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   Standards and working conditions 11 October 2022

   Belgium: Common front of education unions announces renewed action

   After three successful actions in the last school year, which clearly demonstrated the frustration and anger of education staff, the common front of education unions is asking the government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (FWB) to respect the commitments it has made and is organising a one-day strike in schools on...

   Belgium: Common front of education unions announces renewed action

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   Standards and working conditions 10 February 2022

   Belgium: teaching should no longer be “despised”

   With one in three French-speaking Belgian teachers considering leaving the profession, as shown by research conducted by the University of Mons , education unions have called for action on 10 February, not only because of the COVID-19 pandemic that is disrupting the school system, but also because there are many...

   Belgium: teaching should no longer be “despised”

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   Fighting the commercialisation of education 6 April 2021

   Europe: Study on industrial relations and privatisation

   A study for the ETUCE, EI’s European region, showed the impact of market ideology and management practices and privatisation on industrial relations and social dialogue. In addition to looking at the evolution of EU policy in the past decade, researchers studied different methods and results of industrial relations in Francophone...

   Europe: Study on industrial relations and privatisation

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   Trade union rights are human rights 28 October 2020

   Belgium: Without consultation with unions, schools close earlier than planned for the holidays

   The Belgian teacher unions strongly reacted to the announcement by the government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation to introduce distance learning for secondary school students from 28 October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were unhappy that they were not consulted and that teachers were taken by surprise and left with...

   Belgium: Without consultation with unions, schools close earlier than planned for the holidays

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   Trade union rights are human rights 12 October 2019

   #youngteachers “To teach, is to commit”, by Khalid El Mahroug (SLFP, Belgium).

   Khalid El Mahroug

   Teaching is just like life: always full of surprises. Too often, however, these surprises give rise to frustration, disappointment and demotivation. But why, you might ask? It’s simple: education is one of society’s essential foundations and we all know that we must invest in it through well thought out and...

   #youngteachers “To teach, is to commit”, by Khalid El Mahroug (SLFP, Belgium).

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   Standards and working conditions 19 June 2019

   The OECD Teaching and International Survey (TALIS) 2018 data released

   The latest Teaching and international Survey (TALIS) 2018 report released by the OECD illustrates the issues teachers face in their workplace; focusing on working time and training of teachers.

   The OECD Teaching and International Survey (TALIS) 2018 data released