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Trade union rights are human rights 9 April 2008 EFAIDS Latin American regional meeting, Tegucigalpa
The annual EFAIDS Programme meeting for Latin America took place from 11-13 February 2008 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Activities and progress in 2007 were reviewed whilst programme objectives for 2008 were agreed.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 April 2008 Namibia: education spending tops the budget while NANTU continues to raise HIV/AIDS awareness
A spokesman for EI affiliate, Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU), has welcomed the decision of the Namibian government to prioritise education in its recent budget allocations. Meanwhile, NANTU is continuing to raise awareness on HIV and AIDS through the distribution of a poster and a leaflet to inform their members...
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 April 2008 Interview with Rudolph Roberts, Member of St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers' Union (SVGTU)
In July 2007, Rudolph Roberts benefited from training conducted by his union, the SVGTU on HIV/AIDS prevention and Education for All. He spoke to EI about his experience.
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Equity and inclusion 9 April 2008 Begoña Suarez elected Chair of the Pan-European Equality Standing Committee
Begoña Suarez, Confederal Secretary of the Confederación de Sindicatos de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores de la Enseñanza (STEs), now chairs the Pan-European Equality Committee as well as the its working group until the next General Assembly of the EI Pan-European region.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 9 April 2008 Final Push on Doha?
Talks aimed at liberalizing global trade are heading into yet another crucial phase as the prospects of successfully completing a deal before the end of the year quickly fade.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 9 April 2008 Concerns Grow Over Investor Rights
Development groups and trade unions are warning that treaties that regulate international investment are undermining democracy and human rights.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 9 April 2008 EU-India Free Trade Talks Stall
Talks between the European Union and India on a bilateral free trade agreement may not be completed by the end of year as originally planned.
EU-India Free Trade Talks Stall -
Fighting the commercialisation of education 9 April 2008 WIPO: New Proposal on Copyright Limitations
Several nations are backing a new proposal for special exemptions from copyright rules under the agreements of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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Union renewal and development 5 April 2008 Teachers mourn sudden death of NUT leader Steve Sinnott
Steve Sinnott, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers in the UK, died suddenly on 5 April 2008. He was 56. The leaders and members of Education International join with teachers across the UK and indeed around the world in mourning the loss of this outstanding teacher trade unionist,...
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Standards and working conditions 4 April 2008 Education International supports Lebanese teachers’ struggle for fair salary increase
Education International is strongly supporting the teachers of Lebanon in their strike action to back legitimate demands for a fair salary that reflects the high increase in the cost of living.
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Equity and inclusion 1 April 2008 Pan-European Equality Standing Committee meeting opens with record attendance
The meeting of the EI Pan-European Equality Standing Committee opened on April 1st with a record number of participants. A total of 51 representatives from 26 countries in the Pan-European region are taking part in the two-day meeting in Brussels.
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Union renewal and development 31 March 2008 African regional committee meeting hears calls for united union actions
"In unity is strength and in division is weakness."
African regional committee meeting hears calls for united union actions -
Standards and working conditions 28 March 2008 France: Teachers resist Sarkozy’s job cuts
French education unions are mobilizing against the government’s plan to cut 11,200 teaching jobs at the beginning of the next school year. Since early last week, secondary teachers have been on strike at various schools throughout the country.
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Leading the profession 26 March 2008 Hatwood Futrell offers blueprint for education
EI's founding President Mary Hatwood Futrell says redefining schooling is not a national issue, but a global one.
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 March 2008 Argentina: EI welcomes new law on free transport for HIV patients
EI welcomes the recent law passed by the Buenos Aires authorities which will guarantee free transport for HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis, and long-term cancer sufferers in the Argentine capital.
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Union renewal and development 20 March 2008 The Success Story of the EI-PGRI Consortium Project
In 1945, the Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia (PGRI - "Teachers' Association of the Republic of Indonesia") was established as a teachers' trade union.
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Union renewal and development 19 March 2008 EI appoints new Deputy General Secretary
At their meeting in Brussels last week, the officers of Education International voted to appoint Charlie Lennon to the post of Deputy General Secretary. He has been serving as EI’s Chief Coordinator for Administration and for Europe for the past four years, and will take up his new post effective...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 March 2008 Global Action Week 2008: It is not too late to get involved!
Global Action Week 2008 is almost upon us! In a little over a month, EI affiliates and national coalitions of the Global Campaign for Education will highlight the need for universal quality education.
Global Action Week 2008: It is not too late to get involved!