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“On Edtech, the public good, and democracy”, by David Edwards.
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News 2021-05-06 Colombia: Global education movement condemns abuses of basic human rights
Education International and its affiliates around the globe are deeply concerned about the brutal repression of protests in Colombia. The global trade union federation demands democratic governance of the country and urges public authorities to put a halt to human rights abuses.
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News 2021-05-05 Korea: EI Denounces discriminatory property registration system for teachers
The Korean Federation of Teachers Association (KFTA), a member organisation of Education International, reported that the Korean government is trying to impose new measures that would force teachers and other public servants to register their properties as well as those of their spouses, parents, children, and grandchildren with the authorities.
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News 2021-05-04 India: Union calls for end to election process as election duty teachers die from COVID-19
The All India Primary Teachers Federation (AIPTF) has urged the government to stop the election process until the public health crisis is under better control. The call comes as the AIPTF mourns the deaths of many teachers after they were infected with COVID-19 during polling duties at recent elections in...
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Statements 2021-05-01 May Day 2021: Trade unionists fight for democracy around the world
On May Day 2021, Education International recognizes and stands with the trade unionists fighting for democracy around the world.
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News 2021-04-29 Iraq: Trade unionists ready to confront climate change
Members of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) have committed to inserting environmental protection and climate change in curricula at all school levels. This development arises out of a seminar on climate change attended by the KTU.
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Take action! 2021-04-29 Democracy in danger in Haiti: education unions mobilise
Despite the massive mobilisation of civil society, with the education unions in the front line, President Jovenel Moïse is eroding Haitian democracy a little more every day. The right to organise and the right to education are no longer respected. The country is sinking into violence, under the indifferent gaze...
Democracy in danger in Haiti: education unions mobilise