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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 September 2020 OECD Education at a Glance 2020; education for more resilient societies
Today, 8 September, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued its annual Education at a Glance (EAG) report for 2020. Although the data was gathered prior to the shock of COVID-19, the concerns expressed in the findings are only amplified by the pandemic and the economic hardship that...
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 September 2020 Iraq: Safety and continuity at heart of KTU guidelines for new school year
The Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) seeks continuity of education and improved terms and conditions for teachers and students in its proposals for the 2020-2021 academic year. The union’s plans aim to ensure health and safety in schools and quality education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 7 September 2020 Mexico: SNTE welcomes government efforts to boost democracy and quality education
In Mexico, the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (SNTE) has welcomed steps taken by the federal government that guarantee certainty in employment, wages, and benefits for education workers.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 September 2020 GEM Report: “Lost generation” risk without post-pandemic rapid action on SDG 4
Today, 4 September, the Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM) released a policy paper entitled, “Act now: Reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the cost of achieving SDG 4”. The paper argues that acting rapidly as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic will reduce costs that would otherwise be necessary...
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 September 2020 Korea: Supreme Court annuls decision to delegalise union
The decision to delegalise the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) has been annulled by the Supreme Court of Korea. The government had ordered the delegalisation of the organisation in 2013.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 September 2020 Philippines: Academics take judicial action to halt threats and harassment
Filipino academics, supported by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and a large education coalition, made a stand against the Duterte regime’s attacks on academic freedom and democracy.
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 August 2020 Belarus: Condemnation of violence against peaceful protesters
Education International’s European office, the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE), strongly denounces the violence used by the Belarussian authorities towards the peaceful protesters across the country.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 31 August 2020 Jamaica: Union research highlights crucial role of state and ICT in quality education during COVID-19 and beyond
The important role of the state and access to information and communication technology in education were key results of research by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA).
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Democracy 28 August 2020 United States: AFT mobilises for 28 August March on Washington
Many thousands of people are marching in Washington, DC in the “Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks”. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), several other trade unions as well as civil rights and other civil society organisations are mobilising to bring attention to systemic racism, the need for...
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Standards and working conditions 28 August 2020 New Zimbabwean law allows pregnant girls to continue with their education
A new law in Zimbabwe
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Trade union rights are human rights 27 August 2020 Cambodia: Join the campaign to free jailed union leaders
Education International has stepped up its efforts to secure the release of two jailed Cambodian union leaders.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 26 August 2020 Togo: Education union calls for improvements to living and working conditions of private-sector teachers
The Fédération des syndicats de l'Éducation nationale (FESEN) has urged Togolese education ministers to tackle the issue of insecurity affecting teachers in the private sector so that “their ordeal can come to an end.”
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Standards and working conditions 25 August 2020 UK: Government must ensure fairer qualifications system for A-level exams
UK education unions have criticised the government’s poor handling of the A-level results system, that led to uncertainty and anxiety among students.
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 August 2020 Jordan: Teacher unionists released, but pressure on government continues
Education International welcomes the release of the detained education union leaders in Jordan, after a concerted global campaign highlighting their situation.
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 August 2020 Canada: a safe and sustainable return to public schools
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) stressed that all necessary protections need to be put in place to open public schools safely. The fact that those measures have not yet been taken, in large part due to inadequate resources and social dialogue, means that a long-term strategy is required if reopening...
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 August 2020 Australia: Education unionists join campaign to end COVID for all
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has joined the call to support vulnerable nations through the #EndCOVIDForAll campaign.
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Standards and working conditions 20 August 2020 UK: Union welcomes decision to uphold teachers’ professional judgement on grades
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) has welcomed the upholding of teacher professional judgement in the Deputy First Minister’s statement in the Scottish Parliament on results of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). The SQA is the executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government responsible for accrediting educational awards.
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Equity and inclusion 19 August 2020 Teacher unions raise awareness on child labour amidst Covid-19
Child labour amidst Covid19
Teacher unions raise awareness on child labour amidst Covid-19