to Burundi’s education union as the country’s government has gone on a rampage of violence against civil society over the past weekend.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 December 2015 Education International affiliates celebrate Human Rights Day with Nobel Prize
The importance of trade unions in achieving human rights is evident for all to see today as the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the Tunisian National Quartet, which includes five Education International affiliates.
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 November 2015 South Korean trade unions mobilise against government attacks
Trade unions from across the country are banding together in a call for peaceful mass demonstrations after the government cracked down on a labour law protest rally in November, resulting in major arrests and injuries.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 November 2015 Bermuda: Government legal action undermines educators’ trade union rights
Bermuda’s public authorities have initiated a questionable legal action to attack the right to strike, accusing trade unions of taking part in illegal industrial action.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 November 2015 Belgium: Schools remain closed amidst security threats
Schools and daycare centres in Belgium's capital Brussels remained closed today, as the federal government upheld the highest security threat level in the city.
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Union growth 19 November 2015 Education unions increase efforts to release imprisoned Colombian Academic
Education International has joined education unions’ calls for the immediate release of Colombian academic Dr Miguel Ángel Beltrán Villegas, who remains detained in Bogotá since his arrest on 31 July of this year.
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 November 2015 EI Executive Board remembers slain Colombian teacher union leader
The assassination of Marcelis Mendes, the President of Coveñas regional subdivision of the Colombian Teachers Federation, was forcefully condemned by Education International’s Executive Board in Brussels.
EI Executive Board remembers slain Colombian teacher union leader