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Leading the profession 18 December 2009 New 6-month special programme for trade unionists at the Global Labour University now open for application
As a Global Union, EI is committed to support the Global Labour University. The Global Labour University is created by the Global Union Research Network (GURN), comprising the ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV), the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD...
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News 16 December 2009 Wanted: A global green New Deal
Without transformation of the global economic model, we will not be able to solve the world’s most urgent problems, including poverty and climate change, said Pavan Sukhdev, leader of the Green Economy research project within the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
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News 15 December 2009 Copenhagen teachers and students work to create a carbon-neutral school
As world leaders meet at COP 15 to negotiate a global agreement to avert climate catastrophe, students and teachers in Copenhagen are taking concrete steps towards making their school carbon neutral by 2015 – a full decade before their city aims to achieve carbon-neutrality.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 December 2009 Literature concludes that VET sector is subject to privatisation
Education International has released a review of academic literature on Vocational Education and Training (VET). In recent months, VET has started to feature more prominently in debates on education, as it is considered pivotal in the recovery from the jobs crisis.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 December 2009 Iran: Farzad Kamangar still at risk of being executed
Jafar Ebrahimi, the teacher trade unionist that was held in jail simply for trying to organise a union meeting, was freed on bail in December. However, EI remains concerned about the continued detention of Farzad Kamangar, Rasoul Bodaghi and Hashem Khastar. EI addressed a letter to the Supreme Leader Ali...
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2009 One Ethiopian colleague still detained
Thanks to the constant pressure of the international community, many of the detained colleagues from the former ETA (now NTA) have been released. Only one, Meqcha Mengistu, is still held captive in Kality prison in Addis Ababa.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2009 Ethiopia: Further delays in the registration request of the alternative Ethiopian teacher association NTA
One year after it was refused registration by the Ministry of Justice, the National Teachers Association (NTA) is still deprived of legal status in Ethiopia.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2009 African teacher unions pledge continuing activism for HIV/AIDS and EFA
Teacher union activists working on the EI EFAIDS Programme gathered in Grand Bassam in Cote d’ Ivoire from 7 – 11 December 2009 to assess their progress to date on educating for HIV prevention and working to achieve EFA, and to plan a full programme of activities for 2010.
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News 14 December 2009 Unions have solutions to climate crisis
Amidst a mounting sense of urgency about the need to save our warming planet, trade unionists from all continents gathered in Copenhagen to coordinate their efforts to push world leaders towards an ambitious climate agreement that incorporates provisions for a just transition to a sustainable world with more green, decent...
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2009 Interview with Denis Burke of the World AIDS Campaign
Denis Burke of the World AIDS Campaign emphasises the importance of approaching HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment work from a human rights perspective.
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Union growth 10 December 2009 International Human Rights Day: EI condemns attacks on Somali graduation ceremony
As the world marks 10 December, International Human Rights Day, Education International once again asserts that the right to education is a fundamental and inalienable right of every person, and denounces last week’s bombing of a graduation ceremony in Somalia.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 December 2009 EI supports demands by academic community in Latvia
On 1 December, Latvian Higher Education Staff and Student Unions held a demonstration against budget cuts in the higher education and research sector. EI offers its full solidarity to the Latvian academic community, and has, together with ETUCE, made clear its support for the demands being made.
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 December 2009 EI launches Declaration on Schools as Safe Sanctuaries
Acid attacks on Afghan girls, drive-by shootings of Colombian teachers, assassination of Iraqi academics and students, arson of schools in Thailand: These are only a few examples of the increasing violent political and military attacks on education. Urging the world to protect and defend education, EI has issued a formal...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 3 December 2009 EI remains vigilant to keep education out of trade deals
Trade Ministers from around the world meeting in Geneva ended their discussions on 2 December by reaffirming their political commitment to concluding talks on a new global trade pact in 2010, even as deep differences remain.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2 December 2009 Behind the scenes at the WTO
The second day of the WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva has seen trade ministers shift their deliberations about the future of the multilateral trading system to closed working sessions.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 December 2009 World AIDS Day 2009: Teachers commitment strong as universal access deadline looms
As 2010 the target year for the fulfilment of universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support approaches teacher unions around the world are using World AIDS Day 2009 as an opportunity to redouble their work on AIDS and equally to petition governments to make the investment necessary to overcome...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 30 November 2009 Keep education and public services out of WTO agreements
At the World Trade Organization’s 7th Ministerial Conference in Geneva, EI is urging trade ministers to keep education and other public services off the table.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 27 November 2009 EI insists education is not a commodity
Education and other public services are basic human rights, which must not be viewed as commodities or be subjected to commercial trade rules.
EI insists education is not a commodity