Glossary
ACTRAV
ILO Bureau for Workers’ activities
ADEA
Association for the Development of Education in Africa
AI
Amnesty International
ASEAN
Association of South-East Asian Nations
BFUG
Bologna Follow-Up Group
BIAC
Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD
BREDA
UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Africa
BWI
Building and Wood Workers International
CEART
Joint ILO/UNESCO
Committee of Experts on the Application
of the Recommendation concerning Teaching Personnel
CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination against Women
CERI
Centre for Education Research and Innovation (OECD)
CGU
Council of Global Unions
ComNet (EI)
Communication Network
COMEDAF
Conference of Ministers of Education of the African Union
CONGO
onference of NGOs (Economic and Social Council of the UN)
COPE
Council of Pacific Education
CSFEF
Francophone teachers' union committee
CSW UN
Commission on the Status of Women
CUT
Caribbean Union of Teachers
CWTNP
Caribbean Women Teachers' Network
DG
Directorate-General
DPE
Declaration of Professional Ethics
ECE
Early Childhood Education
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
EDC
Education Development Centre
EdStats
World Bank’s database of education statistics
EFA
Education For All
EI/AATO
Education International / All-Africa Teachers’ Organisation
EIAL
Education International Latin America
EIAP
Education International Asia-Pacific
EIAPR
Education International Asia-Pacific Region
EI/E
Educational International Europe
EIRAC
Education International Regional African Committee
ELSA
Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (OECD)
EPZ
Export Processing Zone
ERLC
South African Education Labour Relations Council
ESIB
National Unions of Students in Europe
ETUC
European Trade Union Confederation
ETUCE
European Trade Union Committee for Education
EU
European Union
EUMC
European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia
EURYDICE
Information Network on Education in Europe
FAT
Federation of Arab Teachers
FES
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
FTI
Fast Track Initiative (World Bank)
G8
Group of eight most industrialised countries
GATS
General Agreement on Trade in Services
GAW
Global Action Week for Education
GCAP
Global Call to Action Against Poverty
GCE
Global Campaign for Education
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GIVE
Global Indigenous Voice on Education
GLU
Global Labour University
GMR
Global Monitoring Report on Education for All
GNP
Gross National Product
GUF
Global Union Federation
GURN
Global Unions' Research Network
GUTS
Global Unions Tsunami Solidarity Project
HIV/AIDS
Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HLG (UNESCO)
High Level Group
IAEA
International Arts and Entertainment Alliance
IATT
Inter Agency Task Team
IBE
International Bureau of Education
ICATU
International Arab Trade Unions Confederation
ICE
International Conference on Education
ICEM
International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
ICFTU
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICFTU-APRO
ICFTU-Asian and Pacific Regional Organisation
ICFTU-ORIT
ICFTU-Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers
ICT
Information and Communication Technology
IEA
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
IFJ
International Federation of Journalists
IILS
International Institute for Labour Studies
ILC
International Labour Conference
ILGA
International Lesbian and Gay Association
ILO
International Labour Organisation
IMF
International Metalworkers' Federation
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IOE
International Organisation of Employers
IPEC
(ILO) International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour
ITF
International Transport Workers' Federation
ITGLWF
International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation
ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation
IUF
International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and
Allied Workers' Associations
LGBT
Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender
LMP
OECD’s Labour/Management Programme
MDGs
Millennium Development Goals
MERCOSUR
Common Market of South America
MNC
Multinational Corporation
NEPAD
New Partnership for Africa’s Development
NGO
Non-Governmental Organisation
NOVIB
Dutch Organisation for International Development Co-operation (member of Oxfam International)
OATTU
Organisation of African Trade Union Unity
OAU
Organisation of African Unity
ODA
Overseas Development Aid
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD/INES
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development /International Indicators of Educational Systems
OECS
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
OHSE
Occupational Health, Safety and Environment
PATC
Pan African Teachers' Center
PIRLS
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
PISA
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment
PSI
Public Services International
PWE
Promotion of Women in Education
ReFAN
Women's Network in Northern Africa
ResNet
(EI) Research Network
RET
Refugee Education Trust
SAARC
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SADC
Southern African Development Community
SAP
Structural Adjustment Programmes
STF
SAARC Teachers Federation
TI
Transparency International
TILS
Task Force on Trade and International Labour Standards
TIMMS
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
TUAC
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD
TURN
EI/PSI Trade Union Rights Network
UN
United Nations
UNAIDS
Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNCHR
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNI
Union Network International
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
UNIFEM
United Nations Development Fund for Women
VSO
Voluntary Services Overseas
WB
World Bank
WCL
World Confederation of Labour
WCT
World Confederation of Teachers
WDR
World Development Report (World Bank)
WEF
World Economic Forum
WEF
World Education Forum
WHO
World Health Organisation
WIPCE
World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education
WNEA
Women's Network in Eastern African
WoE
Worlds of Education
WSF
World Social Forum
WSIS
World Summit on the Information Society
WTD
World Teachers’ Day
WTO
World Trade Organisation
