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Union growth 13 October 2016 Nigeria: bittersweet news as 21 kidnapped Chibok girls are released
Education International (EI) joins with the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education in welcoming the rescue of 21 kidnapped Chibok girls while urging the focus to return to the 200 still missing.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 October 2016 Norway: Government doubles down on support for global education
Education unionists have commended the Norwegian government for delivering on its promise to double its financial support for global education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 October 2016 Government’s education reform plan is harmful, Polish educators say
Education unionists have been at the forefront of the protest against the education reform, which they believe will lead to mass educator dismissals and a decrease in the quality of education.
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Equity and inclusion 11 October 2016 Educators celebrate International Day of the Girl Child 2016
As each year on October 11th, Education International highlights girls’ lives across the world, celebrates girls’ achievements, and also shines the spotlight on the issues that continue to hold far too many girls back.
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Standards and working conditions 10 October 2016 Nepal: Failure of government to respond to demands forced educators to resort to hunger strike
A teacher union in Nepal called for a three-day hunger strike to demand that the Nepali government answer the trade union’s 11-point demand for improved terms and conditions of employment.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 10 October 2016 Ireland: Union launches charter against casualisation of teaching
The Irish Federation of University Teachers has launched a Charter for casual workers in University College Cork, providing a code of practice for members to support and defend casual and precarious workers within the university.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 October 2016 The time is now to strengthen global trade unionism
The Global Labour University invites trade unionists from all over the world to register for its ENGAGE Programme with the aim of strengthening the intellectual and strategic capacity of workers and their organisations.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 October 2016 US educators and civil society mobilise for public schools
World Teachers’ Week in the US saw thousands of teachers, students, parents and community members participating in a “walk-in” to schools across the country to advocate for quality public schools.
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Standards and working conditions 6 October 2016 Teachers celebrated globally for World Teachers’ Day
Teachers were acknowledged for being among the most powerful agents to change the world and shape a better future at a special one-day event held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 October 2016 Ugandan teachers unite for their public school system
On World Teachers’ Day, and in the face of the privatisation of their school system, educators from Uganda have gathered for an event attended by the thousands to demand quality education for all.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 October 2016 World Teachers’ Day: celebrating the 1966 Recommendation on the Status of Teachers
World Teachers’ Day marks the 50th anniversary of the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the status of teachers, which reaffirms the key role played by the teaching profession in the lives of their students and communities.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 October 2016 Australia: union rejects government funding plan for education
Education unionists have strongly rejected new financing arrangements for education proposed by the federal Education Minister, arguing that they would lead to a schools not receiving the minimum resources needed to provide quality education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 October 2016 Finland: Educators join in march to counter racism and extremism
The Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö, together with the Finnish trade union movement, has backed a demonstration against racism and violent right-wing extremism which received widespread national public support.
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Equity and inclusion 3 October 2016 Germany: teachers’ union calls for inclusive school policies and systems
The German education union GEW has placed special focus on the relationship between integration and democracy after hosting its national congress under the slogan “One for all – an inclusive school for democracy.”
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Equity and inclusion 30 September 2016 Greece: Union pushes for access to education for all refugee children
Confronted with a dramatic increase of refugees from neighbouring countries in conflict, the Greek Federation of Secondary State School Teachers is calling for solidarity to see that all children receive an education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 September 2016 Quebec union celebrates National Day for education support personnel
The Centrale des syndicats du Québec is celebrating the work and commitment of the province’s education support personnel, who are integral to transforming schools into communities and greatly contribute to students’ success.
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Union growth 28 September 2016 Myanmar: teachers work from the ground up to strengthen union
With a young democracy as its backdrop, the Myanmar Teachers Federation continues to build its ranks across the country with the help of Education International and its affiliates’ experience one year after its creation.
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Union growth 28 September 2016 New school year taken hostage by political unrest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ongoing political conflict has delayed the start of the new school year, keeping students from class while preventing unions from pressing for a better status for teachers and quality education for all children.
New school year taken hostage by political unrest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo