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Trade union rights are human rights 30 January 2009 Iran: Son of teacher trade unionist detained
Sajad Khaksari, the 25-year-old son of one of Iran’s leading teacher trade unionists, was arrested on 28 January in Tehran and remains in custody.
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 January 2009 Kenya: Teachers demand immediate salary increases and respect for union rights
After successfully negotiating a collective agreement including substantial salary increases, Kenyan teachers are now in their second week of strike demanding that the raise be effective immediately.
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Union growth 28 January 2009 Labour movement proposes solutions in Davos
Education International will be among the global and national trade unions with a strong message to deliver at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Standards and working conditions 23 January 2009 Zimbabwean teachers received Z$29 trillion pay this month
Both EI member organisations in Zimbabwe denounce the latest salary paid to teachers by the government. On 21 January, the teacher unions told reporters that their members were paid an average of Z$29 trillion as salary for January 2009. This amount is less than US$10.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 January 2009 African Unions Share EFAIDS Vision at Joint Workshop
Representatives of teacher unions from 24 countries across Africa met in Accra, Ghana during the first week of December to attend the annual EI EFAIDS evaluation and planning workshop.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 January 2009 Dutch Schools Go Artistic for World AIDS Day
Dutch unions AOb and CNV Onderwijs, the EFAIDS partners in the Netherlands, got creative with their plans for World AIDS Day 2008. The education unions coordinated Art for AIDS workshops in a number of schools.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 21 January 2009 WTO Talks Falter at Year’s End
World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy was forced to call off plans for a mini-Ministerial meeting last month after key countries failed to bridge their differences.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 21 January 2009 New Indian Higher Ed Regulations Would Violate GATS
India’s higher education regulators are proposing new rules to combat an influx of low-quality, private higher education providers into the country.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 21 January 2009 Concerns Raised over Canada-Colombia FTA
Labour unions and civil society organizations in Canada are expressing outrage over the recent announcement that the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has reached a free trade deal with Colombia.
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Standards and working conditions 20 January 2009 South Korean teachers fired over standardised testing
Seven primary and middle school teachers in the South Korean capital Seoul have been fired for giving students and parents a choice about whether to take a national standardised test.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 January 2009 Defend MDGS against the economic crisis, EI tells World Bank
EI’s General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen got immediate agreement when he called on World Bank President Robert Zoellick to defend the Millennium Development Goals, and especially Education for All, against the ravages of the current financial and economic crises.
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Leading the profession 15 January 2009 Education International launches online Policy Library
As from January 2009, both EI member organisations and members of the public are now able to consult the policy documents of the global union federation that represents employees in the education sector worldwide.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 January 2009 Global Union representatives in the US to show support for the Employee Free Choice Act
Anti-unionism is a widespread phenomenon in the USA. Senator Bill Hare of Illinois from the Democratic Party spoke to a global union gathering in Washington DC on 13 January on the Employee Free Choice Act. The Act is a legislation proposed to ensure that workers have a free choice and...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 January 2009 Take part in this year's Global Action Week to help tackle youth and adult illiteracy!
The Global Campaign for Education has chosen "Youth and Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning" as the theme for the 7th Education for All (EFA) Global Action Week taking place from 20-26 April 2009.
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Union renewal and development 6 January 2009 EI calls for exemption of education institutions from conflict in Palestine
Education International (EI), which represents 30 million educators worldwide, including the teachers’ organizations of Israel and Palestine, calls on the governments in both Gaza and Israel to do everything possible to prevent more children becoming victims of the current violence.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 December 2008 Farzad Kamangar still at risk in the Evin Prison
EI has been informed that on December 18, Farzad Kamangar complained of severe pain and low blood pressure due to a chin inflammation, and he was again denied access to medical treatment.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 December 2008 Millions more teachers needed to achieve Education for All
Education International is committed to achieving quality Education For All, both in word and deed, and helping to train more highly-qualified teachers is at the heart of that commitment.
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Trade union rights are human rights 19 December 2008 Caribbean union renew their commitment to the EFAIDS Programme
Twenty four unionists from across twelve Caribbean countries met in St Lucia for the Caribbean regional workshop of the EI EFAIDS Programme. During the four day meeting participants evaluated 2008 activities and finalised plans for 2009, and together developed new strategies to tackle education and AIDS topics.
Caribbean union renew their commitment to the EFAIDS Programme