Germany: young people and educators stand against child labour
Young people and educators join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi to call on politicians to end to child labour.
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Asia-Pacific: Education leaders highlight challenges around rights, climate, and privatisation
The Education International Asia-Pacific Regional Committee meeting focused on union responses to threats to human and trade union rights, the impact of climate change, and growing privatisation in education.
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Arab educators tackle diverse challenges to education and teachers in their region
At a recent meeting, the Committee of the Education International’s Arab Countries Cross Regional Structure reaffirmed their commitment to fight education privatisation and defend democracy in the region. Committee members reported on the challenges faced in their national settings, discussed recent union activities, and strategised for future action and campaigns.
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Canada: Educators strike against cuts in education and for collective bargaining
Rotating strikes by teachers and education workers are set to continue this week in Canada’s Ontario province. The strike started on 6 February, with negotiations between educators and the province’s government over funding and collective bargaining stalled.
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Greece: Report warns of emerging privatisation in public education
Today Education International (EI) affiliates in Greece launched a study revealing the growing trend towards privatisation in public education, following years of austerity and poor funding. The report marks the beginning of a regional strategy to fight privatisation and commercialisation in education in Southern Europe.
Read More40th UNESCO General Conference: Teachers and educators at the core of achieving SDG 4
Education International and its member organisations have been active at UNESCO’s 40th General Conference, where teachers and educators were high on the agenda.
Read MoreUK: over 40,000 university personnel take strike action for better pensions, pay and conditions.
The University and College Union has called on its members to go on strike for 8 days starting 25 November over pensions, pay and working conditions.
Read More#RatifyC190: mobilising for a world of work free from violence and harassment
On 25 November – the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – global trade unions join forces and call on governments to ratify ILO Convention 190 and Recommendation 206 on violence and harassment in the world of work without delay.
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