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Union growth 4 April 2006 Ethiopia: EI letter to the Prime Minister
EI issued a formal letter to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia on 4 Apr, protesting against the ruling of the Ethiopian Federal High Court on 30 March to recognise the government-sponsored Ethiopian Teacher Association instead of the authentic Ethiopian Teacher Association affiliated to EI.
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Union growth 4 April 2006 Kenya: Prepare for strike, union tells teachers
EI affiliate the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has called on its members to brace for a nationwide strike should the Government fail to implement the remaining phase of their salary increase scheme.
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Standards and working conditions 4 April 2006 South Africa: 5000 temporary teachers receive permanent contracts
More than 5,000 temporary teachers have been permanently absorbed by the Limpopo education department with effect from the beginning of April.
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Standards and working conditions 3 April 2006 Korea: President Roh’s Comments Anger Teachers
Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun caused a sensation among teachers, saying “It is the teacher who is the most strongly opposed to social change.” at a gathering with Korean compatriots in Egypt.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 3 April 2006 GATS: EI Lobby at the WTO
EI held a series of meetings with the officials and negotiators of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as services negotiations resumed in Geneva this week. Monique Fouilhoux, EI’s education and employment co-ordinator, was joined by representatives of affiliates from Australia, Canada, and Denmark.
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Union growth 31 March 2006 Ethiopia: International mobilisation to support the authentic teachers' association
EI witnessed another dramatic development affecting teachers and their union in Ethiopia. On Thursday 30 March 2006, the Ethiopian Federal High Court ruled that the authentic ETA leadership (EI's affiliate) has to hand over every asset and property of the association to a government-sponsored group also called ETA.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 31 March 2006 EI takes part in preparing the contribution of the international trade union movement to the G8 Summit tp be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in July 2006
On the occasion of the consultations held with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington DC, USA, from 27 to 31 March 2006, EI Deputy General Secretary Elie Jouen also took part in the meeting of the TUAC group on economic issues, which was responsible for...
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 March 2006 Bahamas: Teachers’ Union Calls Industrial Action
After several weeks of locking horns with government negotiators, officials of EI affiliate the Bahamas Union of Teachers have instructed public school teachers to go on "work to rule" and threatened that more serious action could follow.
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Standards and working conditions 31 March 2006 Norway: 90,000 teachers strike over working-hour reforms
An estimated 90,000 Norwegian schoolteachers took part in a spot strike on Thursday to protest proposed working-hour reforms.
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Standards and working conditions 31 March 2006 Papua New Guinea: New payroll leaves teachers out of pocket
EI affiliate the Papua New Guinea Teachers Association (PNGTA) reports that 544 teachers in the Southern region have not been paid properly as the result of a new Payroll System.
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Union growth 31 March 2006 EI letter of support to French affiliates
Education International has written a letter of support to French affiliates concerning the First Employment Contract (CPE) job law.
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Union renewal and development 31 March 2006 Worlds of Education No 18 (March-April 2006) now available
The March/April 2006 issue of Worlds of Education, Education International’s bi-monthly magazine, is now available.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 March 2006 Open letter to all affiliates: Every Child Needs a Teacher
Within the framework of Global Action Week's activities to be held from 24th to 30th April, EI issued an open letter on 30 March, signed by the President and General Secretary of EI, recalling the issues behind this year's message "Every Child Needs a Teacher".
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Union renewal and development 29 March 2006 Second EI Research Network meeting
The EI Research Network is holding its second meeting in Brussels from 29-30 March. The network comprises research officers from EI affiliates.
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Trade union rights are human rights 29 March 2006 Republic of Ireland: ASTI Welcomes Establishment of Teaching Council
EI affiliate the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) has welcomed the formal establishment of the Teaching Council as the professional body for Ireland's teachers.
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Union growth 28 March 2006 Zimbabwe: Further harassment of trade union leader
Raymond Majongwe, General Secretary of the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), was detained for 8 hours on 24 March for "driving" a group of four Dutch trade unionists visiting the country. Police in the Mabvuku suburb of Harare said "Majongwe’s visitors were taking pictures of police activities at a...
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 March 2006 UK: Teacher unions show solidarity with 1m striking local government workers
EI affiliates the NASUWT, NUT and AUT are supporting local government employee unions in their one day strike today; part of the campaign to demand fair treatment over pension rights in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
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Standards and working conditions 27 March 2006 Jamaica: Teachers reject wage offer
The General Council of EI affiliate the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) has rejected the government's wage offer for the 2006 to 2008 contract period.
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