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Climate action and literacy 2021-06-01 Education International’s Climate Network showcases powerful union responses to climate change
Collective power and support in achieving universal climate change education were at the heart of the second meeting of Education International’s Climate Network.
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Leading the profession 2021-05-25 Education unions have an important role to play in addressing the gendered impacts of the pandemic in the profession
Education International member organisations reflected on how unions can respond to the gendered impacts of the public health crisis within the teaching profession.
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Climate action and literacy 2021-05-21 Global collaboration between educators and youth movements to boost transformative education for a sustainable future
At the Worldwide Student Summit on Climate Action and Biodiversity, Education International joined hands with students and youth to call for education for sustainable development to become a worldwide priority in education at all levels.
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2021-05-07 TRIPS waiver: EU Council and European Commission must support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all
Education International welcomes the resolution adopted by the European Parliament calling the EU to support the “TRIPS waiver” proposal initiated by South Africa and India to lift intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines and medical products.
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Climate action and literacy 2021-04-07 Quality Climate Change Education for All: Education International Launches Global Campaign
Representing 32.5 million educators worldwide, Education International is leading in the movement for climate education. On 21 April 2021, Education International will launch a multilevel campaign to ensure that climate education, based on science with a civic action focus, becomes as fundamental as teaching reading and writing.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2021-03-26 COVID-19 impact continues to affect terms and conditions in education
Deepening inequalities across the education sector were revealed at a recent Education International webinar. Affiliates shared experiences of working to improve the terms and working conditions of teachers, academics, and education support personnel. The webinar aimed to inform Education International’s work in this area during the current public health crisis.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2021-03-25 “Covid Story Will End with Equity and Leadership”, by David Edwards.
My friend and colleague and one of the education giants of our time, Mary Hatwood Futrell, wrote this on the passing of Nelson Mandela in 2013: “We pause to mark the distance we’ve come and keep focus on what’s yet to cover. One thing seems certain as the need for...
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Union growth 2021-03-19 Statement by the Francophone Trade Union Committee for Education and Training on the occasion of the International Francophonie Day March 20, 2021
A Francophonie in action for peace, democracy, rights and freedoms.
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Equity and inclusion 2021-03-19 Women power unions: Advancing women’s leadership at the 65th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
The 65th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is taking place online between the 15th and the 26th of March. Delegates from Education International and other global unions are taking part in the Session to advance women’s full and effective participation in public life.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2021-03-12 Vaccine nationalism and crisis profiteering: Unions take action
“Just 10 countries, some of the richest in the world, have administered 75% of vaccinations. Meanwhile, around 130 countries that account for 2.5 billion people have not administered a single dose. This is not an issue on which we can afford to be passive. The only solution to a global...
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Union renewal and development 2021-03-10 Biggest Development Cooperation Network meeting ever showcases union solidarity in action
Solidarity, joint action, climate education, and human rights were amongst the headline topics addressed at Education International’s Development Cooperation Network.
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Union growth 2021-03-08 International Women’s Day 2021 | Statement of Global Union Federations for the Arab region
Calling on all Trade Unions to ‘Step it up for a World of work free from violence and harassment’.
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Union growth 2021-03-07 “Take the Long View: Scaling the Staircase of Women’s Equality”, by Dianne Woloschuk.
What a difference a year makes! If someone had told me on March 8th, 2020, that news cycles and my personal life would focus for a year on wearing masks, hand hygiene, physical distancing, and vaccines, I would have been hard pressed to believe it. Without question, the Covid-19 pandemic...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2021-03-05 Africa: Governments must act urgently to protect educators and build stronger education systems
During its virtual meeting from 23-25 February, the Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) urged regional governments to act swiftly to ensure decent living and working conditions for educators. Proactive measures were needed to guarantee quality education on the continent in the face of challenges including the pandemic, terrorism, and...
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Trade union rights are human rights 2021-03-04 Statement | Education International calls on governments to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines and other medical products by waiving intellectual property rights
Education International, the global federation of education unions, urges Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to support the “Waiver from certain provisions of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement for the prevention, containment and treatment of COVID-19".
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2021-03-01 Teachers, have your say about educating for sustainable development and global citizenship!
EI and UNESCO launch a global survey of teachers on their readiness to teach education for sustainable development and global citizenship.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2021-02-15 Education unions defend and promote academic freedom around the world!
Academic freedom is in a dire state globally, according to attendees at the recent International Further and Higher Education and Research Conference (IFHERC). Organised virtually by Education International, the conference also expressed its solidarity with harassed and imprisoned academics worldwide, especially in Myanmar and Hong Kong.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2021-02-09 “Post-pandemic reform of higher education: Market-first or purpose-first digital transformation?”, by Ben Williamson and Anna Hogan.
Educational technologies have become central to higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The state of emergency in tertiary systems worldwide has enabled private edtech companies, global tech businesses, and the networks of promoters backing them, to define the post-pandemic future of the university.
“Post-pandemic reform of higher education: Market-first or purpose-first digital transformation?”, by Ben Williamson and Anna Hogan.