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Union growth 16 April 2020 Chilean teacher and trade union leader receives international award
Education International welcomes the awarding of the Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights 2020 to trade union leader and educator Barbara Figueroa Sandoval from Chile.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 April 2020 Germany: Education union raises concerns around reopening of schools
A German education union has voiced its concern at proposals to reopen schools closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Issues to safeguard educator and student health include addressing how social distancing will operate in classrooms, the wearing of face masks, and infection prevention in facilities and public transport.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 April 2020 Emergency debt relief for all low-income countries now!
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board announced yesterday that it has approved immediate debt relief to 25 of the world’s poorest countries to help address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 April 2020 Kenya: Educators call for lockdown and measures to protect population during COVID-19 crisis
Two education unions in Kenya have called for a complete lockdown of the country to ensure the safety of educators and students. The proposal is just one of those submitted by the unions for the effective and successful management of the health, education, and economic crisis caused by the spread...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 9 April 2020 Teachers’ struggles pay off: World Bank to freeze investment in private for-profit schools
Education International welcomes major reform commitment from the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Financial Corporation (IFC), to freeze any investments in private for-profit K-12 schools.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 April 2020 Liberia: Teacher union provides educators with vital personal protective equipment
An education union in Liberia has donated valuable equipment to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 April 2020 UK: Education union launches dedicated site to support parents and carers in home-schooling
The National Education Union in the United Kingdom has launched a website specifically addressing issues linked to the COVID-19 pandemic that parents and guardians of students may have.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 April 2020 Benin: Backdoor privatisation of education under COVID-19
Although the Beninese public authorities have declared the closure of the country’s schools, pupils and teachers must nevertheless resume classes on 14 April. The public authorities have also taken the decision to recruit teaching staff through interim agencies, to which education unions strongly oppose.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 April 2020 Education International and global union partners call on international finance institutions to coordinate an urgent and equitable response to the COVID-19 crisis
In a statement released ahead of the (virtual) Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, Global Unions including Education International have called on the international finance institutions (IFIs) to take action for economic stimulus, debt relief and healthcare.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 April 2020 COVID-19: Educators call for global solidarity and a human-centred approach to the crisis
The Education International Executive Board held an emergency webinar on Friday, 3 April. During the call, the Executive Board adopted a resolution outlining educators’ key demands to all governments and international institutions dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 April 2020 Papua New Guinea: Education closures extended to confine COVID-19 to single case
While all schools and universities have been closed since 23 March as part of the country’s measures to deter the spread of COVID-19, the Papua New Guinea Teachers' Association discusses with their government ways to ensure quality education and safe return to schools for children and educators.
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Union growth 6 April 2020 Canada: Education union calls for more time for public-sector collective-agreement negotiations
In Canada, an education union in Quebec is blaming the government for taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis to impose a renewal of collective agreements for the entire public sector.
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 April 2020 India: Education union calls for stronger measures to halt potential COVID-19 catastrophe
In a race against the clock to stop the spread of COVID-19 in one of the world’s most populous countries, the All India Primary Teachers Federation has urged local and national public authorities to take enhanced measures.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2 April 2020 Mexico: Education union joins the fight against COVID-19
In Mexico, the Education International member organisation is contributing to government efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of teachers and students and the continued provision of schooling.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2 April 2020 OECD: Technology can amplify the work of great teachers, but it will not replace them
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is assessing the impact of technology on students and their learning outcomes as millions of schools close in over 140 countries to prevent the spread of COVID-19. And it has recognised the valuable contribution teachers made in the education process.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2 April 2020 Germany: Education unionists call for solidarity with refugees during the COVID-19 crisis
A German education union has joined the “Leave No One Behind” campaign which seeks the immediate evacuation of overcrowded refugee camps at the EU's external borders. The campaign argues that the situation of refugees has been made worse by the COVID-19 crisis.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 April 2020 Germany: trade union wants teachers’ voice to be heard in new Coronavirus legislation
A new draft law in response to the COVID 19 pandemic in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) will have an impact on schools and teacher training – the German education union VBE says teachers need to be included in the decision-making.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 April 2020 Burundi: education unionists mobilise to raise awareness of the risks associated with COVID-19 and call for urgent action
To prevent the arrival and spread of COVID-19 in Burundi, teacher unionists are raising awareness among the general population about the measures implemented by the government, while also asking that the government take a number of new steps to stem the crisis.
Burundi: education unionists mobilise to raise awareness of the risks associated with COVID-19 and call for urgent action