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News 15 December 2011 International Day on Solidarity-Based Social Protection
On 14 December, France’s Mutuelle Générale de l’Education Nationale (MGEN), a joint founder organisation of the Education and Solidarity Network along with EI, organised a European and international day on the theme of ‘Social Protection: Citizens’ Rights and Duties’.
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News 15 December 2011 France: Education unions speak out against teacher assessment plan
A common union front in education, to which most EI French affiliates joined, has called for a strike on 15 December. Educators protest against a governmental plan aiming at having teachers’ evaluation and career advancement decided solely by school leaders.
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Research Global corporate taxation and resources for quality public services
Laura Figazzolo and Bob Harris
14 December 2011Global corporate taxation and resources for quality public servicesThis report explains how the resources for investment in people can be found. Billions of dollars and euros are lost to communities because tax laws are national while the economy is global, and that simple fact has created unprecedented opportunities for tax minimization and avoidance.
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News 29 November 2011 UK: Teachers lead largest strike in over thirty years
Over 2.000.000 British public sector workers will stage a nationwide walkout today protesting against pension cuts of up to 25%. At the vanguard of the protest will be EI’s UK members: NUT, NASUWT, ATL and UCU.
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News 21 November 2011 American Education Week Focuses on Commitment to Students and Educators
All around the United States, communities are joining Education International's two affiliates, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), this week to celebrate American Education Week. The annual observance, now in its 90th year, honors students’ hard work to learn, recognizes the professionalism and dedication...
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News 14 November 2011 Argentina: Teachers challenge privatisation
Teachers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, have announced plans to strike from 16-17 November against a bill that will establish a computerised rating system to decide teachers’ employment and promotion.
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News 3 November 2011 G20 Summit: Argentinian leader supports workers
A delegation has met with Argentinian President, Cristina Kirchner, ahead of the G20 Summit, to be held in Cannes, France, from 3-4 November. It was composed of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) General Secretary, Sharan Burrow, the President of EI's Latin America Regional Committee and General Secretary of the...
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News 25 October 2011 2012 International Summit on the Teaching Profession: EI to host global education leaders
EI will join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United States (U.S.) Department of Education to hold the second ever International Summit on the Teaching Profession in New York City, from 14-15 March. Next year’s summit will focus on ‘Preparing teachers and developing school leaders’.
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News 24 October 2011 Spain: Teachers protest cuts to education budgets
A mass demonstration of teachers, parents and students from all over Spain occupied the centre of Madrid on Saturday sending a warning to the authorities: Don’t slash our education budget!
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News 20 October 2011 Spain: Unions march for public education
On 22 October, teaching unions have organised a march through Madrid to protest against the public education cuts being imposed by autonomous regional authorities within the country.
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News 20 October 2011 Algeria: Educators demand decent work and quality education
EI’s Algerian member, UNPEF, has concluded a national strike in which it was joined by other teachers’ unions in a dispute over pay.
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News 19 October 2011 Lebanon: Teachers demand minimum wage increase
The Teacher Unions’ Coordination Committee of Lebanon, which includes the EI affiliates: Teachers Syndicate in Lebanon (TSL) and League of Public Secondary School teachers in Lebanon (LPESPL), have issued a joint statement confirming a national strike and sit-in outside the Council of Ministers’ offices on 19 October to oppose the...
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News 18 October 2011 Mali: New study reveals serious teacher quality challenges
More than half of primary school teachers in Mali are without a basic teaching qualification and the competences required to deliver quality education, according to a new study commissioned by EI and Oxfam Novib.
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News 17 October 2011 New Zealand: Government takes up union concerns on workload
The New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) President, Robin Duff, has welcomed the Minister of Education’s positive response to teachers’ concerns about workload in relation to the country's national certificate of educational achievement (NCEA).
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News 12 October 2011 Kuwait: Teachers act against extended school hours
Education unionists from the EI-affiliated Kuwait Teachers’ Society (KTS) have shown their opposition to proposals to extend the number of school opening hours by protesting in front of the Ministry of Education.
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News 11 October 2011 Greece: Teachers on strike against austerity
Greek teachers have joined other public sector workers from all over the country to take part in strike action this week to protest against radical cuts that have been proposed by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund and implemented by the Greek government.
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News 7 October 2011 World Day for Decent Work: Workers mobilise to demand decent jobs
With unprecedented public demand for decent jobs, and pressure mounting on banks and the finance industry, the 2011 World Day for Decent Work today features over 400 actions across more than 80 countries.
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News 7 October 2011 Dominican Republic: Investment in public education now!
Teachers’ unions in the Dominican Republic have mobilised the entire population to lobby the government to invest four per cent of its GDP into education.
Dominican Republic: Investment in public education now!