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HIV/AIDS

  1. Trade union rights are human rights 10 July 2007

    Senegal: Teacher Unions evaluate EFAIDS Programme

    In mid June the Senegalese Committee of Education Unions against HIV/AIDS (COSSEL), which is composed of four EI affiliated teacher unions, namely, SNEEL-CNTS, SUDES, SYPROS and UDEN, carried out an evaluation of the EFAIDS Programme in Dakar.

    Senegal: Teacher Unions evaluate EFAIDS Programme
  2. Trade union rights are human rights 10 July 2007

    Training for Life: EI publishes update on report

    EI has just published an update of its 2006 report "Training for Life" on the record of governments in providing training for teachers on HIV and AIDS. The report is the result of the hard work carried out by a number of EI's affiliates to establish the facts on teacher...

    Training for Life: EI publishes update on report
  3. Trade union rights are human rights 13 June 2007

    Asia Pacific Region: EFAIDS Update

    Early in 2007, EI conducted feasibility studies in Nepal and Indonesia to look at the potential roles that the teachers' organisations based there can play in contributing towards providing Education for All and combating HIV and AIDS, within the context of the EFAIDS Programme.

    Asia Pacific Region: EFAIDS Update
  4. Trade union rights are human rights 13 June 2007

    EI attends IATT Meeting on Education and HIV and AIDS

    The Inter Agency Task Team on Education and HIV and AIDS (IATT) is composed of UN agencies, bilateral donor agencies and civil society representatives. The group of approximately 20 members convenes twice a year to exchange views and discuss issues related to HIV, AIDS and Education. EI attended the most...

    EI attends IATT Meeting on Education and HIV and AIDS
  5. Trade union rights are human rights 15 May 2007

    Burundi: STEB gets off to a good start

    From 10 to 13 April 2007, the Free Trade Union of Education Workers (STEB) organised a national 'Training of Trainers' workshop on HIV/AIDS prevention through schools in Bujumbura (Burundi). It was supported by both EI and WHO-AFRO.

    Burundi: STEB gets off to a good start
  6. Trade union rights are human rights 15 May 2007

    Guinea: Study documents impact of HIV/AIDS on education

    As the number of school-age children grows, so too does the need for teachers, and the need for improving the quality of education. Teachers are key actors in this process, but they are still not being sheltered from the devastating HIV and AIDS pandemic.

    Guinea: Study documents impact of HIV/AIDS on education
  7. Trade union rights are human rights 15 May 2007

    India: Teachers' unions condemn ban on sex education

    In March the state government of Maharashtra, India announced its intention to ban sex education in schools across the state. The Indian teachers' union AIFTO immediately condemned the move as a "retrograde step in the otherwise progressive state of Maharashtra." If the ban goes through, the state will join Karnataka,...

    India: Teachers' unions condemn ban on sex education
  8. Trade union rights are human rights 15 May 2007

    Access to Anti Retrovirals: huge hopes for millions living with AIDS

    According to a new report published mid-April by the WHO, UNAIDS and UNICEF, access to antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV/AIDS in low-income countries continued to grow during 2006, with more than 2 million receiving treatment in December 2006.

    Access to Anti Retrovirals: huge hopes for millions living with AIDS
  9. Trade union rights are human rights 15 May 2007

    Oxfam Report: Paying for People

    According to the Oxfam Briefing Paper on Paying for People, millions of people are dying, sick, or out of school because there are not enough teachers, nurses, and doctors in poor countries.

    Oxfam Report: Paying for People
  10. Trade union rights are human rights 15 May 2007

    Accelerating the Education Sector Response to HIV and AIDS

    From 5-9 March 2007, a workshop on "Strengthening the Education Sector Response to School Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Programmes" took place in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

    Accelerating the Education Sector Response to HIV and AIDS
  11. Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007

    New EFAIDS website launched

    This month, EI is pleased to announce the launch of the new EFAIDS Programme website: www.ei-ie.org/efaids.

    New EFAIDS website launched
  12. Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007

    28 April: HIV/AIDS Campaign at centre of Global Union efforts

    April 28 is a day to commemorate the 2 million workers who die, the 1.2 million who are injured, and the 160 million who fall ill each year due to unsafe, unhealthy, or unsustainable work and workplaces. AIDS is among the principal causes of death and illness amongst workers and...

    28 April: HIV/AIDS Campaign at centre of Global Union efforts
  13. Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007

    BTU Botswana take stock of progress

    In the framework of its EFAIDS Programme, the BTU/Botswana has recently been engaged in a number of worthwhile activities. Whether engaged in advocacy work to improve the rights of people living with HIV and AIDS or reinforcing partnerships towards the achievement of Education for All (EFA), the union has been...

    BTU Botswana take stock of progress
  14. Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007

    KNUT/Kenya awards schools on HIV/AIDS prevention efforts

    In October 2006 a competition for schools participating in the KNUT/AFT HIV/AIDS programme got off the ground with the involvement of 105 schools. EI provided support for this initiative which was heralded as an excellent method of motivating schools to step up their HIV/AIDS education efforts.

    KNUT/Kenya awards schools on HIV/AIDS prevention efforts
  15. Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007

    Global Unions meet in Geneva and Johannesburg to discuss cooperation

    Education International represents teachers unions worldwide and, as such, is one of the sectoral global unions confronted with the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Clearly many other trade union organisations from other sectors also face the impact of the pandemic. Just as the teachers represented by EI, also the miners, the...

    Global Unions meet in Geneva and Johannesburg to discuss cooperation
  16. Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2007

    Francophone HIV/AIDS Conference underlines importance of prevention

    Late last month, Paris was the setting for the 4th Francophone Conference on HIV and AIDS. Speakers participating in the event underlined the urgent need to pursue a dual approach to fighting AIDS which would give priority to both prevention and treatment.

    Francophone HIV/AIDS Conference underlines importance of prevention