Articles from Germany
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 July 2023 Inclusive, quality education: the key to ending child labour
From India to Senegal, from Albania to Uganda and Mali, Education International (EI) members raised their voices in support of quality education to commemorate World Day Against Child Labour on June 12th.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 March 2023 From “private affairs” to a statutory Queer Committee in the union
Bodo Busch
LGBTI rights in the workplace are human rights and therefore a genuine union issue. The conditions and ways to defend them are very different around the globe. For the German Education & Sciences Union (GEW), the path started from grassroots groups after a reform of the penal code in 1972...
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Together we build union power 27 October 2022 Successful trade union cooperation between German and Hungarian unions
The German Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW) and the Teachers' Democratic Union of Hungary (PDSZ) have engaged in development cooperation activities. These mutual exchanges strengthen the unions and contribute to union renewal.
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Equity and inclusion 16 December 2021 Education unions in Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, the USA and South Africa call on governments to support vaccine equity
Education International member organisations in Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, the United States of America and South Africa are calling on governments to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines and treatments at the World Trade Organization. If adopted, the waiver would enable an expansion...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 June 2021 G7 leaders commit to support girls’ education but fall short on financing the promise
During last weekend’s meeting, G7 leaders announced their support for theGirls’ Education Declaration and committed to addressing the setbacks brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, financial commitments announced for the Global Partnership for Education are below the amount needed to ensure the most vulnerable have access to education.
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Leading the profession 27 May 2021 Germany’s Order of Merit awarded to Israeli teacher unionist Avraham Rocheli
On May 26th, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany was presented to Dr Avraham Rocheli, one of the leading figures of the long-standing partnership between Germany’s GEW and the Israel Teachers Union, both Education International member organisations. GEW and the German Federation of Trade Unions nominated...
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 March 2021 German and Austrian unions call for more education support personnel specialised in health issues
While the COVID-19 crisis is still raging, the Gewerkschaft Öffentlicher Dienst (GÖD) of Austria and the German Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE) have pointed out that an increasing number of children with chronic illnesses are attending schools. The unions have urged their respective public authorities to hire more health professionals...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 March 2021 When your class is “Zoom-bombed” and other stories from the frontlines of online teaching
2020 has been the year that many workers in education had an emergency catch up course in teaching via video conferencing. We've all learnt a lot - using different (often changing) platforms and teaching strategies - trying to do our best for our students.
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Standards and working conditions 22 February 2021 Germany: A new primary school curriculum, not now!
In North Rhine Westphalia, education unions have launched a joint petition urging the Ministry of Education of the Land (region) to postpone the implementation of a new curricula for primary schools.
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Equity and inclusion 28 January 2021 76th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation: German, Israeli, and Polish trade unions unite to say “Never again”
To commemorate the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz, Education International’s member organisations in Germany, Israel, and Poland organised an e-seminar on 27 January entitled “A child witness of history”.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 January 2021 Germany: Unions call for government clarity and laud work of education staff in remote education
While remote education has resumed in 2021, German education unions are calling on public authorities to support educators’ outstanding performance in ensuring access to quality education for all and well-organised and designed exams.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 January 2021 Germany: Trade unions support extension of lockdown
Education International’s German affiliates have backed the decision of the federal and state governments to extend the COVID-19 lockdown. Schools and day-care centres will remain closed, with some exceptions, until 31 January.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 December 2020 Germany: Early childhood education staffing under enormous stress
Education unions in Germany have asked public authorities to better recognise the role played by early childhood educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have asked for increased resources for staffing and funding in the KiTa – early childhood education (ECE) schools.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 October 2020 Germany: Public authorities must align health measures in education institutions to infection rates
The two largest teacher organisations and Education International’ affiliates, the Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW) and the Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE), and the Federal Parents' Council (BER, German acronym) remain critical of the education authorities’ plans for COVID-19.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 October 2020 Germany: Education unions critical of KMK’s backward steps and patchwork approach
Education is taking a step backwards in Germany, according to Education International’s affiliates, the Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW) and the Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE). The unions were reacting to resolutions agreed by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK, German acronym).
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 October 2020 Germany: Education stakeholders demand swift implementation of enhanced safety measures in schools
“Many questions remained unanswered” in terms of guaranteeing safe and healthy teaching and learning environments in Germany. That’s according to the two largest German education unions – the Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW) and the Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE) - and the Federal Parents' Council (BER) in a statement...
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 September 2020 Germany: Unions demand clear and consistent nation-wide education standards
Two German education unions have called for transparent standards at federal level and coordinated conceptions.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 September 2020 Germany: Call to standardise hygiene guidelines in schools
Two education unions and a parents’ council in Germany have called for an improved standardised approach to the management of COVID-19. The call comes in response to extended hygiene guidelines issues by the country’s education ministers.
Germany: Call to standardise hygiene guidelines in schools