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Union growth 5 March 2021 Africa: Governments must act urgently to protect educators and build stronger education systems
During its virtual meeting from 23-25 February, the Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) urged regional governments to act swiftly to ensure decent living and working conditions for educators. Proactive measures were needed to guarantee quality education on the continent in the face of challenges including the pandemic, terrorism, and...
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Union growth 4 March 2021 New Zealand: Trade union promotes women's leadership in the education sector
Women’s leadership in the education sector was the focus of the Women in Leadership Summit organised in New Zealand by the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA).
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 March 2021 Angola: SINPROF champions women empowerment amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
Angola: SINPROF champions women empowerment amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 March 2021 Teachers, have your say about educating for sustainable development and global citizenship!
EI and UNESCO launch a global survey of teachers on their readiness to teach education for sustainable development and global citizenship.
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News 26 February 2021 EIARC Adopts Resolutions to Protect Quality Education and Teachers
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Standards and working conditions 25 February 2021 2021 EIARC meeting: A clarion call to defend education and educators’ rights
2021 EIARC meeting: A clarion call to defend education and educators’ rights
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 February 2021 Mexico: COVID-19 issues feature in SNTE demands
The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced many of the issues put together by the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (SNTE) for its 2021 list of national demands.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 February 2021 EI Africa Regional Committee meets to address challenges in the region
EI Africa Regional Committee meets to address challenges in the region
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 February 2021 Iraq: Teachers praise KTU training on quality remote education
Training sessions by the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) have participants wanting more training – and generated more participants! This year alone, the KTU has trained 54 teachers on teaching methods related to new technologies and remote teaching and learning. This successful training endeavour is part of its programme of training...
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Democracy 22 February 2021 General strike shuts down Myanmar
Update 9 March 2021 | As the military junta has escalated its use of undue force against peaceful protesters, Myanmar workers won’t let fear and violence silence them. They are determined to continue the peaceful civil disobedience movement against the illegal military junta. In a joint statement, Myanmar labour organisations...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 February 2021 Germany: A new primary school curriculum, not now!
In North Rhine Westphalia, education unions have launched a joint petition urging the Ministry of Education of the Land (region) to postpone the implementation of a new curricula for primary schools.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 February 2021 Iraq: Academics’ freedom and trade union rights under attack
The Association of Iraqi Academics (AIA) has warned against the abrogation of the law allowing Iraqi academics to perform trade union activities. It has also called for solidarity with them and support for their rights of association and organisation.
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Union renewal and development 17 February 2021 Albania: Joint project to rebuild and strengthen education after natural disasters
Two education unions in Albania have led a project to prioritise education after natural disasters. The move built on lessons learned in the wake of a massive earthquake in 2019.
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 February 2021 Jordan: Education International condemns dissolution of teachers’ union and detention of leaders
[Update] Education International is calling on workers and unionists to urge the Jordanian authorities to immediately stop harassing the leaders of the Jordanian Teachers Association (JTA) and threatening its very existence. At least 18 JTA teacher unionists were arrested in Irbid, Jordan on Monday 15 February.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 February 2021 USA: Trade union joins call for a New Deal for Higher Education
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) have launched a campaign calling for increased funding and reforms in public colleges and universities. The two organisations have partnered in this campaign because a crisis for higher education means a crisis for democracy.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 February 2021 Fiji: Trade union solidarity as two cyclones hit Pacific island
Education unions in the Pacific region have stepped in to support Fijian colleagues in a country devastated by two tropical cyclones in December and January.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 February 2021 Education unions defend and promote academic freedom around the world!
Academic freedom is in a dire state globally, according to attendees at the recent International Further and Higher Education and Research Conference (IFHERC). Organised virtually by Education International, the conference also expressed its solidarity with harassed and imprisoned academics worldwide, especially in Myanmar and Hong Kong.
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News 12 February 2021 SLTU discusses Education Workforce Report
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SLTU discusses Education Workforce Report