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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 March 2023

   From “private affairs” to a statutory Queer Committee in the union

   Bodo Busch

   LGBTI rights in the workplace are human rights and therefore a genuine union issue. The conditions and ways to defend them are very different around the globe. For the German Education & Sciences Union (GEW), the path started from grassroots groups after a reform of the penal code in 1972...

   From “private affairs” to a statutory Queer Committee in the union

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   Together we build union power 27 October 2022

   Successful trade union cooperation between German and Hungarian unions

   The German Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW) and the Teachers' Democratic Union of Hungary (PDSZ) have engaged in development cooperation activities. These mutual exchanges strengthen the unions and contribute to union renewal.

   Successful trade union cooperation between German and Hungarian unions

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   Equity and inclusion 16 December 2021

   Education unions in Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, the USA and South Africa call on governments to support vaccine equity

   Education International member organisations in Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, the United States of America and South Africa are calling on governments to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines and treatments at the World Trade Organization. If adopted, the waiver would enable an expansion...

   Education unions in Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, the USA and South Africa call on governments to support vaccine equity

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 June 2021

   G7 leaders commit to support girls’ education but fall short on financing the promise

   During last weekend’s meeting, G7 leaders announced their support for theGirls’ Education Declaration and committed to addressing the setbacks brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, financial commitments announced for the Global Partnership for Education are below the amount needed to ensure the most vulnerable have access to education.

   G7 leaders commit to support girls’ education but fall short on financing the promise

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   Leading the profession 27 May 2021

   Germany’s Order of Merit awarded to Israeli teacher unionist Avraham Rocheli

   On May 26th, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany was presented to Dr Avraham Rocheli, one of the leading figures of the long-standing partnership between Germany’s GEW and the Israel Teachers Union, both Education International member organisations. GEW and the German Federation of Trade Unions nominated...

   Germany’s Order of Merit awarded to Israeli teacher unionist Avraham Rocheli

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   Trade union rights are human rights 16 March 2021

   German and Austrian unions call for more education support personnel specialised in health issues

   While the COVID-19 crisis is still raging, the Gewerkschaft Öffentlicher Dienst (GÖD) of Austria and the German Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE) have pointed out that an increasing number of children with chronic illnesses are attending schools. The unions have urged their respective public authorities to hire more health professionals...

   German and Austrian unions call for more education support personnel specialised in health issues