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1 January 2007 Iraqi academics at grave risk
On 14 November 2006 paramilitary gunmen uniformed as Iraqi National Police commandos raided a Ministry of Education building in Baghdad. Arriving without warning, they swiftly arrested roughly 100 members of staff whose names were on their list, along with others.
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News 19 December 2006 France: teachers strike against the decree on "the service obligations of secondary school teachers"
Half of all secondary school teachers in France responded to the call of their unions to participate in a one-day strike on 18 December. The teachers are protesting against the "decree on the service obligations of secondary school teachers" proposed by Education Minister Gilles de Robien.
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News 1 December 2006 Côte d'Ivoire: Government inaction forces teachers to strike
EI affiliate in Côte d'Ivoire representing primary school teachers the Syndicat National de l'Enseignement Primaire Public de Côte d'Ivoire (SNEPCCI) is launching a strike from 4-6 December to protest against the degradation of the country's education system and the state's failure to fulfill its responsbilities towards education.
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News 27 November 2006 Success in teachers' demand for salary increase in Croatia!
The three-day strike in Croatia which began on 22 November ended in resounding victory for the teachers. The Croatian government and three EI member organisations signed two agreements on 25 November guaranteeing teachers a 6-percent pay rise every year over the next three years and bonuses over the next six...
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News 26 November 2006 EI urges the Japanese government to open dialogue with teacher union
In an address to 150 leaders of provincial branches of EI member organisation, Nikkyoso, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen criticized the Japanese government for “the systematic rejection of dialogue” with the teacher union.
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News 21 November 2006 EI protests against killing of teachers in Iraq
"Teachers should be guaranteed a safe and secure working environment," says EI in a letter addressed to the President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, on 16 November. Since February this year, 180 teachers have been killed and up to 100 have been kidnapped.
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1 November 2006 EI reports on status of teaching
On World Teachers’ Day 2006, Education International presented a major report to the ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts (CEART), which monitors application of the 1966 Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers and the 1997 Recommendation on the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel.
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1 November 2006 Teachers celebrate and advocate
October 5, 2006 was a day of action and a day of celebration, as teachers around the world took to the streets to defend their rights and joined together to promote their profession and honour their colleagues.
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News 31 October 2006 EI lends support to teachers' struggle in Honduras
EI is glad that the struggles of teachers in Honduras since August are finally producing positive results. In the recent negotiations with the government, the teachers have managed to obtain the latter's agreement to implement most of the 17 points listed in the Statute on Teaching Personnel.
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News 30 October 2006 Germany: Nationwide demonstration for more social justice
On 21 October, 220,000 people participated in a nation-wide demonstration in Germany for more social justice. About 80,000 people gathered at the Brandenburg Gates in Berlin and 20,000 at the Römerberg in Frankfurt am Main to protest against the socially-divisive "Reform politics" of the federal government led by Chancellor Angela...
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News 16 October 2006 Nationwide strike in Portugal from 17-18 Oct to defend the teaching profession
A two-day strike will be held from 17-18 October by education workers from all over Portugal to protest against the lack of negotiation in the forthcoming reform of teachers' career and working conditions.
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News 16 October 2006 Greek primary school teachers' strike enters its fifth week
Members of EI affiliate the Didaskalikeh Omospondia Elladas (DOE) - the Greek Primary Teachers' Federation initiated a strike action on 18 September this year after several demonstrations in the capital Athens. Pre-primary and primary school teachers in the country are demanding an increase of their minimum wage from 950 to...
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News 13 October 2006 EI supports Hungarian teachers' opposition to education reform
EI stands in solidarity with its member organisations and supports the Hungarian teachers' opposition to a recent amendment to the Act of Public Education.
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News 9 October 2006 EI calls for global implementation of Recommendations concerning the Status of Teachers
To mark World Teachers' Day, EI submitted a major report to the Committee of Experts on the Application of the ILO/UNESCO Recommondations (CEART) concerning the Status of Teachers.
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News 9 October 2006 Recruitment protocol for teachers signed
A new international protocol signed last week on recruitment of teachers will benefit both teachers and students across the Commonwealth countries, according to leading educators.
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News 5 October 2006 World Teachers’ Day 2006: Education International calls for investment in quality teachers to achieve Education for All
BRUSSELS — Governments around the world must improve salaries and working conditions in education if they are to avert a predicted shortage of 18 million teachers and achieve the Millennium Development Goal of Education for All by 2015.
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News 4 October 2006 Education International celebrates teachers, defends their rights and upholds standards
Tomorrow, October 5, 2006 marks the 12th annual World Teachers’ Day, proclaimed to acknowledge the teaching profession and celebrate the key role played by teachers everywhere in nurturing the next generation and building democratic societies.
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News 25 September 2006 Palestine: EI explores alternative solutions as teachers continue strike over salary arrears
As the open-ended strike by Palestinian teachers enters its fourth week, there is still no indication that the government will pay salary arrears owed to teachers.
Palestine: EI explores alternative solutions as teachers continue strike over salary arrears