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Worlds of Education 17 December 2018 #EI25: “Trade unionism, the teaching profession, and democracy”, interview of EI General Secretary Emeritus Fred van Leeuwen
Fred van Leeuwen
2018 is the 25th anniversary of the creation of Education International. As this anniversary year draws to a close, we are publishing an interview of Fred van Leeuwen who served the organization as General Secretary of EI for its first quarter century. This discussion offers a reflection on the substantial...
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News 12 December 2018 France: newly elected representatives will carry the voices of teachers and education support staff
In an election with increased participation, French teachers and education support staff have democratically elected, with stable scores for the unions, for a term of four years, their representatives from the trade unions to various bodies linked to education during the 2018 professional elections.
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News 19 November 2018 Germany: Teachers’ Day highlights that politicians must support teachers
The 2018 Autumn Conference of the German Teachers' Day is taking place under the slogan: “Taking new paths!?”, urging public authorities to provide teachers with adequate working conditions, so they are armed to face current education challenges and can deliver quality education.
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News 12 November 2018 EI 11th Further and Higher Education and Research Conference: Advancing conditions for staff to improve quality education
The first day of the 11th Education International’s Further and Higher Education and Research Conference has provided member organisations with a forum for exchanging information and strategies across regions for the advancement of quality terms and conditions of employment for teachers, academics and researchers, and addressed technical and vocational education...
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News 31 October 2018 Education trade union community strongly condemns the persecution of educators in Brazil
Education International fully supports its Brazilian affiliate, the Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Educação, in its denunciation of a newly elected parliamentarian’s attempt to shackle teachers’ freedom of speech.
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News 25 October 2018 DRC: United trade union front calls strike in education
The five most representative education unions in the Democratic Republic of Congo have put out a joint appeal for strike action to take place between November 5 and November 12, with clear support from educators, to express the high level of dissatisfaction of the county’s teachers.
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Worlds of Education 25 October 2018 Union support for refugee teachers in Saxony, by Brhan Al Zoabi
Bran Al Zoabi
Among the many people who have fled to Germany since 2015 are many skilled workers who have not only lost their families, friends, history, work, future, property, home and dreams, but also their direction, path and goal. In other words, they have lost everything. Some workers have found other areas...
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News 25 October 2018 UK: Education union concerns remain after reform to the framework of the school inspection
Following the admission by the Chief Inspector of the school inspection agency Ofsted that focus on data has been a major factor in schools becoming exam factories, UK teacher unions have reiterated their views that the focus put on data has achieved the opposite of what the agency intended, namely...
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News 10 October 2018 Unions act to secure tax justice to secure workers’ rights
Addressing tax avoidance by multinational companies was the focus of trade unions from all over the world at a recent seminar.
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News 10 October 2018 Education International raises professional issues with global experts
Education International raised a wide range of issues related to the status of teachers with the Joint ILO-UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel.
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Worlds of Education 5 October 2018 “World Teachers’ Day: Between Recognition and Reward”, by Nelly P. Stromquist
Teacher’s Day (usually in singular) is celebrated in many countries, a testimony to the importance with which teaching is perceived by those who benefited from knowledgeable and caring teachers. Teaching, in fact, has been identified by many as one of the most influential jobs in the world. Different countries have...
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News 4 October 2018 On World Teachers’ Day, new report highlights urgent need to improve education
A lack of qualified teachers and poor working conditions for teaches worldwide are highlighted in a report released by Education International to mark World Teachers’ Day (5 October).
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Worlds of Education 3 October 2018 “The Global Status of teachers and the Teaching Profession”, by David Edwards
David Edwards
World Teachers Day is an ideal moment to reflect on the status of the world’s teachers. Today, Education International will release its triennial report on this very issue. Education is at the centre of improvements to living standards and quality of life, yet we now increasingly face pressures and threats...
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News 28 September 2018 Burundi: Despite the crisis, STEB has been able to develop the skills of new union leaders
The Syndicat Libre des Travailleurs de l'Enseignement du Burundi (STEB) has been able to train 360 new union leaders throughout the country with financial support from Education International.
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Research The global status of teachers and the teaching profession
Nelly P. Stromquist
26 September 2018The global status of teachers and the teaching professionThe Global Status of Teachers and the Teaching Profession is a crucial read, as it describes and quantifies the challenges teachers face worldwide, but also delineates a path towards a more sustainable future. This ground-breaking global report presents the voice of teachers across all levels of education from early childhood,...
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News 25 September 2018 Iraq: New residential neighbourhood for teachers secured by union
Land for teachers’ housing has been made available in the Kalar district of Iraq, thanks to the efforts of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union.
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News 24 September 2018 Francophone education unions, the driving force of democracy, the guardians of public education and union solidarity
At the 16th Meeting of the Comité Syndical Francophone de l’Education et de la Formation (Francophone Trade Union Committee for Education and Training), the Education International General Secretary, David Edwards, called on all French-speaking affiliates to defend democracy, human rights and trade union rights, to fight privatisation, and to strive...
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News 21 September 2018 EI calls on ILO and governments to improve working conditions in tertiary education
The necessity to improve terms and conditions of employment in tertiary education, and in particular, to limit the alarming increase in precarious work in the sector was at the heart of debates at the International Labour Organisation’s Global Dialogue Forum on Employment Terms and Conditions in Tertiary Education.
EI calls on ILO and governments to improve working conditions in tertiary education