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News 13 September 2007 Nepal: Teachers’ Unions demand reform
Back in May, the Teachers' Union of Nepal (TUN) along with the Nepal National Teachers’ Association (NNTA) and the Nepal Teachers’ Association (NTA) demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Education and Sports on the recruitment and dismissal procedures prevailing in the country. They were joined by the EI Asia...
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News 13 September 2007 Interview with Ernestine Akouavi Akakpo-Gbofu
Ernestine Akouavi Akakpo-Gbofu of FENASYET Togo won the 2007 Albert Shanker Education Award for her outstanding work in the field of early childhood education, particularly the development of pedagogical tools. She received the award at the EI Congress in Berlin last July.
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News 13 September 2007 Korea: Private School Act amendment may encourage corruption
EI has written to H.E. Roh Moo-hyun, President of the Republic of Korea, urging the Korean government to withdraw the re-amended Private School Act in the forthcoming session of the National Assembly.
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News 22 August 2007 World Teachers' Day is coming: Sign Up Now!
World Teachers' Day is celebrated on 5 Oct every year to commemorate the signing of the UNESCO-ILO 1966 Recommendation on the Status of Education Personnel.
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News 6 August 2007 Indonesia: Thousands of teachers stage rally to demand welfare improvement
Up to 17,000 teachers staged a rally in Indonesia on 2nd August, demanding an improvement to their welfare.
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25 July 2007 Resolution on the school principals and school leadership
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25 July 2007 Resolution on United for greater social justice
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25 July 2007 Resolution on fixed-term higher education teaching personnel
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25 July 2007 Resolution on the Strategic role of Educators
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News 25 July 2007 World Teachers' Day 2007 launched at EI World Congress
World Teachers' day 2007 was officially launched today at EI's 5th World Congress in Berlin by EI President Thulas Nxesi.
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News 16 July 2007 EI invites European member organisations to submit their views on the Commission's Consultation on "Schools for the 21st Century"
The EI Pan-European Structure and the ETUCE invite member organisations to contribute actively to the Commission's consultation on "Schools for the 21st Century".
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News 16 July 2007 Canada: Three teacher leaders honoured by their peers at national meeting
Three educators are recipients of this year's Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) Special Recognition Awards that honour the valuable contributions made by teacher leaders in promoting the teaching profession and, by extension, public education. CTF President Winston Carter presented the awards on 13 July at the CTF Annual General Meeting held...
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News 13 July 2007 Peru: strike goes on as government passes Teacher Career Law
After a week of massive demonstrations throughout the country, Peruvian teachers remain on strike. The government, however, failed to listen to the requests for a national debate on the Teacher Career Law, which was passed today without further discussion by the National Congress.
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News 10 July 2007 EI to launch World Teachers’ Day 2007
Teachers and their unions from all around the world will campaign together on October 5th, World Teachers’ Day, to call for Quality Teachers for Quality Education!
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News 10 July 2007 Uganda: UNATU react to claims of teachers rejecting posts
In June, the Monitor newspaper reported that some 2,000 teachers had turned down government job offers in Uganda. The article echoes the surprise of the Ministry of Education on the apparent rejection of these posts. EI affiliate the Ugandan National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has since reacted to these misleading statements.
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News 6 July 2007 Peru: SUTEP on strike against new Teacher Career Law
EI affiliate in Peru, SUTEP, launched an indefinite strike on 5 July to protest against a new legal framework for the teaching profession, currently being discussed by the National Congress.
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News 26 June 2007 Peru: SUTEP demands national debate on law on teaching profession
EI affiliate in Peru, SUTEP, has called a 24-hour strike on 26 June to demand that the proposed new legal framework for the teaching profession be discussed in a national debate before being submitted to the Congress.
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News 18 June 2007 Kenya: Government lifts 10-year teacher employment embargo
The Kenyan government has lifted a 10-year employment embargo and announced extra funding for education, though the measures fall short of what is required to ensure adequate allocation of teachers.
Kenya: Government lifts 10-year teacher employment embargo