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Trade union rights are human rights 14 February 2018 The Council of Global Unions condemns attacks on labour rights
The Council of Global Unions held its 12th meeting with a clear message in support of its members in the USA and against attacks on the American trade union movement.
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Union renewal and development 13 February 2018 A leader in Swedish education is remembered for his lifetime’s work
Family and friends traveled to Leksand, Sweden, to reflect on the life of Lars-Erik Klason, a champion of public education and trade unionism in both Sweden and around the world.
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Union renewal and development 8 February 2018 Latin America
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Union renewal and development 8 February 2018 Europe
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Union renewal and development 8 February 2018 Asia-Pacific
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Union renewal and development 8 February 2018 Africa
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Union renewal and development 8 February 2018 Worldwide
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 February 2018 #FundEducation: Teachers are essential to achieving quality education
As the Global Partnership for Education meets for its Replenishment Conference in Dakar, Senegal, Education International leaders have stressed the importance of teachers in achieving quality education for all and in meeting the many challenges affecting education systems worldwide.
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Union renewal and development 25 January 2018 #EI25: reflections by Fernando M. Reimers, Harvard University
Fernando M. Reimers
I first heard about Education International in 1996. I had recently joined the staff at the World Bank, on a leave from Harvard University, to lead their education projects in Mexico, and I was invited by Maris O’Rourke, then director of the education group at the Bank, to meet a...
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Union renewal and development 25 January 2018 #EI25: Reflections by David Archer, ActionAid
David Archer
My first memory of meeting with Education International was in October 1999 – when ActionAid, Oxfam and the Global March for Child Labour met in Brussels to set up the Global Campaign for Education. That was a landmark moment – forging links between EI’s campaign on quality public education, Oxfam’s...
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Union renewal and development 25 January 2018 As EI turns 25, a new series of podcasts sheds light on past and future
A quarter of a century after its inception, a series of podcasts on Education International’s history, values and activities is putting sound to the organisation’s celebrations through the voices of its top leaders, past and present.
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Leading the profession 24 January 2018 EI teacher standards to create “common understanding” within the profession
Australian researcher Tom Alegounarias presented his work on the development of global professional teaching standards to Education International’s Executive Board, part of an effort to provide teachers the power to define their own profession.
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Union renewal and development 23 January 2018 Education International names new General Secretary
American David Edwards has been chosen to succeed outgoing and founding General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen after being named to the post by the organisation’s Executive Board.
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Standards and working conditions 23 January 2018 EI Executive Board to acknowledge the past while looking ahead to the future
In advance of its 25th anniversary, Education International’s 50th Executive Board Meeting convenes in Brussels where leaders are set to make key decisions as a major chapter of the organisation is celebrated.
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Union renewal and development 22 January 2018 EI at heart of new International Education Workforce Initiative
Education International’s President, Susan Hopgood, has been appointed Co-Vice Chair of the Working Group of the newly established International Education Workforce Initiative.
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Union renewal and development Call for Proposals
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Union renewal and development 8 January 2018 Upcoming events
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Union growth 2 January 2018 25th anniversary sparks renewed activity from Education International
Wishing everyone a prosperous new year, Education International will hit the ground running to start 2018, and, as ever, the global federation of education trade unions will work hard defending the interests of all workers in the education sector, and promoting access to quality public education for all.
25th anniversary sparks renewed activity from Education International