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.
In the light of recent developments, Education International (EI) has decided to issue a new appeal calling on its member organisations to urge the Bahraini authorities to immediately release on bail Mahdi 'Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb, President of the Bahraini Teachers Association (BTA), whose health condition is deteriorating.
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EI and ETUCE strongly condemn the police raid against union members of the Confederation of Public Employees’ Unions (KESK) on 13 February in Ankara. Fifteen women union leaders were dragged from their bed and taken into custody. The union offices and personal computers were also searched.
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One year after Wisconsin's governor Scott Walker tried to wrest union rights from workers, the tide has turned, and over two million signatures have been gathered to recall Walker. Visit http://www.standwisconsin.org/ to support teachers and all other workers in their plight for union rights!
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