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Union renewal and development 2006-12-12 Take part in the EI Triennial Surveys today!
The 5th World Congress of Education International will be held in Berlin, Germany, 20-26 July 2007 beginning with Pre-Congress Meetings on Higher Education, Women, LGBT and the Indigenous People’s Forum.
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Union renewal and development 2006-12-05 EI Mourns the Death of Tom Mooney, AFT Vice President
Tom Mooney, vice president of EI affiliate the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers died of an apparent heart attack Sunday at his apartment in Columbus. He was 52.
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Union renewal and development 2006-12-04 EI Europe Regional Conference and ETUCE General Assembly
The EI Europe Regional Conference and ETUCE General Assembly is taking place in Luxembourg between 4-6 December. The theme of the meeting is "Teachers and Lifelong Learning: Qualifications, Career Development and Status".
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Trade union rights are human rights 2006-12-01 HIV and AIDS: Teachers educate for life!
On World AIDS Day and all year round, teachers are working to prevent new cases of HIV and AIDS and to halt the spread of the global pandemic, which has already killed more than 20 million people, including tens of thousands of teachers, and has orphaned at least 14 million...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2006-12-01 EI Europe supports the ETUC's drive to protect and strengthen public services
EI Europe strongly supports the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) in its call for the protection and strengthening of public services in Europe.
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Union renewal and development 2006-11-30 Congress Deadlines Extended to December 31st
EI is pleased to announce an extension to the deadlines for receipt of notification of number of delegates and observers and requests for financial assistance from affiliates planning to attend the 5th triennial World Congress in Berlin, Germany from 22nd to 26th July, 2007.
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Equity and inclusion 2006-11-25 EI marks International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
Teachers everywhere are concerned about the enormous problem of violence against women and girls, a violation of human rights that takes place on a vast scale worldwide.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2006-11-23 EI insists on free universal access to education at UN meeting
EI recently attended an Expert Meeting on Universal Access to Services organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) from 14-16 November in Geneva.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2006-11-23 Trade Liberalisation and Universal Access to Education Services
Note prepared by Education International for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)'s "Expert Meeting on Universal Access to Services" held in Geneva, Switzerland, 14-16 November 2006.
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Union renewal and development 2006-11-20 Annual meeting of the heads of EI and PSI
Heads of both main Global Unions representing public employees, Education International and Public Services International, will meet on 21 November in Brussels, Belgium to discuss their co-operation and common agenda.
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Union renewal and development 2006-11-16 Outcomes of the 27th EI Executive Board Meeting
Already the largest of the global union federations, Education International continues to grow stronger. EI now comprises 384 member unions in 169 countries and territories. Together, they represent more than 30 million teachers and education workers across the world!
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Union renewal and development 2006-11-10 EI hosts Development Cooperation meeting
The Annual Development Cooperation meeting took place in Brussels, Belgium, on 9 and 10 November.
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Union renewal and development 2006-11-03 Education International welcomes ITUC
Education International welcomes the creation of the new global trade union centre, the ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation). The unification of the ICFTU and WCL with eight trade union centres previously affiliated to neither is a historic step by unions to meet future challenges.
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Union renewal and development 2006-11-01 Speech by Fred van Leeuwen, EI General Secretary and Chair of the Conference of the Global Union Federations at the founding congress of the ITUC in Vienna, Austria
Below is the speech made by EI General Secretary and Chair of the Conference of the Global Union Federations at the founding congress of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) currently being held in Vienna, Austria.
Speech by Fred van Leeuwen, EI General Secretary and Chair of the Conference of the Global Union Federations at the founding congress of the ITUC in Vienna, Austria -
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2006-11-01 Unions seek greater input on testing
Teachers around the globe are concerned about the impact of large-scale international testing, and its uses and abuses in development of national education policies.
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Standards and working conditions 2006-11-01 EI reports on status of teaching
On World Teachers’ Day 2006, Education International presented a major report to the ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts (CEART), which monitors application of the 1966 Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers and the 1997 Recommendation on the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel.
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Standards and working conditions 2006-11-01 Teachers celebrate and advocate
October 5, 2006 was a day of action and a day of celebration, as teachers around the world took to the streets to defend their rights and joined together to promote their profession and honour their colleagues.
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Equity and inclusion 2006-11-01 Women educators unite across Europe
All those who share the belief in education as an intrinsic human right also share the responsibility of promoting non-discrimination in our unions, our schools and our societies.
Women educators unite across Europe