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Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 January 2010 Little movement seen in WTO talks
Senior trade officials are increasingly pessimistic that a deal to conclude the stalled Doha Development Round of trade negotiations can be reached this year.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 January 2010 Slovak Republic facing trade lawsuit over health care reform
A Dutch company is suing the Slovak Republic for allegedly breaching the terms of a bilateral investment treaty following passage of a law requiring that health insurance be provided on a not-for-profit basis.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 January 2010 Trade deal sparks controversy over copyright in Costa Rica
Final ratification of a free trade agreement with the United States has been delayed in the Costa Rican legislature amid a growing controversy over the deal’s intellectual property provisions.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 January 2010 EC official confirms ACTA will force changes in domestic law
The EC Commissioner-designate for the internal market, Michel Barnier, has admitted that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) will require changes to domestic law.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 January 2010 Global Campaign for Education urges improved education funding
The board of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) met at the head office of Education International in Brussels, 26-27 January.
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News 26 January 2010 Unions commemorate 65th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
EI member organisations from Germany, Austria, Poland and Israel are coming together in a two-day event to remember the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the World War II Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz.
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Union renewal and development 22 January 2010 Dominican teachers show solidarity to Haitian refugees
Teacher unionists in the Dominican Republic are doing their utmost to bring water, food and medicine into the border zone as Haitian refugees flee Port-au-Prince in search of humanitarian relief.
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Union renewal and development 21 January 2010 Unionists care: AFT affiliate sends medical help to Haiti
A dozen nurses, paramedics and other health professionals affiliated to the American Federation of Teachers left for Haiti on 20 January to provide much-needed medical assistance for the victims of the devastating earthquake.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 January 2010 Don’t let economic crisis create a lost generation of children, report warns
Education International stands with UNESCO in its urgent call to action for the international community to invest in sustained aid to provide quality education for the most marginalized and poorest learners worldwide.
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Union renewal and development 18 January 2010 Haitian teacher unionists found alive
EI is happy to report that two more leaders of its Haitian affiliate are confirmed to have survived the massive earthquake that devastated the capital Port-au-Prince last week.
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Union renewal and development 15 January 2010 Teacher trade unionists missing after Haiti disaster
Following Tuesday's devastating earthquake in Haiti, EI is trying to establish contact with the colleagues of its national affiliate, the Confédération National des Enseignants d’Haïti (CNEH). While EI has received news of some colleagues, others are still unreachable. Any assistance in establishing communication with them would be greatly appreciated.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 January 2010 Iranian Kurdish teacher activist Kamangar in imminent danger of execution
Education International has been informed that the Iranian authorities have threatened imminent execution of Kurdish activists, including teacher Farzad Kamangar and others.
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Union renewal and development 13 January 2010 Teachers gear up to help Haiti
Education International and its affiliates are beginning to collect information and funds in preparation for an international solidarity effort to assist members and their families in earthquake-stricken Haiti.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 January 2010 GNAT: Invest in people to achieve EFA
“We provide a clear vision for education and society, powerful arguments for investing in people, a capacity to mobilize globally, regionally, nationally and locally, and a strategy of proposition for the well-being of our communities and nations,” said EI's President Susan Hopgood at the opening of the 50th national conference...
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 January 2010 Teacher unions research impact of teacher shortages in Côte d’Ivoire
In September 2008 representatives of IE-SCI, the alliance of Ivorian teacher unions working together on the EI EFAIDS Programme, met with the political and administrative authorities of Bondoukou and San Pedro to present the results of their research into the shortage of teachers and its impact on the education system...
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 January 2010 Young offenders benefit from EFAIDS training by the Surinamese unions
Surinamese teacher unions working on the EI EFAIDS Programme have reached out to almost forty young offenders offering them training on HIV prevention and behaviour change. Catering for the needs of the different age groups, trainers from BvL, SOB and KOB facilitated two one-day workshops at the Santo Boma Reformatory...
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 January 2010 Namibia teacher union promotes HIV prevention and supports treatment
Through their EFAIDS Programme, the Namibia National Teachers’ Union is committed to showing in a practical way that that HIV and AIDS is a workplace issue.
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Union renewal and development 12 January 2010 EI opens its new African regional office
On January 7, the new EI office premises in Accra, Ghana, were formally opened by the Minister of Education for Ghana, in the presence of EI President Susan Hopgood, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen and EI Deputy General Secretary Charlie Lennon.
EI opens its new African regional office