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Union renewal and development 4 February 2020 The John Thompson Fellowship training, instrumental to developing unions and teacher quality in the Pacific
Education unionists from five Pacific Island countries benefited from training under the framework of the John Thompson Fellowship Programme. They were supported in building a stronger voice for teachers and a stronger representation to contribute to education reforms.
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Union growth 4 February 2020 Ireland: Teachers strike for equal pay
A strike in secondary schools in Ireland has seen hundreds of establishments closed as teachers all over the country demand an end to pay discrimination.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 February 2020 Colombia: International trade union solidarity, the engine behind the development of Schools as Territories of Peace
In order to build a lasting peace in Colombia, a development cooperation programme between Canadian and Colombian teachers’ unions has helped to develop pedagogical circles and the programme of the Schools as Territories of Peace project.
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 February 2020 Argentina: Trade Unions Welcome Revival of Social Dialogue
Following a year of trade union struggle, the government has issued a decree reinstating the National Joint Negotiation Committee for Teachers (Paritaria Nacional Docente).
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 31 January 2020 Morocco: Report highlights inequities caused by increased privatisation of education
New research commissioned by Education International warns against the rampant privatisation of Moroccan schools, stressing that it has not improved learning outcomes, but has created a ‘multi-speed’ society.
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Union growth 30 January 2020 Spain: FECCOO Organises Seminars on Education and Climate Change
The union demands that the education system take immediate action to save our planet
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Standards and working conditions 30 January 2020 The Netherlands: Strike action demands government funding of education and teachers
Education International strongly supports the Netherlands’ education staff who are set to strike again – they are seeking appropriate and sustainable funding in the public education sector. Most Dutch schools will be closed from 30-31 January.
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Equity and inclusion 29 January 2020 Poland: Educators pledge to never let the horrors of the Holocaust happen again
Educators from 18 countries on 4 continents came together in Krakow this week to mark 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death and concentration camp, to commemorate the victims and to discuss the best ways to teach the Holocaust to new generations.
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Trade union rights are human rights 29 January 2020 Malawi: Teachers’ strike and student support force government to pay salary arrears
Teachers in Malawi finally received their December 2019 salaries, thanks to strike action organised by the Teachers' Union of Malawi.
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Climate action and literacy 28 January 2020 Online tool tracks progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
To mark the International Day of Education, the Global Education Monitoring Report has launched a new online interactive tool to explore progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 and policy priorities for 2030.
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Trade union rights are human rights 27 January 2020 Holocaust remembrance: Education unions come together for Auschwitz memorial ceremony and Holocaust education conference
Education International member organisations from 17 countries in Europe, North America, Latin America and Africa are in Poland this week for the official ceremony marking 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. The ceremony will be followed by a conference on Holocaust education organised by unions from...
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Union renewal and development 24 January 2020 International Day of Education: the world needs another 69 million teachers
On the International Day of Education, unions warn that the world is not facing a global learning crisis, but a global education funding crisis. The only way to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 and ensure inclusive and equitable education for all is to fund free quality public education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 January 2020 Spain: Far Right seeks to ban educational content
Education unions have condemned the "parental PIN" that the Spanish ultra-right wing is promoting in a bid to undermine equality and diversity education in schools.
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Standards and working conditions 20 January 2020 UK: Unions highlight shortcomings of Ofsted report on ‘stuck’ schools’
Education unions in the UK have said that a report detailing how some schools have improved and others have not does not paint the full picture, and school inspection must be reviewed.
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Standards and working conditions 17 January 2020 Global education trade union community mourns Australian Justice Trevor Olsson
Education International salutes the memory of Trevor Olsson, a highly respected jurist from Australia on the Joint International Labour Organisation/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel. Justice Olsson did much to promote the status of teachers over his 21 years of service.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 January 2020 India: Outcry from international education community over violent attacks on university students and staff
Education International has strongly condemned the violent attacks against students and educators at Jawaharlal Nehru University in India and supports students’ demands for affordable quality education and the right to freedom of expression.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 January 2020 Kenya: Union calls for increased security as four teachers are killed in the first weeks of 2020
With several teachers killed in Kenya since the beginning of the year, concerns over teacher security are increasing, pushing unions to demand government protection for education workers.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 13 January 2020 The privatisation of education under the spotlight in the Caribbean
On January 11-12 leaders of Education International member organisations in the Caribbean came together in Bridgetown, Barbados to develop a deeper understanding of Education International’s Global Response to the privatisation and commercialisation of education and to consider the situation across their region.
The privatisation of education under the spotlight in the Caribbean