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News 11 August 2015 Zimbabwe: Union tells Mugabe to reduce ministers not teachers
The Zimbabwe Teachers' Association has firmly condemned plans by the national government to greatly reduce the wage bill in the public sector, including education.
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News 7 August 2015 Zimbabwe: 3,000 teachers without pay
Government cost-cutting in Zimbabwe aimed at teachers and other public sector workers led to the elimination of salaries for at least 3,000 teachers in July according to news reports.
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News 24 July 2015 Raising the quality of teachers’ employment conditions worldwide
Over 60 participants from more than 40 countries discussed a resolution on quality terms and conditions of employment, and underlined the need for Education International to open an intense debate on this issue following Congress.
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News 6 July 2015 Portugal: Educators bring attention to unacceptable work conditions
Thousands of educators and researchers came together in the streets of Lisbon for a national demonstration in defence of teacher professionalism and its connection to education quality.
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News 3 July 2015 Iraq: union pushes to improve teacher status and open access to quality education
The Kurdistan Teachers’ Union took full advantage of its 12th education conference to promote education for all and to stress the improvement of teachers’ status across the country.
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News 24 June 2015 Switzerland: teachers want to balance the salary scales
Swiss educators say it’s time to reverse a 20-year trend of underpaying teachers, by raising salaries to the level of other sectors to ensure that the profession continues to be a popular career choice.
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News 3 June 2015 World leaders vow to restore respect for the teaching profession
A group of former world leaders has warned that a waning respect for the teaching profession could lead to “profoundly damaging” effects on young people’s life chances and fuel a rise in extremism.
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News 11 May 2015 Successful pay bargaining in Mexico
National collective bargaining by the Mexican trade union SNTE has ended with a significant pay rise for education workers, in recognition of their work with the children and youth of Mexico.
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Research Creating a supportive working environment in European higher education
Marie Clarke
30 April 2015Creating a supportive working environment in European higher educationCreating a positive working environment is key to the future success of higher education across Europe. Self-direction and autonomy are positive influences in the work context. Those who feel supported at work will enjoy their experience, like their jobs and have high levels of job satisfaction. The capacity to form...
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News 29 April 2015 Europe: Strong school leadership essential for quality education
The importance of strong and effective leadership in European schools is the subject of a joint report published by European trade unions and education employers.
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Research EI Report to the Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning Teachers | 2015
15 April 2015EI Report to the Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning Teachers | 2015The Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning Teachers (CEART) is a joint committee of the ILO and UNESCO composed of 12 Experts. It meets every three years and is charged with monitoring the implementation of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers and the...
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News 9 April 2015 UK: Education unions say experience counts
The need to value older, experienced teachers was a hot topic for two of the UK’s education unions during their annual national conferences where they opposed what they see as on-going discrimination.
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News 29 March 2015 Global teachers' Summit focuses on culture change
In his analysis of the latest studies on education, EI Senior Consultant John Bangs narrowed in on the main topics of this year's summit on the teaching profession: efficacy, leadership, collaboration and innovation.
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News 29 March 2015 Teachers at the top of Rocky Mountain summit
Collaboration, leadership, and innovation are at the heart of talks at the Summit of the Teaching Profession, where Education International General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen made the case for teachers as the agents of change.
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News 29 March 2015 Teacher collaboration is needed to strengthen the profession
Building collaborative school environments that empower teachers to create strong learning communities is the message teacher unions are delivering at the 5th International Summit on the Teaching Profession in Banff, Canada.
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News 27 March 2015 South Africa: Support grows for status change for temporary educators
The Congress of South African Trade Unions has voiced its support for the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union’s demand that educators employed on temporary contracts become permanent employees. This is a significant vote of support as the Congress of South African Trade Unions is that country’s national trade union confederation.
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News 9 March 2015 German educators take to the streets demanding better work conditions
The Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft, together with other public sector unions, is organising strikes across Germany in pursuit of a salary increase and a collective agreement for the 200,000 teachers employed in public schools.
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News 5 March 2015 Education leaders call for an end to harsh accountability demands
Stringent accountability demands imposed on schools, education leaders and teachers by governments harm and undermine professional autonomy and quality education for all, was the key message from EI’s conference on educational leadership held in Amsterdam.
Education leaders call for an end to harsh accountability demands