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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 May 2020 Statement | Stand with ESP, protect education communities everywhere
Today, on the third ever World Education Support Personnel (ESP) Day, Education International celebrates our ESP members and call upon you to stand in solidarity with ESP all over the globe.
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Union renewal and development 30 April 2020 Statement | May Day 2020 – Creating the future we want
For the past 130 years, the 1st of May has been a day of mobilisation and hope. On this day we celebrate workers, the trade union movement and the colossal difference it has made for billions around the world. It is also a time to look ahead and find optimism...
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 March 2020 Statement | Educators must be part of the COVID-19 crisis response
On 10 March UNESCO announced the creation of an emergency task force and community of practice that will support national responses to the effects of the COVID-19 crisis in education. Educators welcome the swift mobilisation and insist that teachers and education support personnel be included in the work of the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 March 2020 Statement | Governments must ensure the health crisis caused by COVID-19 does not become an education crisis
UNESCO has convened an emergency meeting of education ministers to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on education. The meeting is taking place today, 10 March. The latest data from UNESCO show that a record number of students are currently unable to attend school.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 March 2020 Statement | Swift, coherent and proportionate measures are vital in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak
The world is facing an unprecedented health emergency. The COVID-19 outbreak has led to school closures in 13 countries around the globe, disrupting the education of 290.5 million students.
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Trade union rights are human rights 25 November 2019 Statement | It’s time to #RatifyC190
This UN Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, trade unions are calling on governments to act swiftly to ratify ILO Convention 190.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 November 2019 Statement | The Convention on the Rights of the Child at 30: Celebrating Progress, Facing Challenges
In November 1989 the world was changing. With the Berlin wall crumbling and the world ushering in a new age, countries found common ground in defending the rights of children. “Humanity owes its best to each and every one of you,” stated UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar to...
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Union renewal and development 17 October 2019 Statement | Education International condemns Turkish aggression in Syria
The global education union federation draws attention to the long-term consequences of the Turkish military action in Syria for students and educators in the region.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 October 2019 Statement | EI calls on World Bank to change tack in education
As the board of governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund come together for the 2019 Annual Meetings in Washington this week, Education International sends two clear messages to the World Bank:
Statement | EI calls on World Bank to change tack in education