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Union renewal and development 4 February 2020 Sweden: Study visit bonds international education unionists
Trade union organisation, the teaching profession, and the teacher/student relationship sparked fruitful discussions during a study visit attended by teacher union representatives of the Gambia, Indonesia, Malawi, the Philippines, and South Africa. The visit was organised by the Swedish education union, Lärarförbundet, in Sweden, on the occasion of World Teachers’...
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Union renewal and development 4 February 2020 The John Thompson Fellowship training, instrumental to developing unions and teacher quality in the Pacific
Education unionists from five Pacific Island countries benefited from training under the framework of the John Thompson Fellowship Programme. They were supported in building a stronger voice for teachers and a stronger representation to contribute to education reforms.
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Union renewal and development 4 February 2020 Colombia: International trade union solidarity, the engine behind the development of Schools as Territories of Peace
In order to build a lasting peace in Colombia, a development cooperation programme between Canadian and Colombian teachers’ unions has helped to develop pedagogical circles and the programme of the Schools as Territories of Peace project.
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Union renewal and development 18 June 2019 Indonesia: teacher learning circles, of great benefit to education union members
Development cooperation has contributed to strengthening the education union Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia through the use of learning circles.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 June 2019 Palestine: development cooperation increases the capacities of early childhood educators’ union and improves their working conditions
The General Union of Workers in Kindergarten and Private Schools is enhancing its capacity to organise and represent early childhood education sector workers thanks to development cooperation with other education unions.
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Union renewal and development 6 June 2019 Finland: trade unionists take development cooperation work to heart
Confronted with the elimination of government support, the teacher union Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö, one of Education International’s member organisations, decided to review its international affairs strategy to ensure it can go on leading development cooperation activities in the future.
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2019 Development cooperation: how can education unions work best as a network?
In an Education International’s EdVoices podcast, Danish Union of Teachers’ International Secretary Tore Asmussen and the Director of international and social justice programme of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation Dan Martin reflect on the importance for education unions to work collectively as a network on development cooperation issues and stress the...
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Union renewal and development 23 May 2019 Chad: a quarterly trade union newsletter resulting from successful development cooperation
Fruitful cooperation between education unions from the French-speaking world has brought tangible results with the production, printing and distribution of a trade union newsletter, a valuable communication tool ensuring that trade union action gets noticed and supporting the maintenance or increase of union organisation in education.
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Union renewal and development 22 January 2019 Working together better in development cooperation activities
Education unions have reaffirmed the importance of increasing and enhancing development cooperation activities at global and regional levels, and developed tools to this end.
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Union renewal and development 21 January 2019 Education unions determine priorities to better answer the needs of cooperating unions
Education union representatives discussed development cooperation priorities and ways to better cater to the needs of receiving and donor partners alike.
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Union renewal and development 14 January 2019 Annual EI Development Cooperation meeting: setting the roadmap for 2023
The annual Education International Development Cooperation meeting is a key tool to gather education unions to exchange information, experiences and ideas to build up the capacity of their members.
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Union renewal and development 2 October 2018 Mozambique: International support in new union creation
In Mozambique, significant progress is being made in creating a new education union, with the help and support of Education International and its affiliates.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 September 2018 Building education unions’ capacity for social and policy dialogue in Uganda and Malawi
In September, Education International’s workshops aiming to improve education quality through stronger social and policy dialogue in the education sector were held in Uganda and Malawi.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 September 2018 Caribbean education unions’ young teacher training for a bright future for teachers and education
Education International has assisted a fruitful workshop for Southern Caribbean’s young teacher unionists to enable sustainable and strong education unions promoting quality education in the region.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 18 July 2018 Students Before Profit: A Response to the Privatisation and Commercialisation of Education in Latin America
If universal, public, free education was one of the greatest achievements of the Welfare State, it is also one of the few public sectors that up until now has continued to resist commercialisation and liberalisation.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 June 2018 Burkina Faso: Education unions are key to developing quality policies for teachers
Education International has encouraged the fifteen education unions in Burkina Faso to take an active part in a multi-partner project aimed at concertedly developing new policies for teachers.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 March 2018 Lebanon: Unions highlight importance of Quality Education for All via development cooperation
Norwegian colleagues have collaborated with Education International’s Lebanese affiliates to build capacity around union strength and Quality Education for All.
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Union renewal and development 12 March 2018 Nicaragua: the fight against child labour strengthens a teachers’ union
By developing "child labour free zones", CGTEN-ANDEN has aroused the enthusiasm of teachers and increased its influence in social dialogue.
Nicaragua: the fight against child labour strengthens a teachers’ union