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Fighting the commercialisation of education 14 October 2015 International campaigners say British aid to private schools could violate human rights
A new ground breaking report has found that the UK’s education development funding policies that favour for-profit low-fee private schools may be in violation of the country’s obligations to the right to free quality education.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 14 October 2015 Germany: Education unions join in massive protest against EU-US trade deal
An alliance of civil society organisations, including trade unions, mobilised more than 150,000 people to protest against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, making it the biggest manifestation the country has seen in decades.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 14 October 2015 Germany: Education unions join in massive protest against EU-US trade deal
An alliance of civil society organisations, including trade unions, mobilised more than 150,000 people to protest against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, making it the biggest manifestation the country has seen in decades.
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Standards and working conditions 14 October 2015 Study examines impact of austerity on the teaching profession
A new report on the status of teachers and the teaching profession sheds light on how austerity policies in the education sector undermine free, quality education for all.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 October 2015 Gambian teachers strive to become agents of change
In an unprecedented effort to strengthen their capacity as social players, a group of union leaders from across Gambia are working to evaluate their situation and shape their collective voice.
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Trade union rights are human rights 13 October 2015 Plight of missing Yemeni teacher unknown as efforts to secure his release continue
Education International has brought its full support to Hilal Akrout, a teacher unionist, as well as all education workers arbitrarily detained in Yemen, and demands respect for the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the people of Yemen.
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Standards and working conditions 12 October 2015 EI recommendations included in latest CEART report
Education International has succeeded in having some of its proposals to the Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning Teaching Personnel included in the latest report, which is now available online.
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Union renewal and development 12 October 2015 Turkey: EI condemns horrific attack on peace and democracy
Education International has offered heartfelt condolences to its Turkish affiliate, the Education and Science Workers’ Union of Turkey, after eight of its activists were confirmed killed in bomb attacks that struck Ankara over the weekend.
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Union renewal and development 9 October 2015 Education International’s Tunisian affiliates celebrate Nobel Peace Prize
The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize honouring the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its role in helping build democracy following the country’s revolution includes five of Education International’s very own affiliates.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 October 2015 Lebanese teachers’ union singles out politicians for country’s woes
The President of the Teachers Syndicate of Lebanon, Nehme Mahfoud, has lashed out at the political elite of his country for not settling their differences, causing the country to have a disfunctional parliament, a paralised government and no head of state.
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Equity and inclusion 9 October 2015 Education International celebrates the International Day of the Girl Child
Education International marks International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October, by reaffirming the importance of education in empowering girls, and by highlighting the resolution on school-related gender-based violence adopted by its latest World Congress.
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Union renewal and development 8 October 2015 Arab teachers' unions establish new Arab Organization for Education
Education unions from twelve Arab countries met on 7 and 8 October in Beirut to establish a new Arab organisation to promote education quality, the status of teachers and democratic development in their countries.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 October 2015 Iran: intensified pressure on teacher unionists
Fourteen teacher unionists have been detained in a Tehran detention centre for a couple of hours on 7 October for scheduling a peaceful protest, and threatened to be arrested again if participating in the protest planned for 8 October.
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Equity and inclusion 7 October 2015 Unprecedented joint statement calls for actions to end discrimination
Twelve United Nations’ agencies joined together in a call to action to end violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex adults, adolescents and children.
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Union growth 7 October 2015 World Day for Decent Work targets corporate greed
On the heels of a major free trade agreement among Pacific nations, trade unions are reminding the world that decent work not only matters, but that it is the linchpin for fair and equal societies.
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Union growth 6 October 2015 Kenya: Teachers return to school despite ongoing struggle
Although Kenyan teachers are back in the classroom after court rulings ended both their month of labour action and halted the government’s plan to hire 70,000 replacement teachers, the biggest issue remains unresolved.
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Standards and working conditions 5 October 2015 World Teachers’ Day: Governments must empower teachers and confer with their unions
Education International was present at the UNESCO headquarters for the World Teachers’ Day celebrations and reiterated the need to see teachers respected and empowered if the global sustainable goal about education is to be achieved by 2030.
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Standards and working conditions 5 October 2015 World Teachers’ Day calls for the empowerment of teachers to build sustainable societies
The education community celebrates World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on October 5 by highlighting the importance of empowering teachers to achieve inclusive and sustainable global development.
World Teachers’ Day calls for the empowerment of teachers to build sustainable societies