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  1. Standards and working conditions 13 September 2007

    World Teachers Day October 5, 2007

    In less than a month on October 5th, World Teachers Day will take place once again. It will see teachers, students, parents and communities all around the world coming together to celebrate the achievements of teachers, and to raise their voices in favour of Quality Teachers for Quality Education.

    World Teachers Day October 5, 2007
  2. Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2007

    Ghana: Union Research reconfirms HIV/AIDS as a key workplace issue

    EI affiliates the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) have just finalised research on HIV/AIDS in the education sector.

    Ghana: Union Research reconfirms HIV/AIDS as a key workplace issue
  3. Standards and working conditions 13 September 2007

    Nepal: Teachers’ Unions demand reform

    Back in May, the Teachers' Union of Nepal (TUN) along with the Nepal National Teachers’ Association (NNTA) and the Nepal Teachers’ Association (NTA) demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Education and Sports on the recruitment and dismissal procedures prevailing in the country. They were joined by the EI Asia...

    Nepal: Teachers’ Unions demand reform
  4. Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2007

    Honduras: Unions get moving on training!

    From June 26-28, the Honduran national HIV and AIDS teachers’ union prevention committee, coordinated by Rosario Avila (EFAIDS Programme Coordinator/COLPROSUMAH), together with EI, the EDC and CTERA/Argentina, organised an HIV and AIDS workshop at the headquarters of COPEMH in Tegucigalpa.

    Honduras: Unions get moving on training!
  5. Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2007

    Caribbean: EI Regional Coordinator visits Haiti, Guyana and Suriname

    The EFAIDS programme has started to have an impact among students and teachers in Guyana, Suriname and Haiti. This was the overall conclusion drawn by the EI regional Coordinator Virginia Albert on a recent evaluation visit to these countries.

    Caribbean: EI Regional Coordinator visits Haiti, Guyana and Suriname
  6. Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2007

    EFAIDS Programme Branches Out!

    EI, the EDC and WHO have developed two new toolkits which will be the basis of training sessions carried out by teachers’ unions participating in the EFAIDS Programme over the coming months.

    EFAIDS Programme Branches Out!
  7. Leading the profession 13 September 2007

    New EI Publication: Research Matters!

    A new EI publication emphasises the role of research in shaping policy and provides guidelines on how teachers’ unions can take a serious approach to it.

    New EI Publication: Research Matters!
  8. Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2007

    Education International Congress examines EFAIDS issues

    What has been the experience of teachers’ unions on the EFAIDS Programme thus far? How is the training of teachers on HIV/AIDS education developing? What challenges still lie in the path of the unions striving to achieve the Education for All goals? These and other questions were reflected upon at...

    Education International Congress examines EFAIDS issues
  9. Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2007

    ActionAid Publish Report on Abstinence

    ActionAid have just published a report which develops new theories on the issue of sexual abstinence as a means of preventing HIV infection.

    ActionAid Publish Report on Abstinence
  10. Standards and working conditions 13 September 2007

    Interview with Ernestine Akouavi Akakpo-Gbofu

    Ernestine Akouavi Akakpo-Gbofu of FENASYET Togo won the 2007 Albert Shanker Education Award for her outstanding work in the field of early childhood education, particularly the development of pedagogical tools. She received the award at the EI Congress in Berlin last July.

    Interview with Ernestine Akouavi Akakpo-Gbofu
  11. Standards and working conditions 13 September 2007

    Korea: Private School Act amendment may encourage corruption

    EI has written to H.E. Roh Moo-hyun, President of the Republic of Korea, urging the Korean government to withdraw the re-amended Private School Act in the forthcoming session of the National Assembly.

    Korea: Private School Act amendment may encourage corruption
  12. News 13 September 2007

    21st September - International Day of Peace

    On 21st September, teachers and education workers will join with United Nations offices, governmental and non-governmental agencies, civil society and religious groups to promote the ideals of peace and non-violence on International Day of Peace.

    21st September - International Day of Peace
  13. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 September 2007

    EI protests against arrest of German academic

    EI which represents the voice of educators worldwide, including professionals in the higher education and research sector, condemns the arrest of German academic, Andrej Holm.

    EI protests against arrest of German academic
  14. News 3 September 2007

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  15. Union growth 30 August 2007

    Colombia: Raquel Castro finally released

    EI is delighted to inform all members and Global Union partners that Raquel Castro, Colombian teacher and union activist, was released from prison last August 2nd.

    Colombia: Raquel Castro finally released
  16. Union growth 23 August 2007

    Mexico: Solution to the conflict in Oaxaca must be found, says EI

    Following the resolution passed by the 5th EI World Congress held in July 2007, EI urges the governor of the State of Oaxaca, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, to find an immediate and satisfactory solution to end the conflict between the authorities and teachers.

    Mexico: Solution to the conflict in Oaxaca must be found, says EI
  17. Standards and working conditions 22 August 2007

    World Teachers' Day is coming: Sign Up Now!

    World Teachers' Day is celebrated on 5 Oct every year to commemorate the signing of the UNESCO-ILO 1966 Recommendation on the Status of Education Personnel.

    World Teachers' Day is coming: Sign Up Now!