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Migrant Rights

  1. Equity and inclusion 25 April 2014

    EI working for fair recruitment of education professionals

    Education International (EI), together with social partner agencies and academic institutions, was represented at a workshop on the Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI) organised by the Global Migration Group Task Force on Migration and Decent Work, held at the International labour organisation (ILO)-International Training Centre (ITC), in Turin, Italy, from 23-24...

    EI working for fair recruitment of education professionals
  2. Equity and inclusion 25 February 2014

    EU answers Switzerland: freezes research grants and Swiss involvement in Erasmus+

    The European Union has suspended negotiations with Switzerland on the participation in EU education exchange programmes, such as Erasmus+ and the Horizon 2020 research programme, because of the imminent introduction of quotas to community workers approved in a referendum last week.

    EU answers Switzerland: freezes research grants and Swiss involvement in Erasmus+
  3. Equity and inclusion 18 December 2013

    Respect migrant workers’ rights, say unionists worldwide

    The contribution of migrants to their host countries and countries of origin must be recognised. That’s according to Global Unions, the international trade union organisations, which include EI. Global Unions made the call to mark International Migrants’ Day on 18 December. In their statement, the Global Unions call for the...

    Respect migrant workers’ rights, say unionists worldwide
  4. Equity and inclusion 15 October 2013

    USA: Union leaders arrested while defending immigrant rights

    EI’s national affiliates, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), have condemned trade union leaders’ arrests during marches to demand a vote on comprehensive immigration reform in their country.

    USA: Union leaders arrested while defending immigrant rights
  5. Equity and inclusion 19 August 2013

    USA: Education unionists mobilise for immigration reform

    The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of EI’s national affiliates, has called on the US House of Representatives to adopt legislation initiating a comprehensive immigration reform.

    USA: Education unionists mobilise for immigration reform
  6. Equity and inclusion 19 July 2013

    UN: EI delegation calls for the protection of migrants’ rights

    The EI delegation attending the Informal Interactive Hearings on International Migration and Development at the United Nations (UN) called for the protection and promotion of migrant workers’ rights.

    UN: EI delegation calls for the protection of migrants’ rights
  7. Equity and inclusion 21 December 2012

    Filipino teachers win battle against exploitation

    Earlier this week, a U.S. federal court in Los Angeles ordered a recruitment agency to pay US$4.5 million in damages to 350 Filipino teachers. The teachers, recruited as part of a guest worker programme, had been forced into exploitive contracts after arriving in the United States.

    Filipino teachers win battle against exploitation
  8. Equity and inclusion 22 November 2012

    EI calls for a rights-based approach to migration

    EI joined forces with other global unions to call for a rights-based approach to the governance and management of migration. This call was made at the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), held in Port Louis, Mauritius, from 19 to 22 November 2012.

    EI calls for a rights-based approach to migration
  9. Equity and inclusion 27 June 2012

    US Supreme Court issues ruling on Arizona’s anti-immigrant law

    Education unions in the United States (US) have cautiously welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision on 25 June to block elements of Arizona’s anti-immigration law.

    US Supreme Court issues ruling on Arizona’s anti-immigrant law
  10. Equity and inclusion 2 December 2011

    Global Unions call for better governance of migration

    Representatives of Global Unions (GUFs), including EI, are meeting in Geneva this week to put pressure on governments attending the 6th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) to enact and implement a better governance system for migration and fair labour migration policies.

    Global Unions call for better governance of migration