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Equity and inclusion 3 November 2015 UNICEF: number of children in Iraq without access to school reaches two million
The findings of the latest report from the United Nations Children’s Fund are damning, revealing that the number of children in Iraq with no access to school could surpass three million due to unrelenting violence.
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Equity and inclusion 16 October 2015 Refugee children’s education front and centre at global migration forum
Education International joined other Global Unions in Turkey for the 2015 Global Forum on Migration and Development to demand human, labour and education rights for migrants.
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Equity and inclusion 15 October 2015 Teacher unions focus on plight of refugee children’s education
From Europe to the United States, teacher unions are urging their governments to both welcome more refugees and to ensure that schools open their doors to make quality education available to refugee children.
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Equity and inclusion 3 September 2015 Germany: teacher unions calling for support to integrate refugee children
Amid the increasing number of refugees seeking peace and safety across Europe, teacher unions in Education International’s European Region are stressing the importance of integrating refugee children in schools as students return to the classroom.
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Equity and inclusion 6 January 2015 In the U.S., educators mobilise for unaccompanied minors’ health, educational, safety and legal needs to be met
The number of unaccompanied children apprehended at the U.S. Southern border, which was 5,200 in 2012, has swelled to more than 52,000 in 2014, according to the resolution recently adopted by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), entitled «International Humanitarian Crisis At The U.S. Border».
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Equity and inclusion 18 December 2014 EI: Migrant workers crucial for sustainable and sound societies
On International Migrants Day, Education International is calling for fundamental changes in global migration policies, considering that migrant workers are essential to the functioning of today’s economies.
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Equity and inclusion 10 December 2014 Global Unions consolidate strategy to promote migrant workers’ rights
Global Unions will implement a joint strategy to defend and promote the rights of migrant workers around the globe, and this includes the rights of educators working across national borders.
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Equity and inclusion 27 November 2014 Australian movement demands better government care of child refugees
A group of prominent Australians are spearheading a movement calling on the Australian Government to do better when it comes to caring for children seeking refuge in the country.
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Equity and inclusion 27 November 2014 Australian movement demands better government care of child refugees
A group of prominent Australians are spearheading a movement calling on the Australian Government to do better when it comes to caring for children seeking refuge in the country.
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Equity and inclusion 12 November 2014 Iraq: Quality education for displaced people in Kurdistan
Maintaining the education process for displaced teachers, students, and learners was the theme of a workshop organised by teacher unionists, together with UNESCO.
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Equity and inclusion 20 May 2014 Exploitation of migrant workers under the spotlight at ITUC Congress
A construction worker spoke of his experiences in Qatar working on facilities for the 2022 soccer World Cup, where he was treated more like a slave than an employee helping prepare for one of the world’s biggest, and most expensive sporting spectacles.
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Equity and inclusion 16 May 2014 Migration: EI and Global Unions call for “Decent Work for All”
Governments attending the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) must enact and implement a rights-based governance of migration and fair labour policies to ensure decent work for all workers in sending and receiving countries.
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Equity and inclusion 30 April 2014 Education International launches web portal on teacher migration worldwide
Moving abroad to teach can be a complicated and uncertain process, full of cultural adjustments, visa challenges, and for some seeking a better way of life, can involve the violation of their rights.
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Equity and inclusion 25 April 2014 EI working for fair recruitment of education professionals
Education International (EI), together with social partner agencies and academic institutions, was represented at a workshop on the Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI) organised by the Global Migration Group Task Force on Migration and Decent Work, held at the International labour organisation (ILO)-International Training Centre (ITC), in Turin, Italy, from 23-24...
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Equity and inclusion 25 February 2014 EU answers Switzerland: freezes research grants and Swiss involvement in Erasmus+
The European Union has suspended negotiations with Switzerland on the participation in EU education exchange programmes, such as Erasmus+ and the Horizon 2020 research programme, because of the imminent introduction of quotas to community workers approved in a referendum last week.
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Equity and inclusion 18 December 2013 Respect migrant workers’ rights, say unionists worldwide
The contribution of migrants to their host countries and countries of origin must be recognised. That’s according to Global Unions, the international trade union organisations, which include EI. Global Unions made the call to mark International Migrants’ Day on 18 December. In their statement, the Global Unions call for the...
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Equity and inclusion 15 October 2013 USA: Union leaders arrested while defending immigrant rights
EI’s national affiliates, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), have condemned trade union leaders’ arrests during marches to demand a vote on comprehensive immigration reform in their country.
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Equity and inclusion 19 August 2013 USA: Education unionists mobilise for immigration reform
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of EI’s national affiliates, has called on the US House of Representatives to adopt legislation initiating a comprehensive immigration reform.
USA: Education unionists mobilise for immigration reform