Our work in this area
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25 July 2011 Resolution: The crisis should not affect our school model
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25 July 2011 Resolution on the campaign for quality public education for all in Haiti
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25 July 2011 Resolution on the Sustained Funding of Public Education in the midst of the Economic Crisis
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25 July 2011 Policy paper on education: Building the Future through Quality Education
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25 July 2011 Resolution on the restrictions of the civil rights of teachers in South Korea
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25 July 2011 Resolution in favour of stable jobs with the appropriate status and quality education! No job cuts or redundancies among education staff!
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25 July 2011 Stress the importance of public education for universal welfare
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25 July 2011 Resolution on Higher Education Teaching Personnel in Palestine
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25 July 2011 Resolution on the Future of the Teaching Profession
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25 July 2011 Trade union action against neoliberal policies and austerity plans in Europe
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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.
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News 18 July 2011 Taiwan: EI welcomes inauguration of new teachers' union
EI has welcomed the inauguration of the National Federation of Teacher Unions (NFTU) in Taiwan. The historic milestone in Taiwanese trade unionism was celebrated in the presence of President Ma Ying-jeou, who was joined by the Chairwoman of the Executive Yuan Labour Committee, Wang Ruxuan, and Deputy Education Minister, Lin...
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News 18 July 2011 Taiwan: EI expresses solidarity at the inauguration of the new National Federation of Teacher Unions
The inauguration of the new National Federation of Teacher Unions took place on 11 July. The milestone in the history of trade unionism was attended by President Ma Yingjeou, Chairwoman of the Labour Committee of Executive Yuan, Wang Ruxuan, and Deputy Education Minister, Lin Congming.
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News 15 July 2011 France: Teachers deplore impact of government policy on the profession
EI’s French affiliate, le Syndicat national des enseignements de second degré (SNES), has denounced its government’s failure to fill hundreds of teacher vacancies which have been subject to a new national exam.
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News 6 July 2011 USA: NEA Representative Assembly votes to defend public education
Delegates at EI’s largest affiliate, the National Education Association (NEA), have debated and approved a number of policies that will help the union and its members fight back against attacks on public education.
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News 6 July 2011 Australia: Federal government attacks teachers’ rights
The government of New South Wales in Australia is trying to take away the right of teachers to negotiate pay and conditions. The government has capped wage increases for public service employees at 2.5 per cent and has taken away their rights to bargain for improved pay and conditions.
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News 5 July 2011 Zimbabwe: Teachers on strike for a living wage
Teachers who are members of the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) are demanding a 150 per cent pay rise and an end to the violence which is meted out to them by government supporters.
Zimbabwe: Teachers on strike for a living wage