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News 7 February 2007 Poland: teachers denounce the denial of the Holocaust by Iranian President
EI member organisation the Zwi¹zek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego (ZNP) issued a statement on 27 January criticising the denial of the Holocaust by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Standards and working conditions 7 February 2007 North American and Caribbean teachers urge governments to invest in public education
EI's 5th North American and Caribbean Regional Conference was held in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica, West Indies, from 22-23 January 2007. More than 100 representatives of teachers' organisations from the United States, Canada and the Caribbean participated, along with officers of the EI Executive Board and staff.
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Union renewal and development 1 February 2007 Make your Hotel Room Reservation Today!!
Are you participating in the forthcoming EI 5th World Congress? If so, make your hotel reservation today!
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Union renewal and development 1 February 2007 Congress Assistance Deadline Extended to 28 Feb!!
At the request of many member organisations, the request for financial assistance for Congress attendance has just been extended to 28 Feb!
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 31 January 2007 European Launch of Global Action Week: Students advocate at the European Parliament
"Kids have a great sense of what is fair and not fair," declared Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Glenys Kinnock in her introductory speech at the European launch of the Global Action Week 2007 Campaign: Join Up for Education Rights Now!
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 January 2007 EI welcomes launch of European Year of Equal Opportunities for All
On 30 and 31 January 2007 in Berlin, 450 delegates from across Europe will attend the first ever European Equality summit to mark 2007 as European Year of Equal Opportunities as designated by the European Commission.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 January 2007 An early start for Global Action Week 2007 (23-29 April) with a special event at the European Parliament in Brussels
EI and its partners in the Global Campaign For Education (GCE) are organising a special lobbying event at the European Parliament on 30 Jan 2007 to officially announce Global Action Week 2007.
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 January 2007 World Economic Forum: the International Trade Union movement challenges Business leaders on Corporate Responsibility
A delegation of 12 international trade union leaders at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos this week will be calling companies to account on corporate taxation, the role of private equity investment and the social and environmental responsibilities of business.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 January 2007 Guinea: EI condemns killing of demonstrators
EI joins the call of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in condemning the recent killing of civilians and detention of top union leaders by the Guinean government.
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Standards and working conditions 23 January 2007 EI at the World Social Forum in Nairobi: qualified teachers are crucial for quality education
EI is present at the 6th World Social Forum, currently being held in Nairobi from 20-25 Jan. More than twelve thousand participants from all over the world are attending this global event to exchange their experiences and ideas about how "another world is possible" - the theme of this year's...
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Equity and inclusion 22 January 2007 Netherlands: EI participates in education exhibition
EI is participating in a National Exhibition on Education in the Netherlands, which will be held in Utrecht from 23-27 Jan 2007.
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Trade union rights are human rights 19 January 2007 Cambodian unionists do not forget the murder of their leader three years ago
EI's affiliate in Cambodia, the Cambodia Independent Teachers Association (CITA), and the Cambodia trade union centre (FTUWKC, Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia) will mark the third anniversary of the murder of Chea Vichea, the President of the Cambodia trade union centre. He was gunned down...
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Union growth 17 January 2007 Ethiopia: Urgent Action Appeal Update
Below is an update regarding the Urgent Action Appeal launched on 4 January on behalf of elected union officers of the Ethiopian Teachers’ Association (ETA). Your solidarity is still indispensable as the ETA officers in detention continue to be subjected to torture!
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 January 2007 Greece: Pan-Hellenic strike on 10 Jan against privatisation of higher education
EI affiliates Didaskalikeh Omospondia Elladas (DOE) - the Greek Primary Teachers' Federation and the Omospondÿa Leitourgÿn Mÿsehÿ Ekpaÿdeysehÿ (OLME) - the Federation of Secondary School Teachers of Greece, will be participating in a "pan-Hellenic strike" against the privatisation of higher education in the country.
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Union growth 9 January 2007 Ethiopia: Amnesty International adopts detained ETA officials as prisoners of conscience
Education International is happy to have the support of Amnesty International in its appeal for the release of ETA officials. An urgent action appeal was launched on 4 Jan for the release of Tilahun Ayalew, Anteneh Getnet and Meqcha Mengistu, who are prominent members of EI's affiliate, the Ethiopian Teacher...
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Union renewal and development 9 January 2007 Inaugural Meeting of the Council of Global Unions in Brussels
The inaugural meeting of the new Council of Global Unions (CGU) is taking place today in Brussels, Belgium. The creation of the CGU marks a new milestone in the organisation and functioning of the international trade union movement.
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Union renewal and development 5 January 2007 Worlds of Education No 21 (January/February 2007) now available
The January/February 2007 issue of Worlds of Education, Education International’s bi-monthly magazine, is now available.
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Union growth 5 January 2007 Pakistan: Sindh High Court ruled that the ban on teacher unions is illegal
On 12 Dec 2006, the High Court of the Sindh province in Pakistan ruled in favour of the Sindh Primary Teachers' Association in a case against the provincial government's ban on all activities carried out by teacher unions. The Court declared the government's ban "unlawful and of no legal effect".
Pakistan: Sindh High Court ruled that the ban on teacher unions is illegal