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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2007-03-15 International Mother Language Day promotes bilingual classrooms
On February 21 International Mother Language Day marked an opportunity to celebrate linguistic diversity and to promote multilingual education worldwide.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2007-03-15 Report on HIV and AIDS in Africa: Speaking Freely, Being Strong
A new report by the UK-based organisation Panos looks at how social movements have brought change to the response to HIV and AIDS.
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Union renewal and development 2007-03-15 Congress Reminder: Deadline for the Submission of Draft Resolutions is 22 March 2007
This is to remind EI member organisations that the deadline for the submission of draft Congress Resolutions is approaching on 22 March 2007.
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Equity and inclusion 2007-03-09 EI Europe launches its electronic Pan-European Women’s Network
On International Women’s Day, 8 March, Equality Officers from 138 EI member organisations in 44 European countries received an invitation to take part in EI's electronic Pan-European Women’s Network (PEWN).
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Equity and inclusion 2007-03-08 On International Women’s Day, EI Latin America launches the Gender Equity Project
On International Women’s Day and within the framework of the 6th EI Latin American Regional Conference, 32 education sector unions from 18 countries in the region are launching the “Equity with Gender Perspective” project.
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Union renewal and development 2007-03-08 Hugo Yasky elected president of EI Latin American Regional Committee
Hugo Yasky, General Secretary of Argentinean affiliate CTERA, was elected President of the Regional Committee of Education International for Latin America on March 4th, at the EI Latin America regional Conference.
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Equity and inclusion 2007-03-05 The Fight for Gender Equality Must Continue, says EI on the occasion of International Women's Day
On the occasion of International Women's Day, Education International reminds its member organisations that the fight for gender equality must continue, especially when there is still a huge gap in pay parity and working conditions between men and women in many parts of the world.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2007-02-28 Doha Talks re-launched
After being put on hold for nearly six months, controversial talks aimed at creating new trade rules for the global economy have been formally re-launched.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2007-02-28 Differences persist on domestic regulation
Before the suspension of GATS talks, members were divided over proposals aimed at developing new restrictions on domestic regulation. This refers to measures adopted with respect to qualification requirements and procedures, licensing procedures and requirements, and technical standards. Some countries were pressing to include a “necessity test” in the new...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2007-02-28 EU pushes bilateral trade agreements
The European Union wants to negotiate free trade agreements with India, Korea, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an EU official announced in January.
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Equity and inclusion 2007-02-23 EI-PSI-ITUC Joint Statement on the 51st Session of the UN Comission on the Status of Women, New York, March 2007
Over 50 million women from 160 countries belong to trade unions, making the union movement the single largest voice of working women. Unions have a global reach, members working in all types of jobs, from professionals to low-skilled workers and in the informal economy.
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Equity and inclusion 2007-02-23 International Women's Day - 8 March: Educators aim to eliminate discrimination and violence against women and girls
On International Women's Day, educators worldwide are demanding that governments act to halt violence that endangers women's lives, violates their rights, harms their families and poses an affront to humanity and international law.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2007-02-12 Teachers and students launch Global Action Week at European Parliament
On January 30, young people and teachers from 10 countries joined up at the European Parliament in Brussels for the launch of Global Action Week 2007.
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Standards and working conditions 2007-02-12 EI publishes Activity Report on World Teachers’ Day 2006
EI has just published a report detailing the World Teachers’ Day 2006 activities of its affiliates around the world.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2007-02-12 EI South Asian Roundtable addresses HIV and AIDS
In December EI organised a round table meeting to raise awareness among its membership on the role of teachers and teachers unions in the fight against HIV and AIDS in the South Asian sub-region.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2007-02-12 North America and Caribbean Regional Conference trains the spotlight on HIV and AIDS
The EI North America and Caribbean Conference welcomed over 100 delegates from North America and Caribbean Teachers’ Union to Ocho Rios, Jamaica from 22-23 January
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Trade union rights are human rights 2007-02-12 International Federation of Journalists releases HIV and AIDS Guide
The Asia-Pacific office of the IFJ has just released a user-friendly media guide and research study on the media's reporting of HIV and AIDS.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2007-02-12 Interview with Gorgui Sow, Regional Coordinator of ANCEFA
Gorgui Sow is the Regional Coordinator of the African Network Campaign on Education for All (ANCEFA), and a board member of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE). EI recently interviewed Mr. Sow to find out about ANCEFA's efforts to contribute to the achievement of quality Education for All.
Interview with Gorgui Sow, Regional Coordinator of ANCEFA