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Equity and inclusion 16 May 2011 Equal rights, respect, and dignity for all workers
The global federation of unions, Education International (EI), Public Services International (PSI), and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) join other human rights defenders in celebrating International Day against Homophobia. Working in cooperation, the three global unions restate their pledge to resist all form of discrimination, intolerance and persecution based...
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 May 2011 Iraq withdraws recognition of trade unions
Education International (EI) has condemned the recent interference of the Iraqi government in the internal affairs of the Iraqi trade unions.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 May 2011 Teacher unions look forward to building on successful EFAIDS programme
Education International (EI) brought together affiliates and representatives of partner organisations, which were involved in the EFAIDS programme, for the Closing Conference of the project, on 16-17 May in Brussels. The participants reaffirmed their commitment to achieving the right to education for each child, and, as a consequence, their continued...
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 May 2011 Yemen: 20 teachers killed since protests began
EI affiliate member, the Yemeni Teachers’ Syndicate (YTS) has denounced the serious escalation in violence against teacher trade unionists in the country as protests grow against the 32-year rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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Standards and working conditions 10 May 2011 Cambodia: Survey finds low pay, corruption, and lack of training challenge teachers
The Cambodian Independent Teachers' Association (CITA) has published the results of a national survey to identify the challenges faced by teachers face in their workplace and within the union movement.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 May 2011 Georgia: Worst European country for human and trade union rights
Fifty trade union organisations and NGOs’ representatives from all over Europe, will come together on 6 June in Brussels, Belgium, deploring that Georgia is rapidly becoming the Europe’s black sheep concerning workers’ rights.
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Standards and working conditions 9 May 2011 Belgium: French community schools go out on strike
Teachers in French community schools across Belgium have taken strike action on 5 May. This is the first time in 15 years that francophone unions which are members of Belgium’s CSC and CGSP union confederations have taken joint industrial action. Their grievances include inadequate investment in the country’s French community...
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Union renewal and development 6 May 2011 Congress News and Information
Additional practical information is now available, concerning the participants of the 6th EI World Congress, which will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, in the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from July 22nd to July 26th, 2011.
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Standards and working conditions 6 May 2011 Canada: Teachers support Saskatchewan colleagues without contract
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), one of Education International’s national affiliates, has urged the provincial Government of Saskatchewan and its School Boards Association to quickly return to the bargaining table with the unions 12,000 teachers who have been without a contract since 31 August, 2010.
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Union growth 5 May 2011 UAE cracks down on teacher association
EI has condemned the brutal takeover of the Teachers’ Association in the United Arab Emirates, a prominent civil society organisation calling for greater democracy in the country.
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Standards and working conditions 3 May 2011 UK: teachers decide on strike over pensions
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) confirmed during its annual Conference, held 22-26 April in Harrogate, UK, that it will take coordinated action with another national affiliate of EI, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), as part of the struggle over pensions.
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Union renewal and development 3 May 2011 COPE releases a summary of 2010 activities
The Council of Pacific Education (COPE), an EI affiliated umbrella body of teacher organisations in the Pacific, has published the Journal of the Pacific teacher union’s latest edition.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 April 2011 Global Action Week 2011 begins
Education International (EI) and its affiliates worldwide will participate in several actions around the theme of women and girl’s education on the occasion of Global Action Week (GAW), from 2-8 May.
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Union renewal and development 29 April 2011 Winds of change for social justice and democracy
On Labour Day, as trade unionists around the world celebrate the role of workers in the fight for democracy and social justice, the international union movement takes inspiration from winds of change sweeping across Arab countries.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 April 2011 EI insists on education services being excluded from trade agreements
Teacher unionists are deeply involved in the make or break talks being held this week in Geneva, Switzerland, in what many see as the last attempt to rescue the troubled Doha Round of international trade negotiations.
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Union growth 21 April 2011 UK: Unionists back Zimbabwe Vigil
The UK Trades Union Congress (TUC) has supported the lunchtime Vigil organised by Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) outside the Zimbabwe Embassy in London, UK.
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Union renewal and development 21 April 2011 David Edwards: New Deputy General Secretary of Education International
Education International is pleased to announce that David Edwards will take up the position of EI Deputy General Secretary from 1 August.
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Equity and inclusion 21 April 2011 Zambia National Union of Teachers holds its first Women’s Conference
Three months after EI’s First World Women’s Conference “On the Move for Equality”, ZNUT convened its Women’s Conference and for the first time elected the ZNUT Women’s Committee. This body will preside over women’s activities, promote and monitor women’s participation and involvement in union affairs at all levels.
Zambia National Union of Teachers holds its first Women’s Conference