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News 20 October 2010 School leaders call for protection of education budgets and workers’ rights
School leaders and representatives of EI member organisations have expressed serious concerns about the impact of the financial and economic crisis on education budgets, trade union and labour rights.
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News 1 October 2010 European teacher unions resist attacks on public education
Teacher unionists from Central and Eastern European (CEE) have adopted a declaration following a roundtable meeting in Bucharest, Romania, in which they have shared concerns about the effects of the economic crisis on funding for education and, in particular, on teachers' salaries.
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News 29 September 2010 General strike in Spain: teachers demand dignity and protection
Trade unions in Spain have called the whole country to take part in a general strike on 29 September to oppose changes in workers conditions and pension rights that Zapatero’s government is implementing.
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News 29 September 2010 European day for action: no cuts, more growth
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is staging a European Day of Action on 29 September in opposition to austerity programmes being adopted by governments all over the continent.
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News 29 September 2010 Taiwan: Teachers hold vigil in demand for pension
Thousands of teachers from all over the Republic of China (Taiwan) descended on its capital, Taipei City, on 26 September to demonstrate for the right of private school teachers to receive pensions.
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News 24 September 2010 Uganda: World Teacher’s Day declared national public holiday
EI is pleased to have been informed by its affiliate member, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), that 5 October has been declared a national public holiday in Uganda, in honour of World Teachers’ Day.
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News 23 September 2010 Francophone affiliates call on governments to tackle crisis
More than 35 participants from Africa, Europe and the Middle East have converged in Fribourg, Switzerland, to assess developments in education across the French-speaking world.
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News 23 September 2010 France: Teachers to continue fighting pension reforms
Following the success of 7 September’s general strike, trade unions in France have called for another coordinated national strike across all sectors in opposition to the pension reform proposals being rushed through Parliament by President Sarkozy’s administration.
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News 6 September 2010 World Teachers' Day 2010: Website now live
On 5 October, World Teachers’ Day, tens of thousands of students, parents and activists around the world will pay homage to all teachers who have been directly, or indirectly, affected by a major crisis.
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News 2 September 2010 SADTU members remain on indefinite strike over pay
Public sector unions in South Africa have been in negotiation with the government to secure a living wage and increased housing allowances for workers.
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News 17 August 2010 Germany: Unions deplore teacher shortage
Many teaching positions within German schools remain vacant just weeks before the start of a new school year. Research from Germany’s largest education unions, the GEW and VBE, estimates that almost 45,000 posts are unfilled, with acute shortages in subjects such as mathematics and the sciences.
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News 11 August 2010 United States: Historic victory for education, teachers and unions
The US House of Representatives has voted to approve new legislation that will inject more than $10 billion in aid to states and school districts to save education jobs that were threatened by budget cuts.
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News 10 August 2010 UK: School staff victims of unfounded allegations
More than 1,700 staff in UK schools were accused of misbehaviour by parents or pupils last year.
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News 15 July 2010 Teachers out of pocket for classroom essentials
A survey carried out by the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) has discovered that in the 2008-09 school year each Canadian teacher paid out from their own pocket an average of $453 for essential classroom materials or class-related activities.
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News 8 July 2010 Kenya: Teacher shortage to be recognised a national disaster
EI affiliate in Kenya, the Kenyan National Union of Teachers (KNUT), urged “the government to declare the shortage of teachers a national disaster,” reported the national newspaper Daily Nation.
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News 2 July 2010 Education leaders unite for global summit
More than 9,000 delegates have gathered in New Orleans, USA, for the Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly of the National Education Association (NEA) - one of EI's largest affiliate members in America.
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7 June 2010 Speech by Monique Fouilhoux, EI Deputy General Secretary, at 97th session of the Committee on the Application of Standards of the International Labour Conference, in Geneva on 4 June 2010
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Speech by Monique Fouilhoux, EI Deputy General Secretary, at 97th session of the Committee on the Application of Standards of the International Labour Conference, in Geneva on 4 June 2010 -
News 7 June 2010 CEART Report Adopted at International Labour Conference
On 4 June 2010, the Committee on the Application of Standards of the International Labour Conference (ILC) unanimously adopted a Report by the Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning teaching personnel (CEART).
CEART Report Adopted at International Labour Conference