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Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007 KNUT/Kenya awards schools on HIV/AIDS prevention efforts
In October 2006 a competition for schools participating in the KNUT/AFT HIV/AIDS programme got off the ground with the involvement of 105 schools. EI provided support for this initiative which was heralded as an excellent method of motivating schools to step up their HIV/AIDS education efforts.
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Equity and inclusion 18 April 2007 BUT/Barbados steps up efforts to stop child labour
At a recent Child Labour workshop conducted by the Barbados Ministry of Labour and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Cobin Hinds, Public Relations Officer of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT), spoke about incidences of child labour in Barbados and in particular the exposure of children to hazards on construction...
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007 ETA/Ethiopia Programme Coordinator Freed
Earlier this year we reported on the detention of three elected officers of the Ethiopian Teachers Association (ETA), including Meqcha Mengistu, a member of the Committee for the implementation of the EFAIDS Programme. The three men were finally released on 22 March after three months of imprisonment and torture and...
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007 Global Unions meet in Geneva and Johannesburg to discuss cooperation
Education International represents teachers unions worldwide and, as such, is one of the sectoral global unions confronted with the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Clearly many other trade union organisations from other sectors also face the impact of the pandemic. Just as the teachers represented by EI, also the miners, the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007 Francophone HIV/AIDS Conference underlines importance of prevention
Late last month, Paris was the setting for the 4th Francophone Conference on HIV and AIDS. Speakers participating in the event underlined the urgent need to pursue a dual approach to fighting AIDS which would give priority to both prevention and treatment.
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007 Male circumcision: calls for caution over potential to prevent HIV
In March UNAIDS and the WHO issued official recommendations on the basis of new evidence demonstrating that circumcised men are up to 60% less likely to get HIV than those who are not. Since then, experts have issued statements warning that this evidence should be greeted with caution. Although circumcision...
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007 Interview with Clementine Dehwe, Global Unions HIV and AIDS Coordinator
Over the last year the Global Unions organised five sub-regional workshops on HIV and AIDS in Africa which were attended by national trade union centres and unions. EI affiliates played a key role in these events.
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Union renewal and development 18 April 2007 EI Research Network meets in Brussels
Members of Education International’s Research Network are conducting their third meeting in Brussels on 18th and 19th April.
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 April 2007 US Campus Massacre: "Safety in schools cannot be compromised," says EI
EI expresses its shock at the murder of 33 people on the campus of Virginia Tech on 16 April by a lone gunman. 17 others were wounded.
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Union renewal and development 16 April 2007 Pan-European Regional Committee/ETUCE Executive Board meeting in Brussels
The Pan-European Regional Committee and the ETUCE Executive Board will be holding their last meeting before the EI World Congress in Brussels, Belgium, from 16-17 April.
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Standards and working conditions 12 April 2007 Iran: Teachers determined to continue strike actions despite threats
Teachers in Iran are determined to proceed with their strike actions, despite threats by the authorities.
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Union growth 12 April 2007 Ethiopia: teacher leader finally released
The Chairperson of EI member organisation, the Ethiopian Teachers' Association (ETA), has finally been released from police custody, after the court cleared him of the charges brought against him.
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Union renewal and development 12 April 2007 EI Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme: 3 more schools completed in Aceh, Indonesia
As part of the Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme of EI, Oxfam International and Oxfam Novib, 3 more schools have just been completed in Aceh, Indonesia. This adds up to a total of 18 schools completed out of the 28 planned. The rest of the schools will be finished by the end...
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Union renewal and development 11 April 2007 Urgent Reminder: Constitutional deadline for the submission of the names of delegates is 22 April
This is to remind all EI member organisations that the constitutional deadline for the submission of delegate details is 22 April.
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Standards and working conditions 11 April 2007 Argentina: Nation-wide teacher strike against police violence
EI strongly condemned the recent use of violence by the police in Argentina to disperse a peaceful demonstration. The violence resulted in the death of a teacher.
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Union renewal and development 5 April 2007 Decisions of the 28th Executive Board Meeting held in Berlin from 27-29 March
The EI Executive Board met in Berlin, Germany, from 27-29 March. Below is the list of the decisions taken by the Board:
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Union growth 4 April 2007 Greece: EI condemns use of violence against teachers and students
EI sent a strong message to the Greek Minister of National Education and Religious Affairs on 4 April, condemning the use of violence by the police against teacher unionists and students during their demonstration on 8 March.
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Standards and working conditions 4 April 2007 Iran: release of a few arrested teachers
A few of the 300 teachers arrested during a demonstration on 14 March for better pay and working conditions have been released.
Iran: release of a few arrested teachers