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Union growth 18 November 2015 Global education union leaders stand in solidarity with Quebecois colleagues
The Education International’s Executive Board has adopted a clear and strong message of solidarity in support of its colleagues in Quebec demanding better quality public services in the Canadian province.
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 November 2015 The ILO demands that Ecuador respect public workers’ human and trade union rights
The Ecuadorian government must initiate immediate consultations with teachers and public servants unions to ensure that new laws respect freedom of association and collective bargaining rights, urges the International Labour Organisation.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 November 2015 Students call for education without borders
The 17th of November marks International Students' Day, a movement which commemorates student demonstrations against the 1939 Nazi storming of the University of Prague, is today calling for education for all.
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Equity and inclusion 17 November 2015 Norwegian teachers take a stance for refugees and object to the commercialisation of education
At its fifth national congress, the Union of Education Norway called on the government to open its arms to refugees, and also strongly opposed looming trade deals that threaten to commercialise education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 November 2015 Brussels: EI Executive Board issues statement on terrorist attacks
The EI executive board stands in solidarity with all education unions who work on the frontlines every day in countries where the threat and the reality of violence are ever present.
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Equity and inclusion 16 November 2015 Indonesian education unionists focus on advancing new global development goals
One month after their adoption, members of the teachers’ union Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia have debated ways to advance global priorities, especially the post-2015 sustainable development goals focused on education and gender.
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Union renewal and development 15 November 2015 Education International stands with France
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, which have taken the lives of at least 129 and injured more than 300, Education International has conveyed its solidarity with the people of France.
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Union renewal and development 13 November 2015 A plethora of new faces ready to tackle ambitious education agenda
Sporting 12 new members, Education International’s Executive Board is ready to get down to business as it prepares to convene in Brussels for the first time since the World Congress in Ottawa.
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Union renewal and development 13 November 2015 Stronger union and government relations the answer to creating better education systems
Strong, healthy education systems are possible when governments include teachers’ unions in policy decision making was the message Education International made clear to Britain’s education stakeholders recently in London.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 November 2015 Sri Lankan teachers work to make children’s education free of corporate influence
Members of the All Ceylon Union of Teachers are preparing to combat the increasing privatisation and de-professionalisation in Sri Lanka’s Early Childhood Education sector, and look at ways of improving access and teachers’ working conditions.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 10 November 2015 Brace for more austerity in 2016, warns the International Labour Organisation
A worrisome second adjustment shock and ensuing austerity measures are expected to start in 2016 and hit 132 countries, mostly in the developing world, the yearly update on austerity of the International Labour Organisation shows.
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Union renewal and development 9 November 2015 Iraq: teacher unions work to maintain education as conflict continues
Even amidst reports that show the increasing challenges facing education, especially refugee students and teachers, education unions from Iraq and abroad are focused on finding sustainable solutions, despite constant uncertainty facing the war torn country.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 November 2015 UNESCO needs teachers to become advocates for sustainable development
A new UNESCO campaign is calling on teachers eager to become advocates for education to help lobby for progress toward achieving the new sustainable development agenda.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 November 2015 New global education agenda adopted in Paris
The future of education has a new roadmap after political leaders from around the world adopted the Framework for Action in the French capital, with hopes placed on its bold take on financing and inclusion.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 November 2015 New education agenda adopted by acclamation
The future of education has a new roadmap to the future as ministers from around the world adopted the Framework for Action in Paris, with hopes placed on its bold take on financing and inclusion.
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Climate action and literacy 4 November 2015 UNESCO report rethinks education for the 21st Century
Rethinking Education provides a blueprint of the type of education needed for the 21st century, with a focus on respect for life and human dignity, social justice, and a shared responsibility for a sustainable future.
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Union renewal and development 4 November 2015 Norwegian teachers’ union elects new president to take the helm
Change was in the air during the Union of Education Norway’s congress this week as delegates elected a former teacher from Oslo as the organisation’s new president for at least the next four years.
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Equity and inclusion 4 November 2015 Asia-Pacific : EI affiliates gather to discuss teacher migration issues in the region
As part of a 3-year project funded by EI and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, EI affiliates from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines met for a 3-day workshop in Kuala Lumpur (September 29th-October 1st) to discuss teacher migration and related social protection issues.
Asia-Pacific : EI affiliates gather to discuss teacher migration issues in the region