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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).
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News 4 June 2010 Teachers are at the core of the education process
Teachers have been declared the ‘better part of society’ at the 23rd session of the Council of Europe’s Standing Conference of Education Ministers which took place in Ljubljana between 4 - 5 June, 2010.
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Research Learning how to teach - The upgrading of unqualified primary teachers in sub-Saharan Africa
Herman Kruijer
21 April 2010Learning how to teach - The upgrading of unqualified primary teachers in sub-Saharan AfricaIn many developing countries, the increased enrolment of pupils in recent years has not been met by an increase in qualified teachers. Rather, to meet rapid expansions of student populations, large numbers of un- and under-qualified teachers have been recruited in recent years by governments in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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News 16 April 2010 Zimbabwe: Deteriorating education system and political tensions have led to severe teacher shortage
Zimbabwe Education Minister David Coltart promised delegates attending the annual conference of the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (ZIMTA) on 14 April that he would immediately terminate the possibility for parents to pay incentives to teachers, if the country’s teachers organisations would ask him to do so.
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News 14 April 2010 Argentine teachers strike for decent pay
In the San Luis Province, Cuyo Region, in central-western Argentina, teachers have been staging a strike and holding mass rallies for five consecutive weeks. Their actions enjoy the support of 90% of the profession.
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14 April 2010 Keynote Address by Fred van Leeuwen, General Secretary Education International, at the 29th Annual National Conference of the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (ZIMTA), 13-16 April 2010
Honorable Ministers, Distinguished Guests, Colleagues, Friends,
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News 12 April 2010 Botswana: teachers join forces with public employees' union for the implementation of the Public Services Act
At the national congress of the Botswana Teachers' Union (BTU) held from 5-9 Apr in Goodhope, the delegates voted to join forces with the public employees' union in order to persuade the government to implement the Public Services Act.
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News 8 April 2010 EI welcomes the launch of the Teacher Qualifications Comparability Table for Commonwealth countries
Education International participated in the recent 5th Commonwealth Teacher Research Symposium held from 24-25 Mar at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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News 7 April 2010 Lebanon: Teachers demand 12 years of allowance arrears
In a recent press conference on 30 Mar called by the Ligue des professeurs de l'enseignement secondaire public du Liban (LPESPL), teachers demand to be paid 12 consecutive years of allowance arrears.
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News 23 March 2010 Kuwait: "Strong, independent and democratic trade unions are necessary to protect teachers' rights and employment conditions," says EI General Secretary
Education, both secular and religious, can promote democratic principles and social justice while preparing students to cope with the complexities of adult life, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen told 500 teachers attending the annual conference of the Kuwait Teachers’ Society on 23 March.
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21 March 2010 Address by Fred van Leeuwen, General Secretary of Education International, at the 39th Educational Conference of the Kuwait Teacher Society
Colleagues, Friends, Distinguished Guests,
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News 8 March 2010 Lebanon: teachers held strike of unprecedented scale to demand salary improvement
Lebanese teachers have so far received no response from the authorities concerning their demand of 24 Feb. Thousands of teachers from public secondary schools and vocational institutes took part in an industrial action that day, which was unprecedented in size and turnout.
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News 10 February 2010 Georgia: Teachers determined to bring the government to the negotiating table
For the Educators and Scientists Free Trade Union of Georgia (ESFTUG), one of EI's affiliates in Georgia representing 103.000 teachers, a strike is becoming increasingly inevitable. Despite long negotiations, high pressure on the government, and even a court decision ordering the authorities to make legal provisions for social dialogue with...
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22 December 2009 5 October 2009 Build the Future: Invest in Teachers Now!
This was the resounding message from teachers around the world as they lobbied and marched and celebrated World Teachers’ Day, despite the global economic crisis threatening education and other key public services.
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22 December 2009 Bloggers celebrate teachers tooBloggers celebrate teachers too
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News 24 November 2009 Algeria: Teachers forced to prolong strike after government refused to negotiate
Algerian teachers have been forced to prolong their one-week strike started on 8 Nov, after the government threatened to block their industrial action.
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News 6 November 2009 Norway: union elects new leadership
At the recent national Congress of Norwegian teacher union Utdanningsforbundet, Education International General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen thanked the union for its extensive development cooperation programme that has “helped strengthen education unions in many low-income countries”.
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News 13 October 2009 EI: "Do not sacrifice education, teachers and young people on the altar of the crisis!"
It was with these words that EI General Secretary, Fred van Leeuwen, concluded his speech at the UNESCO General Conference on 9 October.
EI: "Do not sacrifice education, teachers and young people on the altar of the crisis!"