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Union renewal and development 12 December 2007 International labour leaders gather at first Global Summit on Organizing
Education International is taking a lead role in drafting a new blueprint to reassert labour rights around the world.
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Union renewal and development 11 December 2007 One year later: Strengthening Teachers' trade unions in Africa
In 2006, EI in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), a German political foundation, launched a project on Strengthening the African Teachers Trade Union Movement.
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Union growth 10 December 2007 Educators commemorate International Human Rights Day
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that: "Everyone has the right to education".
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Standards and working conditions 7 December 2007 New EI study shows current critical shortage of qualified teachers threatening the achievement of EFA
A critical shortage of properly-trained and qualified teachers is threatening the achievement of Education for All targets and Millennium Development Goals by 2015, according to a new study by Education International.
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Union renewal and development 7 December 2007 Equality with a gender perspective in Latin America
Social inequities between men and women remain striking in Latin America. There are few issues that Latin American education workers need to discuss as urgently as gender equity.
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Union renewal and development 4 December 2007 Preliminary report of the 31st Executive Board Meeting now available
The 31st EI Executive Board meeting was held from 19-20 November 2007 in Brussels. The preliminary report of the meeting is now available and being circulated to all EI member organisations.
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Leading the profession 4 December 2007 PISA 2006: Pedagogical or political?
Education International, and its member organisations in the OECD and partner countries, are increasingly concerned about politicization of the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
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News 3 December 2007 Sudan: EI expresses relief at the release of UK teacher
EI has expressed its relief following the release of Gillian Gibbons from a Sudanese prison. Gibbons, a British teacher, was jailed for blasphemy after her students named a teddy bear Muhammad.
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Equity and inclusion 3 December 2007 Pan-European Survey on the impact of pension reforms on gender: Phase I
The EI Pan-European Structure is conducting a Pan-European Survey on the impact of pension reforms on gender. The survey will be conducted in two phases, Phase I in Dec 2007 and Phase II in early 2008.
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Union renewal and development 3 December 2007 Middle East: Time to build free democratic teacher organisations
Education is crucial in developing democracy and citizenship in all societies, nowhere more so than in countries where governments do not fully respect the most basic human and trade union rights. Quality education for all, free from any kind of discrimination, can help immensely in building democracy in non-democratic, less-democratic...
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Union renewal and development 30 November 2007 Launch of a new project in former Yugoslavia
A conference held in Montenegro from 27 – 30 September 2007 marked the start of a new project on Strengthening the Education Trade Unions in the countries that were part of former Yugoslavia.
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Equity and inclusion 30 November 2007 52nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women: Sign up today!
EI is finalizing the registration of participants for the 52nd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The session runs from February 25 until March 7, 2008 in New York. The EI delegation will focus its attention on meetings held during the first week.
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 November 2007 World AIDS Day: Teachers take the lead
To mark World AIDS Day, Education International is challenging educators around the world to teach the same lesson as part of a new initiative called "One Hour on AIDS."
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Union growth 28 November 2007 Pakistan: Protests after the arrest of trade unionists during state of emergency
The Council of Global Unions*, headed by the EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen, protested against the arrests of several trade union leaders following the imposition of the state of emergency earlier in November.
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Equity and inclusion 25 November 2007 EI joins global action to stop Violence Against Women
EI and the other Global Unions are participating in a global initiative to stop violence against women, running from 25 November (UN Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women) until UN Human Rights Day on 10 December.
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Union renewal and development 22 November 2007 Education International to strengthen its assistance to education workers in the Middle East and Central Asia
The EI Executive Board met in Brussels from 19-20 November to discuss and formulate working plans on the mandates it has received from the EI World Congress held earlier in July in Berlin.
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News 20 November 2007 Canada: CTF adopts action plan to counter cyberbullying
The Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) adopted an action plan on 19 Nov to address the many challenges presented by cyberbullying within the context of schools and the professional lives of teachers.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 November 2007 Universities urged to 'green' their policies and practices
British scholars are urging colleagues in universities around the world to take action on climate change in order to 'green' their university campuses and curricula.
Universities urged to 'green' their policies and practices