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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 April 2017 Global education movement advances on its priority themes
The 49th meeting of the Education International’s Executive Board will take stock of measures and actions taken and to be taken to implement its quadrennial programme for quality education as mandated by the 2015 World Congress.
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Equity and inclusion 3 April 2017 Education unionists’ unwavering commitment to fight child labour globally
Education International has reiterated its support for sustainable initiatives to eradicate child labour worldwide, and welcomed the ratification by the Indian government of two international conventions making child labour illegal.
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Union growth 3 April 2017 Myanmar: Thousands march for workers’ rights
On 26 March, more than 7,000 workers from all over Myanmar took part in a demonstration called by the Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar to urge Myanmar’s public authorities to respect workers’ holidays and rights.
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 April 2017 Armenia and Malta, 60th and 61st countries to endorse Safe Schools Declaration
Education International has welcomed the move by Armenia and Malta to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, committing itself to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of war.
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Union growth 31 March 2017 Djibouti: global education community welcomes release of two colleagues
Following a worldwide solidarity campaign initiated by the education union movement, Omar Ali Ewado and Ahmed-Kadar Nour, leaders of Djibouti’s Syndicat des Enseignants du Premier Degré, have been released after eight days in jail.
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Union renewal and development 31 March 2017 Education unionists celebrate hard-won gains on women’s empowerment
Global commitments to women’s economic empowerment were agreed by the 163 participating member states at the 61st Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women which drew to a close on 24 March.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 March 2017 Edinburgh takes centre stage for international teachers’ Summit
Teacher union leaders and ministers of education are at the table together in the Scottish capital to address challenges facing education during the 7th International Summit on the Teaching Profession.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 March 2017 Togo: Dialogue secures positive changes to education system
Teacher trade unionists in Togo have welcomed measures announced by the public authorities to support primary and secondary education, acknowledging that education is the cornerstone of a more just society and the country's development.
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Equity and inclusion 24 March 2017 In Germany, education union GEW mobilised against racism
For many years, the education trade union Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW) has been supporting the "Internationale Wochen gegen Rassismus " (International Weeks against Racism), by calling local members to take action.
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Union growth 24 March 2017 Myanmar: educators’ right to collective bargaining on the line
Education workers have called for a well-supported strike in order to pressure Myanmar’s public authorities to respect their right to collective bargaining, especially during holiday periods when family is the priority.
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Equity and inclusion 23 March 2017 21 March: In the US, NEA fighting school bullying and harassment against migrants
"What should I do if a classmate bullies or harasses me because he or she believes I am undocumented?", " What do I do if I see a student being bullied or harassed because they are Latino or an immigrant?": here are some of the questions that might remain unanswered...
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Union growth 23 March 2017 Djibouti: EI outraged at teacher union leaders’ arrests
Education International has released a solidarity statement firmly urging Djibouti’s public authorities to immediately release imprisoned education union leaders, stop harassment measures and ensure respect for human and trade union rights, including social dialogue.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 March 2017 Brazilians launch indefinite strike against pension reform
The Confederación Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación joined massive protests in Brazil on Wednesday, 15 March to oppose the pension system reform proposed by President Michel Temer’s interim government.
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Equity and inclusion 22 March 2017 Raising Arabic female teachers’ voices
At the 61st Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, female education union leaders reasserted their solidarity with their sisters in Arab countries, with a specific focus on Bahrain.
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Union renewal and development 21 March 2017 Canadian receives Global Teacher Prize
Maggie MacDonnell of Quebec, and a member of Education International’s Quebec affiliate, CSQ, was selected from among 20,000 nominees worldwide at the Varkey Foundation’s Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 March 2017 Educators will not let racial discrimination undermine refugees’ and migrants’ rights
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Education International and its affiliates firmly reassert their commitment to provide teachers with classroom-ready material helping them to combat racism and xenophobia.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 March 2017 Quality assurance drive taking place in European higher education
Education unionists across Europe are seeking to promote the implementation of revised European quality assurance standards in higher education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 March 2017 Unveiled US budget plan, a hard blow to public schools’ students
The US President’s proposal for deep cuts to budgets of federal administrations has been met with strong criticism by key education unions, stressing that this would greatly undermine public education and students’ equality of chances.
Unveiled US budget plan, a hard blow to public schools’ students