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Union renewal and development 22 May 2013 International support for Haiti unions
Achieving quality public education for all in Haiti took another step forward recently when EI and some of its affiliates met with EI Haitian member organisations.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 May 2013 Nigeria: Extremist attacks hit school attendance
EI has strongly condemned attacks on Nigerian schools, teachers and students that have kept 15,000 children away from school since last February. News of the attacks by Boko Haram (BH) extremists came from IRIN, the news service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The attacks on...
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Equity and inclusion 16 May 2013 IDAHO: Governments must honour human rights’ obligations
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia on 17 May, EI calls on governments to honour the obligations outlined in the UN Vienna Declaration and Plan of Action (UN VDPA, June 1993). Those obligations have been affirmed as universal, indivisible and consistent with all human rights.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 May 2013 India: unionists hold mass demonstration for quality public education
In early May, the All India Primary Teachers' Federation (AIPTF), one of EI’s national affiliates, organised a picket in front of the Indian parliament in New Delhi to raise awareness amongst the public about the need and importance of quality education for all.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 May 2013 Greece: solidarity with teachers as their trade union rights are undermined
EI and its European organisation, the ETUCE, have expressed solidarity with Greek teachers and their union in their call to maintain their right to strike. EI General Secretary Fred Van Leeuwen has formally asked the Greek Prime Minister Samaras to uphold the civil rights of teachers in the interests of...
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Trade union rights are human rights 13 May 2013 Canada: Teachers’ survey flags scarce resources on human rights education
Teachers across Canada have identified a pressing need for more human rights’ tools and resources - especially when teaching younger children. This is according to a national survey by EI’s affiliate, the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF), and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR).
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 May 2013 2013 GAW: education unionists fight the global trained teachers’ gap
From 21-28 April, EI affiliates worldwide celebrated the 2013 Global Action Week (GAW), under the rallying theme: “Every Child Needs a Teacher: Trained Teachers for All!” Affiliates reaffirmed their commitment to quality education and turned GAW into a successful event to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Education...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 May 2013 Mali: Child labour under the spotlight
The Syndicat National de l’Education et de la Culture UNTM (SNEC-UNTM), EI’s affiliate in Mali, organised a very successful national workshop on combating child labour from 14 to 26 April in Bamako.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 May 2013 Swaziland: Education unionist under house arrest
As the International Workers’ Day (May Day) was celebrated worldwide on 1 May, the Secretary General of Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT), an EI affiliate, was under house arrest. Six policemen guarded his house without any warrant or court order.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 May 2013 France: Government move to improve primary teachers conditions
EI national affiliates UNSA Education (National Union of Independent Trade Unions-Education) and SNUipp-FSU (Single National Union of Primary, Middle and Secondary School Teachers) have reacted to French Education Minister Vincent Peillon’s memorandum of agreement containing category-specific measures for primary education personnel.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 May 2013 Education For All: teachers’ assessment of 25 years of promises
According to the Global Monitoring Report 2012, the education goals agreed on in 1990 at the Jomtien World Conference on Education for All will not be achieved by 2015. Six goals were agreed to by the international community and that commitment was renewed in the Dakar World Education Forum in...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 May 2013 Spain: Public education strike over education cuts and reforms
The Plataforma Estatal por la Escuela Pública (State Platform for Public Education) has called for a strike on 9 May at every level of education in Spain. The platform is made up of EI’s affiliated trade unions - FECCOO, FETE-UGT, STEs and CSI-CSIF - as well as student organisations and...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 May 2013 Côte d'Ivoire: Unions call for an end to indefinite strike
The Syndicat national des enseignants du second degré de Côte d’Ivoire (SYNESCI) and the Syndicat national des enseignants du primaire public de Côte d'Ivoire (SNEPPCI), both EI national affiliates, have called for an end to the public-sector teachers’ strike in primary and secondary schools. The teachers have been on an...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 April 2013 Denmark: Union dismay as Government intervention ends teachers' lock-out
The lock-out of teachers in Denmark has ended after the Danish government intervened in the industrial action between the Danish Union of Teachers (DLF) and the municipalities’ association (Local Government Denmark – LGDK [KL]). The DLF is an affiliate of EI.
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Equity and inclusion 29 April 2013 Mali: Child labour under the spotlight
The Syndicat National de l’Education et de la Culture UNTM (SNEC-UNTM), EI’s affiliate in Mali, organised a very successful national workshop on combating child labour from 14 to 26 April in Bamako.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 April 2013 Education Minister and teachers’ organisations of Honduras must resume dialogue
The Education Minister and the teachers’ organisations of Honduras should as soon as possible resume discussions on the future of the Honduran public school system. Their dialogue should be based on mutual respect and should aim at improving quality education for all children. This was the message conveyed by EI...
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Union growth 29 April 2013 Education Minister and Teachers Organisations of Honduras must resume dialogue
The Education Minister and the teachers organisations of Honduras should as soon as possible resume discussions on the future of the Honduran public school system. Their dialogue should be based on mutual respect and should aim at improving quality education for all children. This was the message conveyed by EI...
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Equity and inclusion 25 April 2013 Same-sex marriage victories in France, New Zealand and Uruguay
EI welcomes the record of victories on marriage equality in three regions and calls on unions to act towards equality. France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage on 24 April, New Zealand became the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so on the eve of 16...
Same-sex marriage victories in France, New Zealand and Uruguay