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News 8 March 2007 EI deeply concerned by the repression of teacher union activists during recent protest marches in Tehran
EI condemns the arrest without warrant of Ali Akbar Baghani, head, and Beheshti Langroodi, spokesperson, of the Teachers Trade Association of Iran (Kanooneh Senfiyeh Moallemaneh Iran).
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News 8 March 2007 Fiji: COPE condemns teachers’ pay cuts
The Council of Pacific Education (COPE), an EI affiliated umbrella body of teacher organisations in the Pacific, condemns the pay cut and lowering of retirement age for teachers proposed by the Fijian government.
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News 2 March 2007 Iran: teachers will hold unprecedented nationwide strike on 6 Mar to uphold their right to a living wage
Iranian teachers have waited 5 years for their pay to rise above the poverty line, and now, the current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime is going to destroy their hope by repealing the Pay Parity Bill drafted by the previous Parliament.
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News 2 March 2007 Statement of Protest by Teachers and Members of the Co-ordinated Council of Cultural Workers Associations
Below is the statement, in its entirety, issued by the Teachers and Members of the Co-ordinated Council of Cultural Workers Associations of Iran at the end of their protest action on 4 Feb 2007 in front of the Parliament Building in Tehran. The views expressed in the statement do not...
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News 23 February 2007 Zimbabwe: teacher union ZIMTA calls off the strike after securing wage increase
The strike called by all public servants in Zimbabwe, including the 55,000 teachers represented by EI affiliate the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (ZIMTA), prompted the government to increase the wages of all government employees.
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News 22 February 2007 Korea: Korea: government should involve teachers in social dialogue
EI has written to the President of the Republic of Korea, expressing its concern about the disciplinary action taken against the 430 teachers who publicly protested against the imposition of the teacher evaluation system.
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News 21 February 2007 Lithuania: EI sends message of support to Lithuanian teachers
EI sends its message of support to teachers in Lithuania who will be protesting outside the Ministry of Education on 21 Feb at 14:45hrs.
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News 20 February 2007 Angola: teachers begin nation-wide strike on 22 Feb
Angolan teachers will go on a national strike on 22 Feb to demand changes to their official status and timely payment of salary. Participants in the General Assembly of Teachers held on 16 Feb voted to go ahead with the strike despite continuous threats and harassment by the government.
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News 16 February 2007 Macedonia: Union pressure pays off
Following a protest of 3,500 teachers outside the Ministry of Education on 15 February, EI affiliate SONK (Autonomous Trade Union of Education, Science and Culture of the Republic of Macedonia) signed an agreement with the Minister of Education which meets all the demands of the teachers.
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News 12 February 2007 EI publishes Activity Report on World Teachers’ Day 2006
EI has just published a report detailing the World Teachers’ Day 2006 activities of its affiliates around the world.
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News 7 February 2007 North American and Caribbean teachers urge governments to invest in public education
EI's 5th North American and Caribbean Regional Conference was held in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica, West Indies, from 22-23 January 2007. More than 100 representatives of teachers' organisations from the United States, Canada and the Caribbean participated, along with officers of the EI Executive Board and staff.
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News 23 January 2007 EI at the World Social Forum in Nairobi: qualified teachers are crucial for quality education
EI is present at the 6th World Social Forum, currently being held in Nairobi from 20-25 Jan. More than twelve thousand participants from all over the world are attending this global event to exchange their experiences and ideas about how "another world is possible" - the theme of this year's...
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1 January 2007 Iraqi academics at grave risk
On 14 November 2006 paramilitary gunmen uniformed as Iraqi National Police commandos raided a Ministry of Education building in Baghdad. Arriving without warning, they swiftly arrested roughly 100 members of staff whose names were on their list, along with others.
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News 19 December 2006 France: teachers strike against the decree on "the service obligations of secondary school teachers"
Half of all secondary school teachers in France responded to the call of their unions to participate in a one-day strike on 18 December. The teachers are protesting against the "decree on the service obligations of secondary school teachers" proposed by Education Minister Gilles de Robien.
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News 1 December 2006 Côte d'Ivoire: Government inaction forces teachers to strike
EI affiliate in Côte d'Ivoire representing primary school teachers the Syndicat National de l'Enseignement Primaire Public de Côte d'Ivoire (SNEPCCI) is launching a strike from 4-6 December to protest against the degradation of the country's education system and the state's failure to fulfill its responsbilities towards education.
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News 27 November 2006 Success in teachers' demand for salary increase in Croatia!
The three-day strike in Croatia which began on 22 November ended in resounding victory for the teachers. The Croatian government and three EI member organisations signed two agreements on 25 November guaranteeing teachers a 6-percent pay rise every year over the next three years and bonuses over the next six...
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News 26 November 2006 EI urges the Japanese government to open dialogue with teacher union
In an address to 150 leaders of provincial branches of EI member organisation, Nikkyoso, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen criticized the Japanese government for “the systematic rejection of dialogue” with the teacher union.
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News 21 November 2006 EI protests against killing of teachers in Iraq
"Teachers should be guaranteed a safe and secure working environment," says EI in a letter addressed to the President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, on 16 November. Since February this year, 180 teachers have been killed and up to 100 have been kidnapped.
EI protests against killing of teachers in Iraq