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Union renewal and development 29 November 2013 Development cooperation partners unite for quality education
EI’s annual Development Cooperation (DC) meeting took place in Brussels, Belgium, from 19-20 November. The DC meeting was aimed at connecting trade unions’ development cooperation programmes with EI’s Unite for Quality Education campaign activities, as well as further harmonising development cooperation work between EI and its member organisations.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 November 2013 Ukraine: trade union demands better living and working conditions for educators
The Free Trade Union of Education and Science of Ukraine (VPONU), one of EI’s national affiliates, has shown its support for Ukraine’s signing of an Association Agreement with the European Union (EU).
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Equity and inclusion 25 November 2013 Joint Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a fundamental violation of human rights. It is one of the worst manifestations of gender-based discrimination, disproportionately affecting girls and women, and a major obstacle to achieving gender equality. This is a global phenomenon that knows no boundaries geographical, cultural, ethnic, economic or other.
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Union renewal and development 22 November 2013 Philippines: EI launches urgent action appeal
EI has opened a solidarity account to collect contributions to support the Philippines’ education communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda.
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Equity and inclusion 21 November 2013 Senegal: Call for increased participation of women
Some 300 women (and a number of men) from 100 countries are attending the second world women's conference organised by the International Trade Union Confederation’s (ITUC) in Dakar, Senegal, from 19-21 November. This is the first time that an African country is hosting an ITUC World Women’s Conference. In recognising...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 November 2013 EI progress in promoting quality early childhood education
With the support of its global Task Force on early childhood education (ECE), EI has taken strides to promote quality ECE and better conditions of work for early childhood personnel.
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Union growth 19 November 2013 South Korea: Outrage over union’s de-registration
The President and General Secretary of Education International, Susan Hopgood and Fred van Leeuwen, have told the members of the Environment and Labour Committee of the National Assembly of Korea that the recent de-registration of the Korea Teachers’ and Education Workers’ Union (KTU), one of EI's affiliates in the country,...
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Union renewal and development 15 November 2013 Philippines: Teacher community shows international solidarity
In the aftermath of the devastating typhoon in the country, teachers globally have reacted promptly, showing great solidarity with severely affected colleagues.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 November 2013 Private schools won’t lead to achievement of quality education for all, stresses EI
EI has reacted to an article by James Tooley published by The Spectator on 9 November claiming that Education International is using Malala Yousafza’s story to drive the case for government schools.
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Equity and inclusion 14 November 2013 Argentina: Call for free lay and egalitarian sex education
EI’s affiliate in Argentina, the Confederación de Trabajadores de la Educación de la República Argentina (CTERA), supported the theme of the XXII March for Pride in Sexual Diversity: “Free lay and egalitarian sexuality education”; the march proceeded from the Plaza de Mayo to the Plaza del Congreso in Buenos Aires...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 November 2013 Georgia: national campaign for quality education
The Educators and Scientists’ Free Trade Union of Georgia (ESFTUG), one of EI’s national affiliates, launched on 5 October, World Teachers’ Day, a teacher-led campaign for quality education entitled Preserve the Past, Spotlight on Present for Better Future. The trade union linked its campaign aiming at raising the Georgian teachers’...
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Union growth 14 November 2013 UK: Strike threat remains in place after ‘provocative’ Education Secretary letter
Two unions in the UK, representing nine out of 10 teachers, have reaffirmed their commitment to a jointly coordinated campaign, Protect Teachers and Defend Education. This action by the UK’s two largest teachers’ unions, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT),...
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Union renewal and development 13 November 2013 Philippines: Teachers and population severely affected by typhoon
Many schools and a number of teachers were affected by Typhoon Haiyan on 8 November, according to EI affiliates in the Philippines. Amongst the devastating and deadly consequences of the typhoon is the loss of contact with two National Council members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), an EI...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 November 2013 Keep quality education at the top of global agenda, says EI
In his statement at the 37th General Conference of UNESCO, held in Paris, France, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen has called for a renewed commitment for universal free quality education to be at the centre of the new global development agenda.
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 November 2013 Syria: School bombing injures students
This week, a mortar bomb struck an elementary school in the neighbourhood of Al-Zahira in southern Damascus, Syria, causing injuries among its students.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 November 2013 New brochure called “The Council of Europe - Guardian of Human Rights : a summary,”
The brochure outlines the Strasbourg Organisation’s position as Europe’s leading human rights institution.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 November 2013 Miscellaneous news
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 November 2013 Big business still in charge of the advisory groups of the European Commission
On 6 November 2013, ALTER-EU, AK EUROPA and ÖGB Europabüro released a report showing that still mostly the big business dominate the advisory groups of the European Commission despite the promise given over a year ago to reform the groups.
Big business still in charge of the advisory groups of the European Commission