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Trade union rights are human rights 28 September 2023 Tanzania: EI requests the Government to stop meddling in the internal affairs of the Tanzania Teachers Union
Education International is concerned by the disruption of legitimate union activities and meetings of the Tanzania Teachers Union (TTU) by the police, including a TTU Council meeting on 25 September. The intimidation and intervention in the internal affairs of the union by government authorities is a serious violation of international...
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News 22 September 2023 The global education community mourns the passing of education and union champion Ram Pal Singh Ji
The President of the All India Primary Teachers' Federation passed away peacefully on September 22, 2023.
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Climate action and literacy 22 September 2023 Education unionists strategise action against fossil fuels
The 9th meeting of the Education International Climate Network took place online on September 20. Fossil fuel subsidies and their impact on education, as well as education union strategies for fossil fuel divestment, and the continued mobilisation for climate education were on the agenda.
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Standards and working conditions 20 September 2023 Nepal: Massive mobilisation of teachers denounce education law which aims to restrict their rights
Education International fully supports the thousands of teachers and members of its affiliates in Nepal demonstrating to demand a respected and valued teaching profession in the face of a new law that seeks to curb their trade union rights.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 September 2023 United Nations High Level Panel forwards urgent solutions to address the global shortage of teachers
Governments worldwide must act decisively to address the global education crisis by elevating and transforming the role, status, and future of the teaching profession according to recommendations from a United Nations High Level Panel.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 September 2023 Panel on the Teaching Profession convenes at United Nations
Continuing on the fast-track process set by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the UN High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession opened its in-person sessions Thursday with urgent calls to recruit, retain and support professionally trained teachers worldwide.
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Democracy 14 September 2023 Iran: Education International demands an end to all violations of human and trade union rights!
This September 16th, 2023 marks one year since the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini at the hands of police in Iran. Her death sparked widespread protests across Iran and gave rise to the Woman Life Freedom movement. Since then, the repressive state apparatus has worked to silence all dissent, increasing...
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News 14 September 2023 Caribbean educators develop their skills on trade union organisation and gender issues
Twenty-seven education unionists participated in the Trade Union and Gender Education workshop hosted by the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT). The event’s main goal was to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to become effective leaders of teacher trade unions.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 September 2023 Education trade unions and Indigenous Peoples: A firm commitment in Latin America
Teacher trade unionists from various Indigenous Peoples, members of organisations affiliated to Education International Latin America (EILA), gathered in Panama City on 4, 5 and 6 September for the 10th Regional Meeting on Public Education and Indigenous Peoples. The event marks the continuation of a process initiated in 2009 in...
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Go public! Fund education 13 September 2023 World Teachers’ Day 2023: The teachers we need for the education we want
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This World Teachers’ Day, join the global mobilisation calling on governments everywhere to invest in teachers and in quality public education.
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Standards and working conditions 13 September 2023 Elevating Teachers' Voices to the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession
Educators from around the world expressed their concerns about the global teacher shortage, sharing firsthand experiences which highlight the detrimental implications for their classrooms and school communities. Their testimonies were part of consultations organised by Education International to bring the voices of educators to the UN High-Level Panel on the...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 13 September 2023 Iraq: Arab educators demand increased investment in public education and teachers
A delegation from Education International (EI) travelled to Baghdad, Iraq, where they met with the president and prime minister and along with the Iraqi Teachers’ Union and member organisations in Arab countries launched the EI flagship campaign Go Public! Fund Education .
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Together we build union power 13 September 2023 Morocco: Education International stands in solidarity after devastating earthquake
A 6,8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco on September 9th, killing more than 2,900 people and causing severe injuries to 5,500 people more, including many teachers, students, and their communities. Many buildings have been damaged or destroyed. The rescue operations are ongoing in the affected areas.
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Democracy 11 September 2023 Iran: Education International calls for urgent medical leave and release for imprisoned teacher trade union leader Jafar Ebrahimi
The health of Jafar Ebrahimi, a Board Member of the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teacher Trade Associations (CCITTA), has deteriorated considerably during his unjust imprisonment in Iran. Education International has appealed to Iranian authorities to grant an urgent medical leave for the teacher trade unionist.
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Leading the profession 8 September 2023 India: Unionists march to demand a respected and valued teaching profession
Teachers from the All-India Primary Teachers’ Federation (AIPTF) took to the streets and launched the ‘Bharat Yatra’ campaign on National Teachers’ Day, September 5th, demanding the re-instatement of pension benefits of all teachers and government employees. They will continue their march until October 5th, World Teachers Day.
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Democracy 5 September 2023 Unions advance peace education for a brighter future in East Asia
The Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU), the Japan Teachers’ Union (JTU), and China’s National Committee of the Educational, Scientific, Cultural, Health and Sports Workers’ Union (ACFTU) came together on August 8th and 9th 2023, in Seoul, Korea, for their 11th biennial assembly for practical exchange on peace education.
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Democracy 31 August 2023 Destroyed schools, bomb shelters, air-raid sirens: Ukraine’s children begin another school year in wartime
UNICEF reports that over 1,300 schools in Ukraine have been completely destroyed since the start of the full-scale invasion launched by Russia in February 2022. Most Ukrainian students are forced to continue their studies online, far from teachers and friends. As a new school year begins in September, students and...
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 August 2023 Sri Lanka: Global union community demand respect for the labour rights of workers
The Education International’s Asia-Pacific (EIAP) office has added the voice of educators in the region to the Global Unions Federations’ statement denouncing attempts to slash labour rights in the country.
Sri Lanka: Global union community demand respect for the labour rights of workers