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Action Aid and EI launch teachers’ toolkit on education financing

In these times of economic crisis, when governments and financial institutions are focused on drastic public spending cuts, it is all the more important that teachers and their unions develop the skills and knowledge to successfully advocate for public investment in quality education.

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EI mourns Neil Kearney, hero in the fight against child labour

Education International joins with brothers and sisters in the labour movement around the world in grieving the passing of respected international trade union leader Neil Kearney, who died suddenly on 18 November in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Teacher unions condemn principal’s beheading

Teacher unions around the world are condemning the kidnapping and brutal murder of an elementary school principal in the Philippines.

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Norway: union elects new leadership

At the recent national Congress of Norwegian teacher union Utdanningsforbundet, Education International General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen thanked the union for its extensive development cooperation programme that has “helped strengthen education unions in many low-income countries”.

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Pension reforms in Europe: Keeping women poor in old age?

Are pension reforms reinforcing the gender wage gap and extending it past women’s working lives and in to retirement? What policies can help minimize the differences between men’s and women’s economic wellbeing in old age? These are among the questions examined in a new study by Education International (EI), the global union federation representing teachers and education workers across Europe and around the world.

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EI calls on teachers unions to work together to stop the devastating impact of the economic crisis in Europe

“Teacher lay-offs, education budget cuts and salary cuts, and school closures are unacceptable as policy choices, and in those countries where such measures have been applied, they must be stopped.”

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EI urges increased funding for Vocational Education and Training

Now, more than ever, governments should be investing in Vocational Education and Training (VET) as part of a constructive response to the global economic crisis, not cutting back on opportunities to train young people, up-skill the current work force, and encourage lifelong learning across society.

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