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Equity and inclusion 25 November 2015 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Violence against women affects all groups of women and remains prevalent all over the world; it both reflects and creates gender inequalities, and is one of the worst manifestations of gender-based discrimination.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 November 2015 OECD report rings alarm bells about quality education
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) launched its annual study Education at a Glance today, presenting strong evidence of the critical role that well-funded, quality education plays in fostering social progress.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 November 2015 Bermuda: Government legal action undermines educators’ trade union rights
Bermuda’s public authorities have initiated a questionable legal action to attack the right to strike, accusing trade unions of taking part in illegal industrial action.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 November 2015 Belgium: Schools remain closed amidst security threats
Schools and daycare centres in Belgium's capital Brussels remained closed today, as the federal government upheld the highest security threat level in the city.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 November 2015 Germany: Teachers tackle international issues
At a recent meeting of members working on international issues, Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft, one of Education International's affiliates in Germany, discussed ways to broaden the union's engagement and impact on the international scene.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 22 November 2015 Philippines: corporate inroads on public education
The latest in-depth Education International study reveals the extent to which the Philippine government has opened its doors to the rampant growth of privatised education, putting corporate interests ahead of its children and their families.
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Equity and inclusion 20 November 2015 Tajikistan’s educators work to improve girls’ access to quality education
Members of the Republican Trade Union Committee of Education and Scientific Workers are addressing the challenges of child labour and gender equality in order to improve quality and access to education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 November 2015 UNESCO adopts international standards to promote adult and vocational education
The 38th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO has adopted revised standards to promote vocational education and training, adult education, as well as physical education and sport.
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Equity and inclusion 19 November 2015 UN refugee agency looks to boost collaboration with EI
As the perilous situation facing refugees continues, the United Nations’ refugee agency has turned to Education International in an effort to work together toward ensuring that all displaced children receive their right to an education.
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Union growth 19 November 2015 Education unions increase efforts to release imprisoned Colombian Academic
Education International has joined education unions’ calls for the immediate release of Colombian academic Dr Miguel Ángel Beltrán Villegas, who remains detained in Bogotá since his arrest on 31 July of this year.
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Equity and inclusion 18 November 2015 Global campaign strives to make schools free of gender based violence
The message is going to be loud and clear as Education International prepares to voice its support for the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-based Violence Campaign from November 25 to December 10.
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 November 2015 EI Executive Board remembers slain Colombian teacher union leader
The assassination of Marcelis Mendes, the President of Coveñas regional subdivision of the Colombian Teachers Federation, was forcefully condemned by Education International’s Executive Board in Brussels.
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Union growth 18 November 2015 Global education union leaders stand in solidarity with Quebecois colleagues
The Education International’s Executive Board has adopted a clear and strong message of solidarity in support of its colleagues in Quebec demanding better quality public services in the Canadian province.
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Union growth 18 November 2015 The ILO demands that Ecuador respect public workers’ human and trade union rights
The Ecuadorian government must initiate immediate consultations with teachers and public servants unions to ensure that new laws respect freedom of association and collective bargaining rights, urges the International Labour Organisation.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 November 2015 Students call for education without borders
The 17th of November marks International Students' Day, a movement which commemorates student demonstrations against the 1939 Nazi storming of the University of Prague, is today calling for education for all.
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Equity and inclusion 17 November 2015 Norwegian teachers take a stance for refugees and object to the commercialisation of education
At its fifth national congress, the Union of Education Norway called on the government to open its arms to refugees, and also strongly opposed looming trade deals that threaten to commercialise education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 November 2015 Brussels: EI Executive Board issues statement on terrorist attacks
The EI executive board stands in solidarity with all education unions who work on the frontlines every day in countries where the threat and the reality of violence are ever present.
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Equity and inclusion 16 November 2015 Indonesian education unionists focus on advancing new global development goals
One month after their adoption, members of the teachers’ union Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia have debated ways to advance global priorities, especially the post-2015 sustainable development goals focused on education and gender.
Indonesian education unionists focus on advancing new global development goals