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Trade union rights are human rights 10 March 2020 Statement | Governments must ensure the health crisis caused by COVID-19 does not become an education crisis
UNESCO has convened an emergency meeting of education ministers to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on education. The meeting is taking place today, 10 March. The latest data from UNESCO show that a record number of students are currently unable to attend school.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 March 2020 Statement | Swift, coherent and proportionate measures are vital in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak
The world is facing an unprecedented health emergency. The COVID-19 outbreak has led to school closures in 13 countries around the globe, disrupting the education of 290.5 million students.
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Union growth 25 November 2019 Statement | It’s time to #RatifyC190
This UN Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, trade unions are calling on governments to act swiftly to ratify ILO Convention 190.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 November 2019 Statement | The Convention on the Rights of the Child at 30: Celebrating Progress, Facing Challenges
In November 1989 the world was changing. With the Berlin wall crumbling and the world ushering in a new age, countries found common ground in defending the rights of children. “Humanity owes its best to each and every one of you,” stated UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar to...
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Union renewal and development 17 October 2019 Statement | Education International condemns Turkish aggression in Syria
The global education union federation draws attention to the long-term consequences of the Turkish military action in Syria for students and educators in the region.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 October 2019 Statement | EI calls on World Bank to change tack in education
As the board of governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund come together for the 2019 Annual Meetings in Washington this week, Education International sends two clear messages to the World Bank:
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Equity and inclusion 17 November 2016 Policy Statement on Open Access in Further and Higher Education and Research
EI's 10th International Further and Higher Education and Research Conference | Ghana, November 2016
1. The public good is served by the widest and most accessible dissemination of scholarly work and educational material. This can be facilitated when scholars and educators make their work available in reputable open access venues.
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Future of work in education 1 December 2014 Policy Statement on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
EI's 9th International Further and Higher Education and Research Conference | Brussels, November 2014
Preamble Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, represent the latest effort to harness new information and communication technologies to provide higher education. Supporters of MOOCs portray them as an inexpensive and innovative way of delivering content to a vast audience. Increasingly, some see the potential for profits to be made...
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Equity and inclusion 1 October 2012 Education International Policy Statement on Tuition Fees
8th Education International Higher Education and Research Conference | Argentina 2012
1. Participation in higher education for all those who are qualified is a right enshrined in Article 26 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the 1967 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights:
Education International Policy Statement on Tuition Fees