Articles from India
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 April 2023 India: Education International working with educators and allies to eliminate child labour
“Every child has the right to learn, play, and grow up without being exploited," stated All India Primary Teachers' Federation (AIPTF) General Secretary Kamala Kanta Tripathy during a recent mission led by Education International (EI) as part of EI's work to eliminate child labour.
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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).
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Trade union rights are human rights 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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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;
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Standards and working conditions 4 May 2021 India: Union calls for end to election process as election duty teachers die from COVID-19
The All India Primary Teachers Federation (AIPTF) has urged the government to stop the election process until the public health crisis is under better control. The call comes as the AIPTF mourns the deaths of many teachers after they were infected with COVID-19 during polling duties at recent elections in...
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 January 2021 India: Trade union calls for strong and immediate action to save teachers’ lives during the pandemic
Indian education unionists have expressed grave concerns about the increase in the number of teachers affected by COVID-19 in Delhi. The unions have highlighted the need to protect educators and students’ health and safety.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 July 2020 "Education union drives for context-appropriate solutions to tackle Covid 19 challenges", by Shri N. Rangarajan & Dr. J Eswaran.
Shri N. Rangarajan & Dr. J Eswaran
In March 2020, the tropical heat was rising in Tamil Nadu, India. The teachers were in the thick of handling lesson planning, engaging with students and uploading our progress for the final term of the academic year in a buzzing school environment. The state government announced a complete lockdown in...
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 July 2020 Nepal: Union works to halt teacher dismissals, resume salary payments, and ensure safety of students and teachers
In Nepal, an education union has highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to new challenges. These include non-payment of teacher salaries by some private school employers, the psychological impact of the lockdown on students, and the challenges of online teaching.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 July 2020 India: Union calls for elementary school resumption to reduce digital divide
An Education International affiliate representing elementary school teachers in India has called on the government to fundamentally shift its approach to education. The union voiced its concern over growing inequality stemming from distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 April 2020 India: Education union calls for stronger measures to halt potential COVID-19 catastrophe
In a race against the clock to stop the spread of COVID-19 in one of the world’s most populous countries, the All India Primary Teachers Federation has urged local and national public authorities to take enhanced measures.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 January 2020 India: Outcry from international education community over violent attacks on university students and staff
Education International has strongly condemned the violent attacks against students and educators at Jawaharlal Nehru University in India and supports students’ demands for affordable quality education and the right to freedom of expression.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 September 2019 “Copyright Issues and Teachers' Dilemma in Asia Pacific”, by Dr. Robert Jeyakumar.
Dr. Robert Jeyakumar
I woke up in Budapest on a fine summer morning to deliver a lecture using materials I had prepared in Malaysia in accordance with copyright exceptions allowed in Malaysia. Just before the lecture, I was informed that my materials did not conform to copyright laws in the EU. Dismay! This...
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Union renewal and development 6 June 2019 India: Loss of Sulabha A. Donde, strong trade union leader and force for progress for women and trade unions
Education International is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Sulabha A. Donde, Senior Vice President of All India Primary Teachers’ Federation and Chairperson of the Women’s Network of her union, a leader who has played a vital role in the struggle for the equal treatment of girls and women...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 March 2019 #IWD2019 #Education Voices: “Educating Girls Matters: How You Can Help Change the World”, by Kayce Freed Jennings
Kayce Freed Jennings
This is true: educating girls will change the world. We know that. So why, then, are there still 130 million girls out of school and what can we do about it? What can you, as educators, do about it? What can your students do?
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Union renewal and development 6 March 2018 Young Indian education activists’ leadership skills strengthened by international development programme
The John M. Thompson Fellowship programme Asia has equipped Indian education unionists with skills necessary to meet challenges faced by the All India Primary Teachers’ Federation and its state affiliates, and grow as future leaders.
Young Indian education activists’ leadership skills strengthened by international development programme