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Equity and inclusion 25 June 2019 ILO: EI celebrates the adoption of the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment (C.190)
The outcome of ten years concerted campaigning by trade unions and allied civil society groups, the new ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment (Convention 190) and Recommendation (R206) are wide-reaching labour standards.
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Union growth 21 June 2019 2019 Centenary International Labour Conference adopts new Convention and Recommendation on violence and harassment in the world of work
Education International warmly welcomes the historic move by the 108th Centenary International Labour Conference, which has just adopted a first of its kind global instrument: a Convention and Recommendation on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work.
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Union growth 20 June 2019 World Refugee Day: Teachers stand up for displaced children and teachers
As growing numbers of refugees try to find safety from conflict, persecution, and natural disasters often induced by climate change, Education International is highlighting the plight of displaced children and educators worldwide.
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Union growth 20 June 2019 France: private education unions mobilise for better working conditions for all
Education trade unions representing state-subsidised private education in France have made history by uniting to put forward their demands and call for “decent and peaceful working conditions for all employees”, as “a matter of survival and dignity”.
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Union renewal and development 19 June 2019 The OECD Teaching and International Survey (TALIS) 2018 data released
The latest Teaching and international Survey (TALIS) 2018 report released by the OECD illustrates the issues teachers face in their workplace; focusing on working time and training of teachers.
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Union renewal and development 18 June 2019 Indonesia: teacher learning circles, of great benefit to education union members
Development cooperation has contributed to strengthening the education union Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia through the use of learning circles.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 June 2019 Official UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources moves one step further
Education International welcomes UNESCO global commitment to advancing access to works for teaching and learning through expanding access to quality and locally relevant open educational resources.
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Equity and inclusion 15 June 2019 USA: NEA celebrates the work of educators in supporting LGBTQ+ students
In the USA, LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated in June every year to honour the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City. Pride Month celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019. To mark the occasion, NEA published the stories of six educators who are out in the classroom.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 June 2019 Challenges and conditions of teaching profession at heart of international debate
Education International and its affiliates ensure that the voice of educators is heard loud and clear at this year’s International Labour Conference in Switzerland.
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Equity and inclusion 14 June 2019 Education unions play a crucial role in eradicating child labour through quality public education
Education international has reminded the International Labour Organisation’s Centenary Conference Forum to commemorate the World Day against Child Labour that educators and their trade unions worldwide are determined to eradicate this scourge and guarantee access to education for all.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 13 June 2019 Former EI President Thulas Nxesi appointed to South Africa’s cabinet
Education international and the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union welcome the decision of the President of South Africa’s to appoint former President of Education International, Cde Thulas Nxesi, to the Cabinet of South Africa as Minister of Labour and Employment.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 June 2019 Palestine: development cooperation increases the capacities of early childhood educators’ union and improves their working conditions
The General Union of Workers in Kindergarten and Private Schools is enhancing its capacity to organise and represent early childhood education sector workers thanks to development cooperation with other education unions.
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Equity and inclusion 12 June 2019 Inclusive quality public education crucial in ending child labour
On the occasion of the 2019 World Day against Child Labour on 12 June, Education International General Secretary David Edwards has emphasised that “inclusive quality public education is the key to eradicating child labour”. Around the world, education unions play a crucial role in accomplishing that goal.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 June 2019 Students and school personnel in extreme danger in High Conflict Regions
New data shows thousands of attacks on schools, mostly by military and other armed forces. This continuing epidemic of violence in regions of armed conflict demonstrates the vital and ongoing need to endorse and implement the Safe Schools Declaration.
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Equity and inclusion 7 June 2019 US: Cuts to education for children in federal custody at the border
An official from the Health and Human Services Department of the US Administration sent an email to shelters notifying them of cancelled English classes, recreational programs and legal aid for children while in federal custody at the border after 22 May.
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Trade union rights are human rights 7 June 2019 International Labour Conference celebrates its centenary
Education International brings the voice of teachers and education personnel to the 108th session of the International Labour Conference.
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Union renewal and development 6 June 2019 Finland: trade unionists take development cooperation work to heart
Confronted with the elimination of government support, the teacher union Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö, one of Education International’s member organisations, decided to review its international affairs strategy to ensure it can go on leading development cooperation activities in the future.
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Union renewal and development 6 June 2019 India: Loss of Sulabha A. Donde, strong trade union leader and force for progress for women and trade unions
Education International is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Sulabha A. Donde, Senior Vice President of All India Primary Teachers’ Federation and Chairperson of the Women’s Network of her union, a leader who has played a vital role in the struggle for the equal treatment of girls and women...
India: Loss of Sulabha A. Donde, strong trade union leader and force for progress for women and trade unions