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Trade union rights are human rights 29 May 2017 Romania: 65th country to endorse Safe Schools Declaration
Education International welcomes the move by Romania to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, a commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of war.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 May 2017 Colombia: Solidarity in the wake of attacks against teachers union
Just days after an attack on the head office of Colombian teachers union FECODE, the international community has already been quick to express its solidarity and support of Colombian teachers and the peace process.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 May 2017 Italy: increasing numbers of refugee children choose a perilous journey in search of a better future
A new Education International study reveals the immense challenge facing Italian authorities and education personnel to help the thousands of unaccompanied minors safely integrate into society after reaching European shores.
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Trade union rights are human rights 19 May 2017 IRAN: Teacher Union Leader Esmail Abdi on Hunger Strike
Education International (EI) reiterates its global solidarity call to request the immediate and unconditional release of Esmail Abdi, a leader of the Tehran Teacher Trade Association, who was sentenced to six years in jail on false charges by Branch 36 of the Appeals Court of Tehran last October.
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Union growth 16 May 2017 Denmark: Union campaign against continuing cuts in education
The Gymnasieskolernes Laererforening strongly condemns and is mobilising against the financial cuts imposed on the public education sector.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 May 2017 Iran: urgent action needed to help free education unionist
Education International reiterates its call for global solidarity and urges Iranian public authorities to immediately release imprisoned education union leader Esmail Abdi, whose hunger strike is taking a toll on his health.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 May 2017 UK: MPs call halt to high-stakes primary testing
Teacher unionists have welcomed a new report by the UK Commons Education Select Committee on Primary Assessment, highlighting the need to reform high-stakes tests in primary school.
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Trade union rights are human rights 11 May 2017 Denmark: 64th country to endorse Safe Schools Declaration
Education International welcomes the move by Denmark to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, a commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of war.
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Union growth 10 May 2017 Arab countries’ teacher union leaders commit to defend human rights and quality public education
The newly elected leadership of the Committee of Education International's Arab Countries Cross-Regional Structure has vowed to protect human and trade union rights and promote quality public education for all in the region.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 May 2017 African education union leaders reaffirm commitment to improve unity
The Regional Dialogue Forum on Human Resources Issues in the Education Sector provided African teacher union leaders and education stakeholders with the opportunity to stress the importance of teacher trade union unity and social dialogue on education.
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Union growth 8 May 2017 Nigeria: Relief about release of 82 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram
Education International has warmly welcomed the release of 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 abducted three years ago by Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group in north-eastern Nigeria.
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Union growth 4 May 2017 From the classroom to the world and back: educators take on a global perspective
In a search for solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing people around the world, the second day of the Unite Conference in Rotterdam looked to build bridges from schools to politicians to policies.
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Union growth 4 May 2017 Building human rights education through global teacher networks
John Heffernan
A few years ago, calling for a more robust worldwide embrace of human rights education by invoking the Holocaust, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid bin Ra'ad said in a speech given at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: “Eight of the 15 people who planned the Holocaust in 1942...
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Union renewal and development 3 May 2017 Putting teachers at the heart of education systems the focus in Rotterdam
The message on day one of the Unite for Quality Education and Leadership Conference was clear, with educators looking at making sure that teachers themselves are the architects of the profession and of education systems.
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Union growth 1 May 2017 This May Day, why not try solidarity?
As the occasion to celebrate and reaffirm the value and values of trade unions, from which their principles continue to inspire, today must also serve as a lens to carefully examine our societies and institutions.
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 April 2017 UK: Urgent need to address negative impacts of teaching on teachers
Education unions in the UK have reasserted the need to support overworked teachers, helping them to reach an adequate balance between their professional and personal lives.
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Union growth 22 April 2017 Educators globally celebrate science as a pillar of human freedom and prosperity
Education unions across the world are joining the March for Science today, celebrating scientific research, academic freedom, and freedom of thought.
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Union growth 11 April 2017 Malala Yousafzai, appointed UN Messenger of Peace
Education International welcomes the appointment of Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai, as United Nations’ Messenger of Peace, a key international role where she will be able to continue to fulfil her commitment to the promotion of girls’ education.
Malala Yousafzai, appointed UN Messenger of Peace