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Climate action and literacy 9 December 2011 Durban 2011: urgent need for a green growth roadmap
The United Nations Climate Change Conference brought together representatives of the world's governments, international organizations and civil society in Durban, South Africa, from 28 November-11 December. It aimed at reaching an international agreement for a truly global emission reduction regime.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 December 2011 Bahrain: EI launches a new Urgent Action Appeal
Education International (EI) has launched a new Urgent Action Appeal on Bahrain, calling on its member organisations to contact their national government as well as the Bahraini diplomatic representations in their country to urge the Bahraini authorities to review the charges and convictions and commute sentences of all teachers, teacher...
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Equity and inclusion 8 December 2011 Canada: Enhancing indigenous peoples’ education
The Advisory Committee on Aboriginal Education of the Canadian Teachers Federation (CTF), one of EI’s national affiliates, has endorsed the Initiative of Ashoka Changemakers, a global online community, aiming at sharing ideas or projects about supporting First Nations, Métis and Inuit learners.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 December 2011 Germany: Unions demand more equal opportunities in education
Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW), one of Education International's affiliates in Germany, has called for more concerted efforts to ensure stronger equal opportunities in education throughout the diverse German school system.
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Equity and inclusion 5 December 2011 On the way to education for equality
The EI Latin America Women’s Network met in Bogota, Colombia, on 2-3 December to discuss and strengthen the defense of public education as a basic human right.
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Union renewal and development 5 December 2011 Education leaders tackle impact of economic crisis
Convening in Brussels for the first time after the World Congress, the newly elected EI Executive Board voiced concerns about the ongoing onslaught on quality public education in the wake of the economic crisis and vowed to take measures to counter this worldwide tendency.
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Equity and inclusion 2 December 2011 Global Unions call for better governance of migration
Representatives of Global Unions (GUFs), including EI, are meeting in Geneva this week to put pressure on governments attending the 6th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) to enact and implement a better governance system for migration and fair labour migration policies.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 December 2011 EI Executive Board condemns unjust prison sentence on trade union activists in Turkey
The EI Executive Board, meeting in Brussels this week, learned with great regret that 25 Turkish trade unionists, members of EGITIM Sen-KESK, which includes the EI affiliate in Turkey, had prison sentences imposed by the Turkish courts for engaging in what would be regarded elsewhere as legitimate trade union activities.
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Standards and working conditions 29 November 2011 UK: Teachers lead largest strike in over thirty years
Over 2.000.000 British public sector workers will stage a nationwide walkout today protesting against pension cuts of up to 25%. At the vanguard of the protest will be EI’s UK members: NUT, NASUWT, ATL and UCU.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 November 2011 EI launches a study requesting multinational corporations contribute to quality public services via fair taxation
The EI Research Institute has launched its latest study, in collaboration with the Council of Global Unions (CGU), on Global Corporate Taxation and Resources for Quality Public Services in London, United Kingdom (UK).
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 November 2011 EI President calls for a commitment to public education in Argentina
EI’s Argentinian affiliate, SUTEBA, organised an international forum on quality public education in Buenos Aires, on 24-25 November.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 November 2011 Tax avoidance by multinationals: this shameful game must stop
In the context of the current financial and economic crisis, education unions have been asked to accept severe cutbacks and austerity measures on the basis that there is no more money available for public services.
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Trade union rights are human rights 25 November 2011 On December 1, in your school or your union, talk about HIV and AIDS!
Each year on December 1, millions of people throughout the world commemorate World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is about raising awareness of HIV and AIDS and is a great opportunity to take action on HIV and AIDS education in schools.
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Equity and inclusion 24 November 2011 Living free of the fear of violence
On 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, EI calls upon education unions to raise awareness of the scope of the phenomenon of violence against girls and women and organise prevention measures to eradicate it.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 November 2011 Bahrain: The international teacher trade union movement shows solidarity
EI General Secretary, Fred van Leeuwen, recently visited the Kingdom of Bahrain, in order to get first-hand impressions of the situation in a country that has seen severe mistreatment of teachers in the past months, following “Arab Spring”-inspired upheavals throughout the middle eastern state.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 November 2011 Together combating teachers’ stress
The EI European Region, ETUCE, wrapped-up a research project on teachers’ work-related stress and presented the results from a European-wide survey on this issue during a Conference held in Berlin on 18-19 November.
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Standards and working conditions 21 November 2011 American Education Week Focuses on Commitment to Students and Educators
All around the United States, communities are joining Education International's two affiliates, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), this week to celebrate American Education Week. The annual observance, now in its 90th year, honors students’ hard work to learn, recognizes the professionalism and dedication...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 November 2011 Haiti: A campaign for the provision of quality public education for everyone
On 18th November the National Confederation of Teachers in Haiti (CNEH), affiliated to Education International, in collaboration with other teachers' unions in the country, launched a major campaign for “quality state education for both boys and girls.”
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