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  1. Trade union rights are human rights 23 November 2016

    USA: Education unions and civil society unite to Stop the Hate

    Educators and citizens from all over the USA have signed the Stop the Hate petition, asking that President-elect Donald Trump keep his promise to be the President for all Americans, by speaking clearly and loudly against the hate.

    USA: Education unions and civil society unite to Stop the Hate
  2. Trade union rights are human rights 21 November 2016

    India: Air pollution forces schools to close

    Over 1,800 public primary schools in India’s capital closed on 5 November for the first time ever to protect students from exposure to dangerous levels of air pollution, affecting more than a million children.

    India: Air pollution forces schools to close
  3. Trade union rights are human rights 27 October 2016

    Bombing of Syrian schools sparks outrage within the education community

    Global condemnation has been swift and fierce following the bombings of schools in the cities of Hass and Aleppo, which have left at least 25 children and six teachers dead among scores of injured.

    Bombing of Syrian schools sparks outrage within the education community
  4. Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2016

    Thailand: Bombing outside school leaves two dead

    The attack, which killed a father and daughter in front of an elementary school, is the latest in a string of violent acts connected to an ongoing decade-long conflict in the country’s south.

    Thailand: Bombing outside school leaves two dead
  5. Trade union rights are human rights 14 July 2016

    Canada’s education leaders look to put wellness back into classrooms

    School is meant to be a safe place, but for too many children and their teachers the classroom has become a source of mental illness, which is why Canada’s teacher unions are taking action.

    Canada’s education leaders look to put wellness back into classrooms
  6. Trade union rights are human rights 31 May 2016

    Safe Schools Declaration: one year on, more support and action needed

    With wars raging in many countries, the first anniversary of the Safe Schools Declaration is a reminder that political commitment is needed to protect students, teachers, and schools in times of conflict

    Safe Schools Declaration: one year on, more support and action needed
  7. Trade union rights are human rights 10 March 2016

    Health education crucial for quality education

    Students must be seen as holistic beings, and the impact of the state of their health on their education taken into greater consideration. This was the key message highlighted by Education International at the 60th Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society.

    Health education crucial for quality education
  8. Trade union rights are human rights 23 November 2015

    Belgium: Schools remain closed amidst security threats

    Schools and daycare centres in Belgium's capital Brussels remained closed today, as the federal government upheld the highest security threat level in the city.

    Belgium: Schools remain closed amidst security threats
  9. Trade union rights are human rights 18 November 2015

    EI Executive Board remembers slain Colombian teacher union leader

    The assassination of Marcelis Mendes, the President of Coveñas regional subdivision of the Colombian Teachers Federation, was forcefully condemned by Education International’s Executive Board in Brussels.

    EI Executive Board remembers slain Colombian teacher union leader
  10. Trade union rights are human rights 16 November 2015

    Brussels: EI Executive Board issues statement on terrorist attacks

    The EI executive board stands in solidarity with all education unions who work on the frontlines every day in countries where the threat and the reality of violence are ever present.

    Brussels: EI Executive Board issues statement on terrorist attacks
  11. Trade union rights are human rights 30 October 2015

    Nigerian army frees 192 abducted children from Boko Haram

    Three hundred eight people, including 192 children, have been rescued by the Nigerian army during a raid targeting terrorist group Boko Haram, though none of the 219 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls are among those freed.

    Nigerian army frees 192 abducted children from Boko Haram
  12. Trade union rights are human rights 28 October 2015

    Burundi: teachers’ perilous working conditions to be addressed

    Amid political and social unrest, Burundi’s teachers’ union is working closely with Education International to both counter the government’s harassment of teachers as well as enhance the safety of their working conditions.

    Burundi: teachers’ perilous working conditions to be addressed
  13. Trade union rights are human rights 22 October 2015

    Swedish teacher and student are killed in school sword attack

    A teacher and a student have been killed and at least two others are reported injured after a man wielding a sword carried out an attack in a school cafe in south-west Sweden.

    Swedish teacher and student are killed in school sword attack
  14. Trade union rights are human rights 21 October 2015

    Nigeria remembers killed and displaced teachers

    Nigerian teachers know all too well how dangerous their work has become, which is why their union used World Teachers’ Day to remember the 600 killed and 19,000 displaced among their ranks.

    Nigeria remembers killed and displaced teachers
  15. Trade union rights are human rights 2 October 2015

    More shooting horror on a US college campus

    A young lone gunman killed nine people at an American college - Umpqua Community College in Roseburg on Thursday morning.

    More shooting horror on a US college campus
  16. Trade union rights are human rights 7 September 2015

    UNICEF report warns of a ‘lost generation’ of children out of school because of war

    A new UNICEF report shows that over 13 million children from the Middle East and North Africa are being prevented from going to school by conflicts, highlighting that education institutions must remain safe sanctuaries.

    UNICEF report warns of a ‘lost generation’ of children out of school because of war
  17. Trade union rights are human rights 20 August 2015

    Yemen: Teachers and children killed in attack

    Education International joins the Global Partnership for Education and UNICEF in expressing utmost dismay at the killing of teachers and children in an airstrike in war-torn Yemen.

    Yemen: Teachers and children killed in attack
  18. Trade union rights are human rights 12 August 2015

    UK: fighting student violence in schools

    Unions respond to data released by the Department for Education that shows the alarming rise of assaults on teachers by pupils, a problem that underlines the need to address student violence within education institutions.

    UK: fighting student violence in schools