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9 October 2009 Keynote address by Fred van Leeuwen, EI General Secretary at the UNESCO General Conference held in Paris, 9 October 2009
Below is the keynote address by Fred van Leeuwen, EI General Secretary at the UNESCO General Conference held in Paris, on the 9 of October October 2009.
Keynote address by Fred van Leeuwen, EI General Secretary at the UNESCO General Conference held in Paris, 9 October 2009 -
News 6 October 2009 On 5 October teachers organise for quality education
“Build the Future: Invest in Teachers Now!” That was the resounding message from teachers around the world as they lobbied and marched and celebrated their international day, despite the global economic crisis threatening education and other key public services.
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2 September 2009 Working and learning conditions in decline
Teachers’ working conditions around the world have deteriorated in recent years, mainly due to deep education funding cutbacks and increasing workload pressures, and the economic crisis is only likely to worsen the situation.
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2 September 2009 Strong school leadership key to quality education
To build towards achievement of quality education there must be greater recognition of the important role played by principals and other school leaders. This was one of the key conclusions of an EI school leadership seminar called “Quality leadership for quality education” held in Helsinki in May. Hosted by the...
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News 28 July 2009 New Zealand: 2 new videos to explain primary education funding and salary
EI member organisation Te Riu Roa New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) has released two new videos for their members in the primary education sector.
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News 27 July 2009 Teacher unions in Zimbabwe demand decent salaries
EI’s largest affiliates in Zimbabwe – the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) and the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) – were sharply critical of the salary increase for civil servants announced last week by the government.
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News 7 July 2009 American teachers optimistic, despite challenges
“Hope starts here!” With a new partner in the White House, more than 15,000 American teacher trade unionists came together under this optimistic slogan at the National Education Association’s 88th Representative Assembly, 3-7 July in San Diego, California.
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News 30 June 2009 South Korea: Arrests and disciplinary procedures against protesting teachers
EI’s member organisation, the Korean Teachers' and Education Workers' Union KTU (Jeon-Gyo-Jo), is facing heavy repression for criticising the government.
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News 22 June 2009 Teachers' forum urges Commonwealth governments to invest in developing the teaching profession
Teacher organisations from 29 Commonwealth countries urged their governments to invest in teachers and in developing the teaching profession in a Teachers' Forum held recently in Kuala Lumpur.
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News 22 June 2009 Korea: Survey shows 6 out of 10 teachers suffer from occupational illnesses
On the occasion of the 58th Education Week, the Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations (KFTA) conducted a teacher survey. The survey showed that six out of ten teachers have experienced or are now suffering from occupational diseases and many of them are under great stress from negative media reports and...
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News 5 June 2009 Taiwan: Teachers protest anti-union law
Members of EI’s affiliate the National Teachers’ Association of Taiwan are deeply concerned about a draft union law currently tabled in the Taiwanese Parliament.
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News 11 May 2009 Seminar participants stress the importance of school leadership in achieving quality education
Participants at an EI school leadership seminar held in Helsinki last week called for more recognition of the important role principals and other school leaders play in ensuring the achievement of quality education.
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News 7 May 2009 Education and research budget should increase to 11.6 % of GDP, says Spanish union leader
"A reduction of the drop-out rate, expansion of early childhood education, better vocational education and training, increased use of new technologies in education, a better adjustment of higher education to new European standards."
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News 7 May 2009 Zimbabwe: teachers cancelled strike to show faith in government
Zimbabwean teachers cancelled their strike on 5 May to show their faith in the government, even though the interim US$800 monthly salary promised to them in February has yet to be paid.
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News 30 April 2009 EI to hold school leadership seminar in Helsinki
EI will be holding a seminar on school leadership in Helsinki, Finland, from 6 -8 May 2009. The seminar will be hosted by Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö (OAJ), one of the EI's member organisations in Finland.
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News 23 April 2009 Iran: Teachers strike for the implementation of Pay Parity Law
Despite formal promises by the authorities, Iranian teachers are getting frustrated that the Pay Parity Law passed in 2007 has still not been implemented. As a result, the teacher movement there is calling for industrial action from 26-28 Apr.
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News 22 April 2009 EI General Secretary at the congress of Nepalese teachers: "Investment in Quality Public Education For All is the Key to Recovery"
"We must go on the offensive. In every country, in every region and globally. We must turn crisis into opportunity. For we have a powerful case to make, and to show that investment in quality public education for all is the key to recovery, the key to eradicate poverty, and...
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News 15 April 2009 Zimbabwe: Teachers will not return in May if salaries are not paid
Teachers will not return to school when it reopens in May should they not receive their salaries, according to the teacher unions there.
Zimbabwe: Teachers will not return in May if salaries are not paid