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Trade union rights are human rights 4 April 2019 Democracy, human rights and the future of work on Executive Board’s agenda
The agenda of the 52nd Education International Executive board meeting covered a wide range of topics that are going to be key in four months at the organisation’s key political event, its Congress.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 January 2019 Work with a human face, by David Edwards
David Edwards
Life-long learning means different things to different people. However, some common principles for lifelong learning are essential for a global consensus on a human-centred agenda for the future of work.
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Standards and working conditions 10 October 2018 Education International raises professional issues with global experts
Education International raised a wide range of issues related to the status of teachers with the Joint ILO-UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel.
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Standards and working conditions 21 September 2018 EI calls on ILO and governments to improve working conditions in tertiary education
The necessity to improve terms and conditions of employment in tertiary education, and in particular, to limit the alarming increase in precarious work in the sector was at the heart of debates at the International Labour Organisation’s Global Dialogue Forum on Employment Terms and Conditions in Tertiary Education.
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Union growth 18 July 2018 Making the voice of teachers heard at the International Labour Conference, by Cécile Kohler
Cécile Kohler
Cécile Kohler, head of international relations for the FNEC FP-FO (France), took part in the 107th Session of the International Labour Conference held in Geneva from May 28 to June 8, 2018, as a delegate of Education International. Here she talks about the conference and, in particular, her involvement in...
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 June 2018 ILO Director General denounces “New Brutalism”
“We have entered an age of new brutalism,” ILO Director General Guy Ryder told delegates of the 5th World Congress of UNI in Liverpool on 19 June. “We have entered an age where it is OK to dehumanize those who are rejected, who are marginalized, who are different or who...
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 June 2018 Why it’s important to have a voice at the International Labour Conference, by Roberto Trochez Bardales
Roberto Trochez Bardales
I would like to thank Education International for giving Colprosumah the opportunity to participate in the 107th Session of the International Labour Conference at the ILO in Geneva, Switzerland on behalf of this global teachers’ federation of which we are proudly members. Our participation focused on denouncing the inequalities and...
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Trade union rights are human rights 5 June 2018 ILC 2018: EI makes the case for ensuring quality, non-discriminatory and non-violent work environments
At this year’s International Labour Conference, Education International has reaffirmed the need for providing all workers, in particular, those in education, with respectful work places that ensure equality and non-discrimination, as well as social dialogue, in order to achieve quality education for all.
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Union growth 29 May 2018 International Labour Conference: teachers’ concerns highlighted
Education International brings the voice of teachers and education personnel to the 107th session of the International Labour Conference.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 June 2017 Botswana education unions uphold the right to effective collective bargaining
In response to the government’s clampdown on workers’ rights, the Botswana Sectors of Education Trade Unions and Education International took their fight to the global stage at the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 14 June 2017 Education unionist elected onto ILO’s governing body
Amanda Brown, the Assistant General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, has been elected onto the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation as part of the workers’ group.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 June 2017 EI defends education workers' rights at International Labour Conference
The labour rights of teachers and quality terms of employment for better education systems have been at the core of EI deputy general secretary Haldis Holst's address to the International Labour Conference.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 June 2017 ILO: Educators highlight labour concerns in sector
Teachers and education professionals attending the 106th session of the International Labour Conference are going to defend their labour rights in the presence of Governments and employers’ organisations.
ILO: Educators highlight labour concerns in sector