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  1. Trade union rights are human rights 11 June 2013

    ILO examines collective bargaining in the public services

    “EI welcomes the useful and clear reaffirmation of the right to collective bargaining for public sector teachers, whether or not they are appointed as civil servants, by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations,” has stated EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen...

    ILO examines collective bargaining in the public services
  2. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 June 2013

    Nigeria: Teachers strike demands better wages

    EI’s national affiliate, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has called on members to go on strike as of 1 June, due to the non-payment of a negotiated pay increase. Teachers are due a 27.5 per cent salary increase (Teachers’ Peculiar Allowance) and a minimum wage of 18,000 Nigerian Naira...

    Nigeria: Teachers strike demands better wages
  3. Union growth 10 June 2013

    EI calls for reverse of negative trend around workers’ rights

    On 6-7 June, EI participated in the presentation of the ILO (International Labour Organisation) Survey on Collective Bargaining in the Public Services. Various speakers stressed the need for ILO Conventions 151 and 154 to be widely ratified and implemented. Workers also requested a four-year action plan by the ILO to...

    EI calls for reverse of negative trend around workers’ rights
  4. Trade union rights are human rights 10 June 2013

    Honduras: ILO will send mission to examine trade union rights

    The Honduran government has accepted a direct contacts mission from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), following a recommendation from the ILO workers’ group, supported by employers. Honduras was the first case examined by the ILO Committee on the Application of Standards this year because of the persistent and serious nature...

    Honduras: ILO will send mission to examine trade union rights
  5. Equity and inclusion 7 June 2013

    Senegal: Education key to eliminating child labour - workshop

    Eradicating child labour and improving the quality of education are inextricably linked. That’s according to Marième Sakho Dansokho, EI Executive Board member and General Secretary of SYPROS. She was speaking at EI’s “Omar's Dream” workshops on 3-4 June in Dakar, Senegal. The workshops explored the contribution teaching unions can make...

    Senegal: Education key to eliminating child labour - workshop
  6. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 June 2013

    Argentina: CTERA condemns persecution of trade union leader

    The EI’s affiliate, the Central de Trabajadores de la Educación de la República Argentina (CTERA), has condemned threats by the provincial government against the leader of the Sindicato Unificado de Trabajadores de la Educación de Buenos Aires (SUTEBA).

    Argentina: CTERA condemns persecution of trade union leader
  7. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 June 2013

    Rwanda: Significant funding for vocational education and training

    EI has welcomed the announcement by Rwanda’s national Education Minister, Vincent Biruta, that technical and vocational education and training (TVET) will again be allocated a considerable part of the Ministry’s budget. This is due to TVET’s acknowledged capacity to promote skills development and bridge existing skills gaps in the labour...

    Rwanda: Significant funding for vocational education and training
  8. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 June 2013

    Teacher trade unions mobilise for quality education

    Communication officers from Education International affiliates in more than thirty countries are gathering in Brussels today to discuss a roadmap for the upcoming Mobilising for Quality Education Campaign.

    Teacher trade unions mobilise for quality education
  9. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 May 2013

    Quality teachers crucial for education and development, says EU high-level conference

    A European Union (EU) High Level Conference on Education and Development took place on 23 May in Brussels, Belgium. European commissioner, national ministers and high-profile personalities reaffirmed the importance of well-trained teachers for achieving quality education.

    Quality teachers crucial for education and development, says EU high-level conference
  10. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 May 2013

    US: 50 schools to be shut down - largest public school closure in history

    Last week, Chicago announced the closure of 50 public schools, the majority of them on the South and West sides of the city, in the poorer neighbourhoods. The closures represent about eight per cent of the 681 public schools in Chicago, the third-largest school district in the country.

    US: 50 schools to be shut down - largest public school closure in history
  11. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 May 2013

    Post-2015 high-level report released

    The High-Level Panel, which was constituted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to advise on a global post-2015 development agenda, has released its report.

    Post-2015 high-level report released
  12. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 May 2013

    “New” GPE to enhance quality education worldwide

    The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) must support quality education in developing countries and ensure teachers’ involvement in local education group plans. It was the message delivered by EI at the Board of Directors meeting, held from 21-22 May in Brussels, Belgium.

    “New” GPE to enhance quality education worldwide
  13. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 May 2013

    Take part in shaping the future of education!

    EI is calling on educators, students, parents and communities to contribute to The Global Thematic Consultation on Education in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The deadline for online contributions by members of the public to the draft Executive Summary of the Global Consultation on Education is 27 May. This is a...

    Take part in shaping the future of education!
  14. Equity and inclusion 23 May 2013

    Peru: Indigenous peoples discuss public education

    The III Meeting on Public Education and Indigenous Peoples, held from 15-16 May in Cusco, Peru, brought together indigenous education union leaders from several countries. The participants demanded respect for their communities’ rights, a multicultural and multilingual education, and integration based on understanding and equality.

    Peru: Indigenous peoples discuss public education
  15. Union renewal and development 22 May 2013

    International support for Haiti unions

    Achieving quality public education for all in Haiti took another step forward recently when EI and some of its affiliates met with EI Haitian member organisations.

    International support for Haiti unions
  16. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 May 2013

    Nigeria: Extremist attacks hit school attendance

    EI has strongly condemned attacks on Nigerian schools, teachers and students that have kept 15,000 children away from school since last February. News of the attacks by Boko Haram (BH) extremists came from IRIN, the news service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The attacks on...

    Nigeria: Extremist attacks hit school attendance
  17. Equity and inclusion 16 May 2013

    IDAHO: Governments must honour human rights’ obligations

    On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia on 17 May, EI calls on governments to honour the obligations outlined in the UN Vienna Declaration and Plan of Action (UN VDPA, June 1993). Those obligations have been affirmed as universal, indivisible and consistent with all human rights.

    IDAHO: Governments must honour human rights’ obligations
  18. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 May 2013

    India: unionists hold mass demonstration for quality public education

    In early May, the All India Primary Teachers' Federation (AIPTF), one of EI’s national affiliates, organised a picket in front of the Indian parliament in New Delhi to raise awareness amongst the public about the need and importance of quality education for all.

    India: unionists hold mass demonstration for quality public education