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Trade union rights are human rights 10 January 2020 Iran: unions demand transparent investigation into plane crash
Education unions call for a clarification of the circumstances that led to the crash of Ukraine International Flight 752 outside Tehran, which claimed 176 victims, including professors and students.
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Climate action and literacy 9 January 2020 Australia: trade unions mobilise in the national bushfire crisis
Education International commends the Australian Council of Trade Unions for its prompt reaction to help communities affected by the raging bushfires and its call for donation and/or volunteering.
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Equity and inclusion 18 December 2019 Education unions join international efforts to ensure refugees’ rights in and through education
Education international has seized the opportunity of the first ever Global Refugee Forum to reaffirm the crucial role education can play in the context of forced displacement, and to urge governments, UN agencies and all stakeholders to ensure displaced teachers and students’ rights in and through education.
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Union renewal and development 16 December 2019 Mexico: Van Leeuwen-Hopgood book champions fight for democracy
One of the highlights of this year’s International Book Fair (FIL) of Guadalajara, Mexico was the presentation of a book co-authored by Fred van Leeuwen, Education International (EI) General Secretary Emeritus, and Susan Hopgood, EI President.
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Climate action and literacy 11 December 2019 COP 25: Educators firmly commit to helping address the climate emergency
Speaking at the 25th United Nations Conference on Climate Change, Education International reiterated its resolve to contribute to solving the climate crisis, tackling the climate emergency from the classroom.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 December 2019 The global trade union movement puts the Philippine government on notice: hands off human and trade union rights defenders!
Today, Human Rights Day, Education International, its affiliates and the global trade union movement stand with trade unionists and all those who defend human rights in the Philippines.
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Equity and inclusion 6 December 2019 Latin America: Women’s network reaffirms fight against discrimination
The Education International Latin America (EILA) Network of Women Education Workers held its regional meeting in Curitiba, Brazil, on 2 and 3 December. Representatives of Latin American trade union organizations affiliated to EILA met to discuss the regional situation and the political role of women.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 December 2019 PISA results highlight pressures in education systems
The recently published Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results have led education unions to reflect on school systems and the future of education.
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Union renewal and development 6 December 2019 Latin America, united more than ever against neoliberalism and the extreme right
The representatives of the trade unions of the education sector affiliated with Education International Latin America (EILA) met in Brazil on 3, 4 and 5 December to chart the course of the Latin American Educational Movement.
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Standards and working conditions 4 December 2019 France: education union activists overwhelmingly opposed to government pension reform
Education International is supporting the education unions currently gearing up for full participation in a general strike planned for Thursday 5 December and likely to last some time. The unions are opposing the pension reform proposed by the French government, with the number of strikers potentially set to reach over...
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Equity and inclusion 3 December 2019 International Day of Persons with Disabilities: EI calls for inclusion
Education International (EI) has fought for the rights of persons with disabilities since its creation more than a quarter century ago. The preoccupations of EI included the societal problems related to the human rights of persons with disabilities in general, and that of children, teachers and educators with disabilities in...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 December 2019 PISA 2018: between performance and well-being
The long-awaited PISA 2018 study is out today, with new data on students’ performance and a new focus on well-being and sustainable development.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 December 2019 Increasing number of attacks on academic freedom across the world documented by Scholars at Risks report
Reacting to the release of Scholars at Risk’s annual report documenting and analysing attacks on higher education communities around the world, Education International firmly denounces attacks on academic freedom and reiterates the need to counter the lack of funds, precarious employment conditions and the privatisation and commercialisation of higher education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 November 2019 EI condemns the temporary closure of the Jerusalem office of the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Education by Israeli authorities
In a letter to the Israeli embassy in Brussels, Education International (EI) expressed concern regarding the decision of the Public Security Minister of Israel to close the office of the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Education in Jerusalem for six months. EI laments the rising violence and warns that the rights...
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Equity and inclusion 29 November 2019 Germany: young people and educators stand against child labour
Young people and educators join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi to call on politicians to end to child labour.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 November 2019 Greece: Report warns of emerging privatisation in public education
Today Education International (EI) affiliates in Greece launched a study revealing the growing trend towards privatisation in public education, following years of austerity and poor funding. The report marks the beginning of a regional strategy to fight privatisation and commercialisation in education in Southern Europe.
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Climate action and literacy 27 November 2019 40th UNESCO General Conference: Teachers and educators at the core of achieving SDG 4
Education International and its member organisations have been active at UNESCO’s 40th General Conference, where teachers and educators were high on the agenda.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 November 2019 UK: over 40,000 university personnel take strike action for better pensions, pay and conditions.
The University and College Union has called on its members to go on strike for 8 days starting 25 November over pensions, pay and working conditions.
UK: over 40,000 university personnel take strike action for better pensions, pay and conditions.