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Patrick Pleul
Patrick Pleul

Standards and working conditions

Our work in this area

  1. News 18 June 2007

    Kenya: Government lifts 10-year teacher employment embargo

    The Kenyan government has lifted a 10-year employment embargo and announced extra funding for education, though the measures fall short of what is required to ensure adequate allocation of teachers.

    Kenya: Government lifts 10-year teacher employment embargo
  2. News 5 June 2007

    International Labour Conference adopts CEART Report

    The International Labour Conference (ILC) Committee on the Application of Standards unanimously adopted the Report of the Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel (CEART) at its session of 1 June 2007.

    International Labour Conference adopts CEART Report
  3. News 4 June 2007

    Poland: Negotiations are progressing

    Nearly half of Polish schools took part in a two-hour strike on 29 May called by EI affiliate ZNP to support demands for a 20% pay rise for education personnel, increase of expenditure on education and the upholding of the right to early retirement until at least 2011 and the...

    Poland: Negotiations are progressing
  4. News 1 June 2007

    One million South African workers to strike today

    Up to one million South African public sector workers are set to go on strike today demanding higher pay. It will be one of the country’s largest strikes in more than a decade.

    One million South African workers to strike today
  5. News 1 June 2007

    Zimbabwe: EI affiliate ZIMTA deplores brain drain

    At its 26th Annual Conference which took place in April, EI member organisation the Zimbabwe Teacher’s Association (ZIMTA) called on its government to address the severe political, social and economic problems that are leading to massive brain drain of professionals.

    Zimbabwe: EI affiliate ZIMTA deplores brain drain
  6. News 21 May 2007

    EI School Leadership Meeting, Birmingham, UK

    EI held a School Leadership Meeting at the NASUWT Hillscourt Education Centre in Birmingham, England on 15 - 16 May 2007. The meeting, which was hosted by NASUWT, was attended by 30 participants from 13 different countries. EI was represented by Elie Jouen and Denis Sinyolo.

    EI School Leadership Meeting, Birmingham, UK
  7. News 8 May 2007

    Iran: Teachers' Mass Protest on 8 May

    Teachers in Iran will be converging upon the Iranian Parliament today at one o'clock in the afternoon to demand for better pay and working conditions, and the release of all jailed colleagues. They are also calling for the withdrawal of the order for the termination of service recently issued to...

    Iran: Teachers' Mass Protest on 8 May
  8. News 24 April 2007

    Iran: EI condemns more arrests of teachers

    Once again, EI protested to the Iranian government over further arrests of teachers after strike actions have been announced for 15, 16 April.

    Iran: EI condemns more arrests of teachers
  9. News 11 April 2007

    Argentina: Nation-wide teacher strike against police violence

    EI strongly condemned the recent use of violence by the police in Argentina to disperse a peaceful demonstration. The violence resulted in the death of a teacher.

    Argentina: Nation-wide teacher strike against police violence
  10. News 4 April 2007

    Iran: release of a few arrested teachers

    A few of the 300 teachers arrested during a demonstration on 14 March for better pay and working conditions have been released.

    Iran: release of a few arrested teachers
  11. News 23 March 2007

    ILO Body approves Teachers Status report

    This week, at its meeting in Geneva, the ILO Governing Body’s Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings (STM) approved the Report submitted by the Joint ILO-UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel (CEART).

    ILO Body approves Teachers Status report
  12. News 23 March 2007

    Iran's Teacher Crisis - ILO Workers' Group and EI meet with Government

    The ILO Workers' Group and EI met the Iranian delegation to the ILO Governing Body in Geneva on 21 March on the current teacher crisis in Iran. This meeting is the result of EI's request for ILO intervention on 16 March.

    Iran's Teacher Crisis - ILO Workers' Group and EI meet with Government
  13. News 16 March 2007

    Iran: EI Condemns Arrest Of Over 300 Teachers

    EI wrote to the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on 16 March condemning the harsh repression and arrest of hundreds of teachers who were protesting on 14 March for better pay and working conditions.

    Iran: EI Condemns Arrest Of Over 300 Teachers