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   Standards and working conditions 16 February 2023

   India: International union solidarity crucial to educators’ professional development

   The All India Primary Teachers’ Federation (AIPTF) has organised a capacity building programme aimed at creating a pool of resource persons who would provide professional development training to the members of its affiliate, the Kerala Pradesh School Teachers Association (KPSTA).

   India: International union solidarity crucial to educators’ professional development

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   Standards and working conditions 27 September 2022

   India: Teachers demand the reinstatement of their old pension scheme under union management

   The All India Primary Teachers’ Federation (AIPTF) has taken a strong stand defending teachers and government employees fighting for their postretirement benefits, especially pensions, so that they can lead decent lives. Answering its call, union members and teachers protested in large numbers in over 20 Indian provinces on September 20th...

   India: Teachers demand the reinstatement of their old pension scheme under union management

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   Union renewal and development 21 June 2022

   India: Strengthening unions through membership digitalisation and improved communication

   The benefits and potential of information technology (IT) in building and supporting union membership was at the heart of a recent workshop of Indian education unionists.

   India: Strengthening unions through membership digitalisation and improved communication

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   Fighting the commercialisation of education 16 March 2022

   World Bank to exit investment in for-profit school chain Bridge International Academies

   Education International (EI) welcomes the decision from the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to stop investing in the for-profit chain of schools, Bridge International Academies. The IFC had invested more than US$ 10 million in Bridge International Academies operations in Africa and supported the company's...

   World Bank to exit investment in for-profit school chain Bridge International Academies

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   Leading the profession 13 August 2021

   India: educators urge governments to take urgent action to guarantee the health and safety of the education community

   The All India Primary Teachers Federation (AIPTF) has repeatedly urged public authorities, at state and federal levels, to listen to the educators’ voice to best ensure teachers, education support personnel and students’ health and safety during the raging COVID-19 pandemic severely affecting them.

   India: educators urge governments to take urgent action to guarantee the health and safety of the education community

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 May 2021

   India: Educators call for worldwide solidarity against the COVID-19 pandemic

   Education International Executive Board Resolution

   The Education International Executive Board, meeting online on 26 May 2021, Sadly notes that: 1. COVID 19 infections in India have surged since April 2021 and as of 11th May 2021, the Indian sub-continent accounts for almost 50% of the world’s new COVID cases;

   India: Educators call for worldwide solidarity against the COVID-19 pandemic