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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 November 2020 The Global Climate Literacy Campaign
In June 2020, the Education International Executive Board joined the global climate literacy initiative along with hundreds of other trade unions, education, civil society organisations, and individuals. The goal is to increase the understanding and knowledge of students of the climate crisis and to encourage action. The campaign is designed...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 18 November 2020 Asia-Pacific : Global Union Federations in Region Condemn RCEP Trade Agreement
Education International and six other Global Union Federations joined together in the Asia-Pacific Region to condemn the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), signed on Sunday, 15 November 2020. The trade pact was negotiated in secrecy over more than seven years and many provisions remain unknown. The GUFs cited the danger...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 14 November 2020 Online training on tax and education
Online training on tax and education
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Union growth 13 November 2020 Argentina Plays a Leading Role in Condemning Harassment and Violence in the Workplace
The country is the third in the world to adopt ILO Convention 190 against violence and harassment in the world of work.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 November 2020 Switzerland: teachers call for uniform and reinforced measures
Teacher unionists have responded to the Federal Council's announcements concerning the introduction of compulsory masks in upper secondary schools throughout Switzerland and the transition for universities to distance learning from 2 November, with face-to-face classes still permitted at primary and upper secondary school level. They have been closely monitoring the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 November 2020 France: education workers demand better sanitary measures
French teaching unions seek a commitment from the public authorities to improve the sanitary protocol to ensure the full and total protection of their health and that of their pupils.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 November 2020 Haiti: financial support for trade union training on distance teaching and learning
Haitian affiliates have received support from Education International’s COVID-19 Solidarity Fund to set up training courses for teachers to learn about distance teaching.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 November 2020 Burundi: Trade union takes action to raise awareness of COVID-19 and to organise and improve the quality of education through international solidarity
The Syndicat libre des travailleurs de l'enseignement du Burundi (STEB), thanks to financial support from Education International’s COVID-19 Solidarity Fund, was able to run an important awareness-raising campaign on taking protective measures against COVID-19 and on unionisation in schools, and to organise a conference to take stock of the situation...
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Union renewal and development 4 November 2020 Ghana National Network Holds Seminar to Increase Awareness About New ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment At Work
Ghana National Network Holds Seminar to Increase Awareness About New ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment At Work
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 November 2020 UK: Unions concerned as schools stay open during second lockdown
The main teachers’ unions in the United Kingdom (UK) have a range of concerns after the announcement of a four-week national lockdown in England. With education settings to remain open, the unions have called for appropriate measures to be taken to ensure that schools are safe environments for students and...
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Standards and working conditions 3 November 2020 Palestine: Online training positions education union as a strategic social partner
The General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPT) has reached a landmark agreement on salaries with the national Ministry of Education which has officially adopted the union’s e-learning model.
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 November 2020 DRC: Collaboration of education trade unions in the production of a guide on COVID-19 in schools
Education International affiliates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have embarked on a project to develop a guide on COVID-19 intended for teachers and to organise workshops on how to use it. The project has also raised awareness among teachers on the importance of unionisation.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2 November 2020 Colombia: Campaign Launched to Combat Death Threats Against Trade Unionists
Renewed death threats against education union leaders in Colombia have prompted a global support and solidarity campaign in protest against the continued repression and deaths, which now number more than 6,000.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2 November 2020 Education International research and advocacy strategy grows in context of COVID-19
Education International brough over 170 scholars, experts, unionists, and activists together to explore how research can underpin advocacy for quality education. The global group met at the 15th Research Network (ResNet) online meeting on 28-29 October.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2 November 2020 UK: Trade unions highlight the unequal impact of COVID-19 on students
Disadvantaged children and young people, as well as students from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities will be given additional priorityby teacher unions in the United Kingdom (UK). The unions have reaffirmed their commitment to help mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis on their students’ education.
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Leading the profession 29 October 2020 Education International Report | Pedagogy Must Underpin Technology as Educators Adapt to Rapid Changes
Pedagogy should underpin technology if society wants quality education for all in a context defined by COVID-19. That is according to a new report, “A Review of Technology in Teaching and Learning”, by Education International.
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 October 2020 Belgium: Without consultation with unions, schools close earlier than planned for the holidays
The Belgian teacher unions strongly reacted to the announcement by the government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation to introduce distance learning for secondary school students from 28 October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were unhappy that they were not consulted and that teachers were taken by surprise and left with...
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 October 2020 Executive Board adopts resolution on the role of education in stimulating critical thinking and freedom of expression and promoting democracy
The 56th meeting of the Education International’s Executive Board, meeting virtually on 27 October, adopted a resolution in support of teaching about freedom of expression, free discussion, and critical thinking, all of which equip students to be active citizens. The resolution was adopted following the atrocious murder of French history...
Executive Board adopts resolution on the role of education in stimulating critical thinking and freedom of expression and promoting democracy