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Equity and inclusion 18 October 2017 FECCOO (Spain) supports integration activities for migrant children and families in Badalona
The 2016-2017 school year is getting to its term and with it, the activities planned within the project called "The weight of my backpack" are being developed successfully in the two educational centers of the neighborhood of La Salud in Badalona.
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Union growth 3 October 2017 Canadian Teachers’ Federation vows to support immigrant families in Francophone minority settings
Through its launch of a new resource aimed at immigrants, the Canadian Teachers’ federation is working to facilitate the integration of newcomers and their families in French-language schools.
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Equity and inclusion 2 October 2017 Germany: Union focuses on need to address inclusion of refugees
German educators are addressing the best ways to integrate refugee children into the school system, pointing out challenges to the education systems status quo.
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Union growth 28 September 2017 Quality refugee education lagging a year after global commitments
With only modest advances made in the year since countries pledged education-related support to refugees at the 2016 UN General Assembly’s Leaders’ Summit, renewed calls for immediate action are being made.
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Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2017 African teacher unions plan strategies to ensure refugees’ education
Education International’s General Secretary has reaffirmed the need for education unions, in Africa and the world over, to continue efforts towards the achievement of the refugees’ right to access quality education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 August 2017 Finland: government increases support for education of immigrant students and teachers
The Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö teachers’ union have called for increased teacher training in order to deliver quality education to immigrant students following a government announcement to boost funding for immigrant students’ education and integration.
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Equity and inclusion 10 August 2017 Asian teacher unions and civil society prepare to adopt the Global Compact for Migration
As the Global Compact takes shape, Education International and its Asian affiliates continue to take part in consultations to see that a rights-based approach is at the centre of the final agreement.
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Union growth 9 August 2017 Do not turn teachers into spies!
Recently the European Bangladesh Forum invited me to participate in a debate on violent extremism. At stake was the question: How to prevent violent extremism?
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Equity and inclusion 1 August 2017 UN Global Compact on migration must put workers and education rights first
Education International has called for the human, trade union and education rights of migrant children, teachers and education support personnel to be at the core of a new United Nations Global Compact on migration.
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Equity and inclusion 3 July 2017 Global Unions call for rights to be at the core of a new Global Compact on Migration
Education International joined other Global Unions to call for human, labour and education rights to be at the core of a new Global Compact on Migration.
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Equity and inclusion 20 June 2017 Quality public education for refugees needed more than ever
With the number of forcibly displaced people at its highest in history, World Refugee Day reveals the urgent need for sustainable investment in public education to see that millions of children can access quality learning.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 May 2017 Italy: increasing numbers of refugee children choose a perilous journey in search of a better future
A new Education International study reveals the immense challenge facing Italian authorities and education personnel to help the thousands of unaccompanied minors safely integrate into society after reaching European shores.
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Equity and inclusion 10 May 2017 Arab countries’ teacher union leaders commit to defend human rights and quality public education
The newly elected leadership of the Committee of Education International's Arab Countries Cross-Regional Structure has vowed to protect human and trade union rights and promote quality public education for all in the region.
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Equity and inclusion 4 May 2017 From the classroom to the world and back: educators take on a global perspective
In a search for solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing people around the world, the second day of the Unite Conference in Rotterdam looked to build bridges from schools to politicians to policies.
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Equity and inclusion 30 January 2017 Education International stands up against U.S. immigration ban
Opposition to the new administration’s policies has been fierce and swift at home and abroad with Education International and its affiliates supporting their American colleagues as they fight a slew of right wing initiatives.
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Equity and inclusion 22 January 2017 Public education crucial to integrating migrant and refugee children
As is the case with many human crisis and natural disasters, private industries look to quickly capitalise, which is why major efforts continue to ensure that refugee and migrant children receive a quality public education.
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Equity and inclusion 18 January 2017 International Migrants Day: EI reminds governments to ensure the rights of migrants and refugees
Education International calls on governments, the United Nations and other intergovernmental organisations and stakeholders to defend and promote the rights of all migrants and refugees.
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Equity and inclusion 16 January 2017 Less than a quarter of secondary students living in emergencies have access to education
A new Human Rights Watch World Report looks into secondary education for children in emergency situations, calling on humanitarian actors and donors to ensure that refugee adolescents have access to education wherever they find themselves.
Less than a quarter of secondary students living in emergencies have access to education