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Trade union rights are human rights 2006-11-01 Educate for life!
Nomvuzo Vilo teaches Grade 6 at Emjalisweni Primary School in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. But by her words and deeds, she teaches much more than Grade 6 to her students, their parents and the community.
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Union renewal and development 2006-10-31 Meeting of the EI Pan-European Committee and ETUCE Executive Board
The EI Pan-European Committee and the ETUCE Executive Board are meeting in Brussels, Belgium from 30-31 October. An item featured high on the list of the agenda of this meeting is the forthcoming EI Pan-European Conference to be held in Luxemburg from 4-6 December.
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Union renewal and development 2006-10-31 Speech by Fred van Leeuwen, EI General Secretary and Chair of the Conference of the Global Union Federations at the 19th ICFTU Congress in Vienna, Austria
Below is the speech made by EI General Secretary and Chair of the Conference of the Global Union Federations at the 19th Congress of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) which is currently being held in Vienna, Austria.
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Union renewal and development 2006-10-31 A new trade union international will be born on 1 November!
Following the dissolution of the World Confederation of Labour (WCL) and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) on 31 October, a new trade union international, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) will be born on 1 November in Vienna, Austria!
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Union renewal and development 2006-10-31 The EI Executive Board met in Brussels from 25-27 October
The EI Executive Board met in Brussels, Belgium, from 25-27 October and several decisions regarding the various working areas and policies of the organisation as well as the forthcoming 2007 World Congress were made.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2006-10-31 Issue no.11 of TradEducation News now available for download
In this issue, EI explains how the continuing deadlock of the Doha Round of WTO talks is prompting the shift in focus to bilateral and regional agreements, and warns of the potential impact this might have on education services.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2006-10-26 2007 Education For All Global Monitoring Report: Policies must focus on youngest children
The latest major report released today in New York sounds an appropriate alarm bell for the international community.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2006-10-17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - 17 October
The promotion of peace, democracy, social justice and equality for all peoples and in all nations is at the core of Education International's mandate. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, celebrated on 17 October, is thus a good opportunity for EI and its member organisations to highlight the...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2006-10-10 Prof. Katarina Tomasevski, the first-ever United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, died October 4, 2006 in Copenhagen. She was 52.
"All of us at Education International wish to extend our deepest sympathies to Katarina’s family, friends and colleagues around the world," said General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen.
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Standards and working conditions 2006-10-09 EI calls for global implementation of Recommendations concerning the Status of Teachers
To mark World Teachers' Day, EI submitted a major report to the Committee of Experts on the Application of the ILO/UNESCO Recommondations (CEART) concerning the Status of Teachers.
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Standards and working conditions 2006-10-09 Recruitment protocol for teachers signed
A new international protocol signed last week on recruitment of teachers will benefit both teachers and students across the Commonwealth countries, according to leading educators.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2006-10-09 Report from the EI Standing Committee on Higher Education and Research
The EI Standing Committee on Higher education and Research met in Oslo on September 26-28.
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Standards and working conditions 2006-10-05 World Teachers’ Day 2006: Education International calls for investment in quality teachers to achieve Education for All
BRUSSELS — Governments around the world must improve salaries and working conditions in education if they are to avert a predicted shortage of 18 million teachers and achieve the Millennium Development Goal of Education for All by 2015.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2006-10-05 Vocational Education Taskforce Meets in Brussels
Education International’s taskforce on vocational education and globalization met in Brussels on October 4 to discuss a draft report and recommendations for the Executive Board.
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Standards and working conditions 2006-10-04 Education International celebrates teachers, defends their rights and upholds standards
Tomorrow, October 5, 2006 marks the 12th annual World Teachers’ Day, proclaimed to acknowledge the teaching profession and celebrate the key role played by teachers everywhere in nurturing the next generation and building democratic societies.
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Union growth 2006-09-26 Stop murdering teachers in Colombia!
EI wrote to the President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, on 14 Sep to condemn the assassination of another three teachers in August this year. That makes a total of 22 teachers murdered in the country since the beginning of 2006.
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Union growth 2006-09-26 EI supports the candidacy of Prof. Mesfin Wolde-Mariam for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
EI strongly supports the candidacy of Professor Mesfin Wolde-Mariam on behalf of its affiliate, the Ethiopian Teachers’ Association (ETA), for the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2006-09-26 STAND UP for the Millenium Development Goals on 15 October
In support of the United Nations campaign for the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals, EI urges all education workers to take part in the STAND UP action to be held on 15-16 October.
STAND UP for the Millenium Development Goals on 15 October