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Union renewal and development 14 October 2014 EI mourns the loss of a friend, and leader in education
It is with profound regret that we announce the death of Ms Stella Maldonado, General Secretary of CTERA, and member of the EI Executive Board.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 October 2014 Haiti: Calls made for total commitment to quality education
Together, Haiti’s President and Minister of National Education joined hundreds celebrating World Teachers’ Day in a ceremony organised by the Confédération Nationale des Educatrices et Educateurs d’Haïti (CNEH), a national affiliate of Education International.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 October 2014 Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi win Nobel Peace Prize
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have been awarded the Nobel peace prize “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education”.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 October 2014 Finland: Campaign kicks-off to defend teachers and quality education
Along with an activist dressed as a rooster, the symbol of reading, learning and education for some 500 years, representatives of Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö called for “No cuts to the education budget!"
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Equity and inclusion 10 October 2014 USA: LGBT people pay an ‘unfair price’
Education International (EI) welcomes a landmark report which provides a stark picture of the added financial burdens faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in United States because of discriminatory laws.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 October 2014 Thousands take to the streets in protest against students ‘disappeared’ by Mexican Police
Outrage across Mexico continues to grow as frantic search efforts are ongoing to find 43 students taken by Mexican municipal police alleged to be controlled by drug cartels in the city of Iguala.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 October 2014 Photo action: a mosaic of teaching situations
On World Teachers’ Day, Education International celebrated the raffle of its first world-wide photo action. The awards have gone out to Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ghana.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 October 2014 EI calls for release of kidnapped US hostage
Education International joins its US affiliates, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, in calling for the safe release of American academic Warren Weinstein, who was abducted in Pakistan by al Qaeda.
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Equity and inclusion 8 October 2014 Teacher unions will join the world in commemorating International Day of the Girl Child
On 11 October, Education International (EI) and its affiliates will celebrate the 3rd International Day of the Girl Child. This year’s theme is Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 October 2014 Nordic Teachers’ Council: joining forces for quality education
The Nordic Teachers’ Council (NLS), which represents 18 teacher organisations throughout the countries of Northern Europe, has taken a strong stand for quality education beyond 2015.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 October 2014 Education For All Toolkit aims at empowering teachers
The new advocacy toolkit for teachers, produced jointly by the EFA Global Monitoring Report, the International Task Force on Teachers for Education for All and Education International aims at helping teachers use evidence based recommendations for their advocacy.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 October 2014 Paris: Quality education receives royal recognition
The worlds of education and monarchy came together today as the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize was awarded to four organisations, including Education International, for their work and commitment to teachers.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 October 2014 Paris: Quality education receives royal recognition
The worlds of education and monarchy came together today as the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize was awarded to four organisations, including Education International, for their work and commitment to teachers.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 October 2014 World Teachers Day: a myriad of activities demand quality education
All over the world, education unions, professional associations, teachers, students and parents are celebrating World Teachers Day, with a focus not only on teachers but also on quality education for all.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 October 2014 Paris: ‘Teaching today’ the focus of World Teachers Day
For its 20th anniversary, World Teachers Day centres its attention on improving the working and living conditions of teachers today to pave the way to a better tomorrow for education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 October 2014 New documentary highlights daily commitment of teachers around the world
Dawn is breaking. Teachers around the world begin their day... While each of the respective regions these teachers live in has its distinctive features, its diversity of landscape, culture and history, a common desire unites them all: to impart knowledge to those they teach, to help them reach their full...
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Union renewal and development 3 October 2014 Tajikistan: Workshops strengthen trade unionism
Trade unions, leadership, and Education International (EI) itself were the focus of two workshops in Tajikistan hosted by EI’s national affiliate, the Republican Trade Union Committee of Education and Science Workers (RC–STES).
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Standards and working conditions 3 October 2014 Cameroon: Demand for more public investment in education
Global market dynamics have not benefited education. That’s according to Roger Kaffo Fokou, Deputy General Secretary of the Fédération des syndicats de l’enseignement et de la recherche(FESER), one of Education International’s (EI) affiliates in Cameroon, in a statement to mark World Teachers’ Day on 5 October.
Cameroon: Demand for more public investment in education