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Democracy 30 November 2022 #16Days | I was less afraid of a russian missile than of a russian soldier: Sexual violence as a weapon of war in Ukraine
Kateryna Maliuta-Osaulova
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marked the beginning of a collective nightmare. Attacks against civilians, including sexual violence against women and girls have been used as part of the campaign of terror to intimidate the population. This first-hand account from Ukraine details the horrors war unleashed but...
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Democracy 21 October 2022 Solidarity with Ukraine: Education unionists from the United States and Poland meet with colleagues in Ukraine
On October 11-12, 2022, a delegation of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and of the Polish education trade union ZNP visited Ukraine at the invitation of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine (TUESWU). AFT President and Education International Executive Board Member Randi Weingarten headed the...
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Democracy 5 September 2022 Polish educators in full solidarity with Ukrainian colleagues and children
From hosting refugees in union buildings, to organising donations, volunteering at border crossings and reception centres and organising classes for children, education unions and their members in Poland have shown great solidarity with those fleeing the war raging in the neighbouring country of Ukraine.
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Democracy 30 August 2022 Ukraine: Trade unions strongly oppose new law that undermines labour rights, collective bargaining, and democracy
A new law deprives as many as 70% of Ukrainian workers of labour protections, including their collective bargaining rights. Trade unions in Ukraine, including Education International member organisation, the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine, are dismayed at this push to undermine the rights of workers in...
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Democracy 25 August 2022 Ukraine: Education International condemns Russian attacks against teachers and education in occupied territories
In a horrific effort to rewrite history and indoctrinate, Russian forces are cracking down on teachers and education in occupied territories in Ukraine. According to Serhiy Shkarlet, Ukraine’s Minister of Education and Science, the Russian army is burning Ukrainian books and threatening, arresting, and torturing teachers in the Kherson region...
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Standards and working conditions 3 August 2022 Romanian unionists unite and take action to support Ukrainian educators and students
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Fédération des Syndicats Libres de l'Enseignement (FSLE) of Romania has been undertaking many activities in solidarity with Ukrainian colleagues and children. Romanian educators are working as volunteers making sure schools are ready to receive Ukrainian students and organising rapid training for teachers to...
Romanian unionists unite and take action to support Ukrainian educators and students
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Free Trade Union of Education and Science of Ukraine
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TUESWU6 Yaroslavska str. 04071 Kiev