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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 September 2012 Spain:Spain:
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 September 2012 The Perfect Storm: UK Austerity Measures and Reforms Undermine Educational Equality ServiceThe Perfect Storm: UK Austerity Measures and Reforms Undermine Educational Equality Service
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 September 2012 Turning the crisis aroundTurning the crisis around
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Union growth 21 September 2012 Kenya: Government must meet educators’ legitimate demands for decent wages
EI has sent a protest letter to the Kenyan Head of Public Service, Francis Kimemia, urging the Government to enter into meaningful negotiations with EI national affiliates on teacher wages and allowances.
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 September 2012 International Day of Peace highlights education for peace
EI will celebrate the International Day of Peace on 21 September. On this occasion, it will reaffirm that human rights are at the heart of the peace.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 September 2012 Greece: solidarity with educators hit by harsh austerity measures
EI’s European Region, the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) has issued a Statement on Greece. At its meeting on 17 September, the ETUCE Bureau expressed its solidarity with Greek teacher, in relation to their announced general strike on 26 September.
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Equity and inclusion 18 September 2012 EFA must include marginalised boys and girls trapped in labour
EI has reacted to an article published in World Education Blog, hosted by the Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report team, which declares that “improving teaching and learning is crucial, especially for the marginalised.” It reiterates that the EFA goals will not be achieved unless child labour is eradicated...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 September 2012 Spain: no to spending cuts, yes to a referendum now!
On Saturday 15 September hundreds of thousands of demonstrators from all over Spain packed into the Plaza de Colón in Madrid to demand a change to the government’s policy of spending cuts. The rally was organised by the Cumbre Social (Social Summit), an association of over 150 organisations, including the...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 September 2012 Weakening collective bargaining hurts recovery, says ILO
EI has welcomed the recent International Labour Organisation (ILO) analysis, demonstrating that some governments unilaterally reformed collective bargaining arrangements at the height of the economic crisis. The ILO stated that reversing those decisions and providing policy support for collective bargaining would be key to recovery.
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Climate action and literacy 17 September 2012 The CSFEF calls for education on sustainable development
The EI’s “Comité syndical francophone de l’Education et de la Formation” (CSFEF – Francophone trade union education and training committee) held its 13th meeting in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on 3 and 4 September. It discussed the theme of the forthcoming Francophone Summit to be held,...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 September 2012 UK: Government should stop playing politics with international students
The University and College Union (UCU), one of EI’s national affiliates, is publicising a petition to support international students at the London Metropolitan University (LMU) who have been affected by the last month decision of the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to revoke the Tier 4 licence of the LMU.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 September 2012 U.K.: Education unions react to GCSE results
The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), the National Union of Teachers (NUT), and the University and College Union (UCU), three EI’s national affiliates, have commented on the publication of the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) results. The GCSE is an academic qualification awarded in a...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 September 2012 Slovakia: Unionists strike over unacceptable budget proposal
The Trade Union of Workers in Education and Science of Slovakia (OZ PŠaV), one of EI’s national affiliates, embarked on a one-day strike on 13 September. It is dissatisfied with the Government’s 2013 budget proposal and fiscal roadmap for 2014-15, which do not address the presently unsustainable situation in education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 September 2012 Brazil: March to strengthen public education
On 5 September, over 10,000 protesters took to the streets of Brasilia and other Brazilian states under the banner: Independence equals quality education and decent work. They demanded the strengthening of public education through the approval in 2012 of the National Plan for Education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 September 2012 US: Teachers in Chicago strike over pay and evaluation changes
As many as 6,000 US teachers are facing potential dismissal due to recent education reforms that were passed in Chicago, a city which houses the third-largest public school district in the country.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 September 2012 Latest OECD report shows need to invest in education in times of crisis
EI has reacted to the launch of the latest Education at a Glance (EaG) by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This report states its case for a public investment in education, arguing that the gap between well-educated and poorly educated persons has widened as a result of...
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Union growth 7 September 2012 Bahrain: Grave concerns about teacher unionists in detention
In view of the final appeals hearing in the cases of Bahraini teacher unionists Mahdi Abu Dheeb and Jalila Al Salman, there is growing concern that harsh earlier sentences, will be upheld by the appeals court - as in another ruling against Bahraini activists earlier this week.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 September 2012 International Literacy Day: reading changes lives!
International Literacy Day on 8 September is a reminder that literacy is a human right and the foundation of all learning. At EI, the 46th celebration of this Day, focusing this year on “Peace through Literacy”, is eagerly anticipated.
International Literacy Day: reading changes lives!