Articles from India
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 November 2017 India: air pollution forces thousands of schools to close, stranding millions of students
A toxic cloud over India’s capital Delhi has prompted Indian public authorities to take the unprecedented step of closing 4,000 schools for nearly a week.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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