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  1. Union renewal and development 24 June 2008

    EI launches a trade union rights project in Southeast Asia

    The ASEAN Sub-Regional Conference of the EI Trade Union Rights Network (TURN) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 27-29 June 2008.

    EI launches a trade union rights project in Southeast Asia
  2. Standards and working conditions 23 June 2008

    NGO and trade unions call for millions more health workers and teachers

    Today, Public Services International, Education International and Oxfam International announced a joint call to world leaders, demanding funds for tens of millions of qualified health workers and teachers worldwide to be trained and hired to deliver public health and education for all. The current gap means that governments are failing...

    NGO and trade unions call for millions more health workers and teachers
  3. Union growth 20 June 2008

    Zimbabwe: Two teachers dead, three more missing

    Zimbabwean teachers are being severely targeted in the brutal reprisals now being meted out as Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party desperately cling to power. EI’s affiliate the Zimbabwe Teacher Association (ZIMTA) and the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) both reported violence against teachers in the rural areas.

    Zimbabwe: Two teachers dead, three more missing
  4. Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 June 2008

    Public education at risk of privatisation by stealth

    A new study commissioned by Education International reveals that a growing trend towards privatization of public education is often camouflaged by the language of “educational reform,” or introduced stealthily as “modernization.” Hence the title of the study: Hidden Privatisation In Public Education.

    Public education at risk of privatisation by stealth
  5. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 June 2008

    UK: Keele University greylisting suspended as union strikes deal

    The University and College Union (UCU) announced on 12 June that it has reached an interim agreement with Keele University over the current dispute involving the School of Economic and Management Studies (SEMS) and the Centre for Health Planning and Management (CHPM).

    UK: Keele University greylisting suspended as union strikes deal
  6. Equity and inclusion 12 June 2008

    12 June: World Day Against Child Labour - All children in school, not at work!

    On the World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June, teacher trade unions around the world will be calling on governments to ensure quality education for all children, and decent work for their parents.

    12 June: World Day Against Child Labour - All children in school, not at work!
  7. Standards and working conditions 12 June 2008

    Belgian teachers join in national protest over declining purchasing power

    EI's Belgian affiliates, CSC-Enseignement, ACOD and CGSP, joined the three national labour confederations in a united front to protest the declining purchasing power of workers.

    Belgian teachers join in national protest over declining purchasing power
  8. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 June 2008

    EI to hold press conference on "Let's Go Campaign" in Berlin

    Together with the European Student Union (ESU) and its member organisation, the Freier Zusammenschluss von StudentInnenschaften (FZS), EI and its member organisation, the Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW), are holding a press conference in Berlin on 12 June to present their joint campaign called "Let's Go".

    EI to hold press conference on "Let's Go Campaign" in Berlin
  9. Equity and inclusion 11 June 2008

    Teacher union in Ghana releases new study on child labour

    This week, as part of Education International’s campaign against child labour, the Ghanaian affiliates, led by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) launched a new research study entitled: “National Child Labour Situation and Teacher Unions’ Best Practices and Challenges in This Field”.

    Teacher union in Ghana releases new study on child labour
  10. Union growth 11 June 2008

    Zimbabwe: Teacher unionists under attack again

    Harassment and intimidation of teachers and their trade unions continues in Zimbabwe in the lead-up to the June 27 election to determine whether Robert Mugabe of the ZANU-PF or his opposition challenger Morgan Tsvangirai will win the presidency.

    Zimbabwe: Teacher unionists under attack again
  11. Union growth 10 June 2008

    EI appeals on behalf of Iranian teacher unjustly facing death penalty

    Education International has taken up the cause of Farzad Kamangar, a 32-year-old Iranian teacher and trade unionist who has been repeatedly tortured in custody and sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.

    EI appeals on behalf of Iranian teacher unjustly facing death penalty
  12. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 June 2008

    UK: UCU's greylisting of the University of Keele to begin on 13 June

    The University and College Union (UCU) will "greylist" the University of Keele from 13 June. The term greylisting refers to a voluntary refusal to participate in the academic and other university activities where appropriate at Keele.

    UK: UCU's greylisting of the University of Keele to begin on 13 June
  13. Fighting the commercialisation of education 6 June 2008

    "Moment of truth" at the WTO

    The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, says negotiations aimed at liberalizing the trade in agriculture, industrial products and services have progressed to their final critical stage.

    "Moment of truth" at the WTO
  14. Fighting the commercialisation of education 6 June 2008

    New IP treaty proposed

    The European Union, the United States and Canada are negotiating a new international agreement intended to combat global infringements of intellectual property.

    New IP treaty proposed
  15. Fighting the commercialisation of education 6 June 2008

    EI and PSI at the WTO Public Forum

    Education International and Public Services International will be hosting a session at the 2008 WTO Public Forum on September 24-25 in Geneva.

    EI and PSI at the WTO Public Forum
  16. Union renewal and development 5 June 2008

    Asia Pacific teacher leaders criticize Burmese military

    A month after Burma’s devastating cyclone left 133,000 people dead or missing, the chair of EI’s Asia Pacific Regional Committee has lashed out at the Burmese military government for continuing to thwart humanitarian and rescue operations by international aid agencies.

    Asia Pacific teacher leaders criticize Burmese military