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The Syndicat National des Enseignements de Second Degré (SNES-FSU), organised a week of action for trainees which took place between 26th and 30th November. Trainees are men and women who have passed the national competitive recruitment examination and must complete a year as a trainee teacher before they are given...

A child reading a colourful book to others sitting in a circle: this picture, entitled “Atin Africa Book Club: street kids read,” from Uganda, is one of the winners announced by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) for the Reading Changed My Life Photo and Video Contest.

On International Human Rights Day 2012, Education International (EI) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) launched a new international teachers’ union project in Egypt, Georgia, Honduras and Zimbabwe.

As trade unions mark the International Day for Human Rights on 10 December, EI pays tribute to teachers and education workers around the world who fight for the right to live and work in dignity. These educators also fight for freedom of expression, assembly and association; the right to bargain...

According to media reports yesterday, at least 28 students and a teacher were killed when a mortar hit the Batiha school in al-Wafidin camp, a community of about 25,000 displaced people, about twenty kilometres northeast of the capital. The reports said Syria’s official Sana news agency accused Syrian rebel forces...

The Slovakian Trade Union of Workers in Education and Science (OZPŠaV), one of EI’s national affiliates, has announced the suspension of its strike after three days, due to the government’s willingness to engage in negotiations.

Security in schools and the lack of qualified teachers were just two topics discussed at an EI/Afghanistan Teachers' Association (ATA) seminar held in Kabul from 20-22 November 2012. The seminar, ‘Strategies to strengthen ATA and contribute to education development’ aimed to equip the education union with tools to provide students...

A number of groups are warning that a potential new trade deal could force countries across the Pacific region to impose new restrictions on copyright.

The European Union and the United States are set to launch talks early next year that officials say will create a trading bloc representing about half of the world’s economic output and nearly a third of global trade.

With World Trade Organisation negotiations stuck in neutral, a group of key WTO countries has launched a separate set of talks aimed at creating an International Services Agreement (ISA).

With World Trade Organisation negotiations stuck in neutral, a group of key WTO countries has launched a separate set of talks aimed at creating an International Services Agreement (ISA).

On the occasion of World AIDS Day (WAD) on 1 December, education unionists worldwide renew their commitment to ‘getting to zero’: Zero new HIV infections, discrimination and AIDS-related deaths.

A draft treaty to be voted at the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) has severe implications for teachers, students, education support staff, union members and the rights of individuals around the world.

Social justice and gender equity were just two issues addressed at the EI workshop, “Reviving union cooperation to strength teachers’ voice”, for its Nepalese member organisations from 10-12 October.

EI welcomed the release from prison of Jalila Al-Salman, the acting President of the Bahraini Teachers’ Association (BTA), on 25 November.

Around 300 education union members assembled yesterday at the 2012 Conference of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) in Budapest, to successfully confront the austerity frenzy driving Europe’s political agenda.

The Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW), one of EI’s national affiliates, was involved in a strike action in the state of Saxony. More than 10,000 teachers participated in the action, demanding more teacher jobs, better wages, and legislation regulating pre-pension.

Budapest will host the 2012 Conference of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) from 26-28 November. ETUCE is the European branch of Education International in Europe and represents over 12 million teachers and education workers in 45 countries.