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Standards and working conditions 15 October 2007 Bulgaria: Strike enters its 3rd week with no resolution in sight
The teacher strike in Bulgaria that began on 24 Sep has now entered its third week, and a clear resolution to the impasse is still not in sight.
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Standards and working conditions 12 October 2007 Cameroon: SYNTESPRIC members demonstrated for better job security
On 5 October, World Teachers' Day, members of the Syndicat des Travailleurs des Etablissements scolaires privés du Cameroun (SYNTESPRIC) held a demonstration to demand the government ratify their collective agreement.
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Standards and working conditions 10 October 2007 South Africa: Graduates to repay state bursaries with service at rural schools
Newly qualified teachers whose studies have been financed by the Education Department will be required to teach at remote schools for up to four years in an attempt to help schools most in need.
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Union growth 10 October 2007 Argentina: Carlos Fuentealba remembered
Teachers in Argentina joined a national strike convened by EI affiliate CTERA on October 4th to demand that those responsible for the assassination of Carlos Fuentealba be brought to justice.
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Standards and working conditions 9 October 2007 DRC: strikes suspended after successful negotiations
EI affiliate, the Syndicat des enseignants du Congo (SYECO), has called off its strike on 8 October after a successful negotiation with the government.
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Standards and working conditions 8 October 2007 CEE Round Table reaffirms the importance of independent and effective teacher unions to democratic societies
The 3rd annual EI Round Table for Member Organisations in Central and Eastern Europe was recently held from 4-6 October in Riga, Latvia.
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Standards and working conditions 8 October 2007 Bulgaria: Teachers on indefinite strike for better wages
EI member organisations from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) which met from 4-6 Oct in Riga for the EI CEE Round Table declared their support for their Bulgarian colleagues. EI affiliates in Bulgaria, SEB and PODKREPA, launched a nation-wide protest and indefinite strike on 24 September for better wages.
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Standards and working conditions 5 October 2007 World Teachers' Day: Teachers around the world celebrate their profession
Today, World Teachers' Day, EI joins people around the world in celebrating the important role of teachers and their contribution to our society.
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Union growth 5 October 2007 Students detained in Gaza
Education International is deeply concerned by reports that up to 600 students have been denied exit from Gaza despite assurances from the Israeli authorities that they would be allowed to leave.
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Standards and working conditions 5 October 2007 Zimbabwe: Teachers stop strike after successful negotiations with government
Zimbabwean teachers who were on strike for better wages and working conditions have called off their strike after successful negotiaions with the government.
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Standards and working conditions 5 October 2007 On World Teachers' Day, Barometer highlights teachers' rights, education quality
On World Teachers' Day and all year round, Education International's latest Barometer of Human and Trade Union Rights provides objective and insightful analysis of the quality of education and the respect for human and trade union rights around the world.
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Union growth 2 October 2007 Democratic Republic of Congo: EI continues to support striking teachers
Teachers have been on strike for a month in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Education International has again demanded action by President Joseph Kabila to resolve the crisis.
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Union growth 1 October 2007 Burma: Urgent Action Appeal
Education International encourages all member organisations to write to the Burmese representatives in their countries following the recent violent repression used to break up peaceful demonstrations.
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 September 2007 EI deplores repression of academics and students in Bangladesh
EI has written to Ehsanul Haque, Private Secretary to the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, expressing concern at the violent repression of university student protests.
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Standards and working conditions 28 September 2007 Portugal: Teachers demand better working conditions
Against the backdrop of a campaign to assess the image of the teacher in society, EI affiliate FENPROF will commemorate World Teachers Day, a public holiday on October 5th, with a large meeting in Lisbon from 3pm onwards.
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Union growth 28 September 2007 PSI World Congress
The world must not stand aside, but must act in support of a free and democratic Burma. That is the message from the World Congress of the Public Services International, taking place in Vienna from 24 to 28 September.
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Standards and working conditions 24 September 2007 Trinidad and Tobago: Teachers celebrate pay settlement
Members of EI affiliate the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers' Association (TTUA) are celebrating after their demand for a 100 per cent pay adjustment for teachers was met.
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Standards and working conditions 21 September 2007 Pan-European group of education trade unionists will celebrate World Teachers' Day in Riga
Education trade union leaders from 20 countries will gather to celebrate World Teachers' Day at the Central and Eastern European Round Table meeting to be hosted by the Latvian Education and Scientific Workers' Trade Union (LIZDA).
Pan-European group of education trade unionists will celebrate World Teachers' Day in Riga