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News 9 August 2011 USA: Education workers demonstrate against privatisation
Thousands of students, teachers and education advocates from across the USA have gathered in the capital, Washington DC, for the ‘Save Our Schools’ march and rally to demonstrate against privatisation and to stand up for public schools.
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News 8 August 2011 Greece: Teachers plan new strikes for September
Teachers and university professors in Greece are planning a new wave of strikes in September after seeing their pay and benefits cut by the equivalent of two months of pay a year. Hundreds of thousands of people, including teachers, have been demonstrating on the streets of Greece over the last...
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News 8 August 2011 Liberia: Teachers struggle for a living wage
Members of the National Teachers Association of Liberia (NTAL) have launched a campaign for a decent living wage for all school teachers and education workers. Professional teachers currently earn as little as US$100 per month – which is an inadequate sum to survive on in a country where food prices...
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News 8 August 2011 Sierra Leone: Teachers’ pay award blocked by IMF
Teachers in Sierra Leone have had their pay rise blocked by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Despite the fact that teachers can earn as little as US$50 per month in Sierra Leone which is wholly inadequate to sustain one person, let alone to provide for an entire family, an IMF...
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25 July 2011 Resolution on the campaign for quality public education for all in Haiti
Resolution on the campaign for quality public education for all in Haiti -
25 July 2011 Resolution on the Sustained Funding of Public Education in the midst of the Economic Crisis
Resolution on the Sustained Funding of Public Education in the midst of the Economic Crisis -
25 July 2011 Resolution on the restrictions of the civil rights of teachers in South Korea
Resolution on the restrictions of the civil rights of teachers in South Korea -
25 July 2011 Resolution in favour of stable jobs with the appropriate status and quality education! No job cuts or redundancies among education staff!
Resolution in favour of stable jobs with the appropriate status and quality education! No job cuts or redundancies among education staff! -
25 July 2011 Stress the importance of public education for universal welfare
Stress the importance of public education for universal welfare -
25 July 2011 Resolution on Higher Education Teaching Personnel in Palestine
Resolution on Higher Education Teaching Personnel in Palestine -
25 July 2011 Resolution on the Future of the Teaching Profession
Resolution on the Future of the Teaching Profession -
25 July 2011 Trade union action against neoliberal policies and austerity plans in Europe
Trade union action against neoliberal policies and austerity plans in Europe -
25 July 2011 Policy paper on education: Building the Future through Quality Education
Policy paper on education: Building the Future through Quality Education -
25 July 2011 Resolution on Education Support Employees
Resolution on Education Support Employees -
25 July 2011 Resolution on the Education Policy Paper "Building the Future through Quality Education"
Resolution on the Education Policy Paper "Building the Future through Quality Education" -
25 July 2011 Resolution: The crisis should not affect our school model
Resolution: The crisis should not affect our school model -
News 20 July 2011 Canada: Teachers report on state of public education
The Canadian Teachers Federation (CTF), a member of Education International, has published a report on the state of Canadian public education from the perspective of teachers. The study involved 434 teachers from around Canada and highlights the growing concerns about budget and staff cuts.
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News 18 July 2011 Jamaica: JTA wins salary battle after nearly two years
Following over a year of negotiations with the government, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) will sign a wage agreement to secure salary increases for its 24,000 members.
Jamaica: JTA wins salary battle after nearly two years