ILC: Countries blamed for poor implementation of labour standards
EI attended the proceedings of the ILO Committee on the Application of Standards, at the 95th International Labour Conference of the ILO.
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Education International and UNESCO call for educators to be considered a priority group in COVID-19 vaccinations
Today, on the 60th anniversary of the Convention that promotes the universal right to education, Education International and UNESCO published a joint message calling on governments and the international community to consider teachers and education support personnel as a priority group in COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The call came as some countries are starting to roll out COVID-19 vaccines.
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Education International Launches Guide on Auditing Educational Equity in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic
To address the strong concerns that have arisen across the world about equity gaps within education as a result of the closure of schools and other educational settings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global federation of education unions has published a Guide for its member organisations on the process of auditing equity as educational settings have reopened or are due to reopen. The Guide is a tool to support education unions as they advocate for equity audits to be conducted at both education institution and system...
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Information hub for educators and their unions during the COVID-19 crisis
Get up to date with the latest news, read the guidelines or see what other unions are doing to minimise the effects of the COVID-19 crisis and get inspired.
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New podcast: Status of teachers - what needs to change?
A podcast with Greg Thompson, professor at the University of Brisbane, Australia, and Martin Henry, research coordinator at Education International, puts the focus on the status of teachers in Covid times and beyond.
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EI pressure secures release of Ethiopian teacher after 7 months detention without charges
EI has been informed of the release on 9 June of Mulunesh Abebayehu Teklewold, a 53-year old female teacher. She was arrested in the Kelemworke junior secondary school in Addis and brought to the Kality prison on 9 November 2005.
Read MoreKenya: State agrees to discuss teachers' pay
The Kenyan Government has finally agreed to meet teachers for discussions over the implementation of salary increases after vigorous campaigning by EI affiliate the KNUT.
Read MoreGhana: Teachers and Educational Workers Begin Indefinite Strike
Salary arrears and the lack of progress in negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement have driven EI affiliate the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) to strike indefinitely. An ultimatum presented to President John Kufuor’s government says if demands are not met by next week, teachers in higher institutions wil...
Read MoreGeneral Debate Statement by Fred van Leeuwen, General Secretary of Education International at the International Labour Conference, Geneva
EI has requested ILO to set international standards for the recruitment of teachers. In his address to the annual ILO Conference in Geneva, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen said that industrialized countries should not try to remedy teacher shortages by poaching teachers from low-income countries. Van Leeuwen recommended th...
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