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Articles from India

  1. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 October 2017

    Nobel Laureate leads historic march across India to keep children safe

    When Kailash Satyarthi commits there is no way of stopping him, which was evident as millions followed his call to end the sexual abuse and trafficking of children in what was the country’s biggest march.

    Nobel Laureate leads historic march across India to keep children safe
  2. Fighting the commercialisation of education 4 August 2017

    India: unions oppose privatisation of schools

    Unions have voiced their strong opposition to the memorandum of understanding between public authorities and private education providers during a public forum against the privatisation of education in Hyderabad, India.

    India: unions oppose privatisation of schools
  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 May 2017

    This May Day, why not try solidarity?

    As the occasion to celebrate and reaffirm the value and values of trade unions, from which their principles continue to inspire, today must also serve as a lens to carefully examine our societies and institutions.

    This May Day, why not try solidarity?
  4. Equity and inclusion 3 April 2017

    Education unionists’ unwavering commitment to fight child labour globally

    Education International has reiterated its support for sustainable initiatives to eradicate child labour worldwide, and welcomed the ratification by the Indian government of two international conventions making child labour illegal.

    Education unionists’ unwavering commitment to fight child labour globally
  5. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 November 2016

    India: current and future leaders trained in capacity building 

    Education leaders and recipients of the John M. Thompson Fellowship Programme refreshed their knowledge of unions in the region while learning about strategic plans for their own organisations and ways to contribute.

    India: current and future leaders trained in capacity building 
  6. Trade union rights are human rights 21 November 2016

    India: Air pollution forces schools to close

    Over 1,800 public primary schools in India’s capital closed on 5 November for the first time ever to protect students from exposure to dangerous levels of air pollution, affecting more than a million children.

    India: Air pollution forces schools to close
  7. Standards and working conditions 21 September 2016

    India: Teachers warn of strike action over conditions

    The Himachal Pradesh School Lecturer Association in India has warned of its intention to strike, with a hunger strike also being considered, in a reaction to the public authorities’ lack of responsiveness in addressing demands concerning teachers’ status.

    India: Teachers warn of strike action over conditions
  8. Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 July 2016

    India: government called out for its failure to ensure the right to education

    A new Education International report on edu-businesses operating in Hyderabad and Delhi, India has unveiled education inequities in the system while uniting politicians, unions, as well as parents and teachers around a common cause.

    India: government called out for its failure to ensure the right to education
  9. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 August 2015

    India: court urges state officials’ children to attend governmental schools

    The National Coalition for Education has welcomed the recent judgement of the Allahabad High Court in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh “historic” for urging governmental officials to send their children to governmental school.

    India: court urges state officials’ children to attend governmental schools
  10. Equity and inclusion 23 April 2015

    Communication and sharing at heart of progress in Asia-Pacific women’s networks

    The importance of sharing success stories and common challenges on gender equality issues within women’s networks, unions and communities have been reaffirmed in women’s network meetings in India and Malaysia, organised by the Asia-Pacific Office of Education International.

    Communication and sharing at heart of progress in Asia-Pacific women’s networks
  11. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 February 2015

    India: Winner in Delhi State election commits to the right to education

    Education activists working to implement children’s right to education in India have welcomed the parliamentary election landslide victory of the Aam Aadmi Party in the State of Delhi.

    India: Winner in Delhi State election commits to the right to education
  12. Union renewal and development 2 December 2014

    India: a force for public education is remembered in moving ceremony

    Those who knew Sh. S. Eswaran, a teachers’ union leader and advocate for children’s rights, paid respects to the man who dedicated most of his life working to empower others through quality, public education.

    India: a force for public education is remembered in moving ceremony
  13. Union renewal and development 2 December 2014

    India: a force for public education is remembered in moving ceremony

    Those who knew Sh. S. Eswaran, a teachers’ union leader and advocate for children’s rights, paid respects to the man who dedicated most of his life working to empower others through quality, public education.

    India: a force for public education is remembered in moving ceremony
  14. Union renewal and development 2 December 2014

    Creeping privatisation threatens Indian public school system

    Faced with the challenge of boosting teachers’ ranks and improving school environments, India looks to curb the explosion of privatised education by once again making quality education synonymous with public education.

    Creeping privatisation threatens Indian public school system
  15. Union renewal and development 20 October 2014

    EI remembers Vice President, a leading force for quality education

    Education International Vice President, Subramanian Eswaran, who for nearly 60 years led an illustrious career as a teacher, union activist and leader, died this morning at his home in Chennai, India.

    EI remembers Vice President, a leading force for quality education
  16. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 September 2014

    Educators on the march for Quality Education in New Delhi

    12,000 educators from all over India and international guests from the Asia-Pacific region braved the heat in New Delhi, India, this Friday, to march for Quality Education. The rally was one of the worldwide culmination events of Education International's Unite for Quality Education campaign.

    Educators on the march for Quality Education in New Delhi
  17. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 September 2014

    India: Passionate debates about Quality Education

    At a press conference in New Delhi, India, today, leaders of EI affiliates from Asia-Pacific, joined by EI President Susan Hopgood and Indian singer-songwriter Shankar Sahney, debated what Quality Education meant for the region.

    India: Passionate debates about Quality Education