To the right is the list of Urgent Action Appeals launched by EI on behalf of its member organisations. An urgent action appeal is a form of worldwide mobilisation of EI's network of member organisations and global partners such as the Global Union Federations. EI calls on this network when there is an imminent risk of danger for trade unionists or when teacher organisations are harassed or prevented from carrying legitimate trade union actions. Please click on the links for the details of each appeal.
Education International (EI) has decided to establish a Scholarship Fund to commemorate the courage of Shahnaz Nazli, the woman teacher shot in Pakistan last week for wanting to teach girls, and other Pakistani teachers who have lost their lives, in recent days, while carrying out their professional responsibilities.
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Education International (EI) calls on its member organisations to condemn the killing of Shahnaz Nazli, a female teacher shot in Pakistan for wanting to teach girls. EI invites you to sign en masse the petition launched by Gordon Brown, the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education.
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Police raids have targeted members and leaders of public sector union KESK in the early morning of Tuesday 19 February. This new attack against the Turkish trade union movement, carried out by the authorities in 28 cities across the country, resulted in the arrest of at least 100 unionists, including many members of teachers' union Egitim Sen. Turkish unionists need your support now!
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