Todo el personal docente y de apoyo educativo tiene derecho a sindicarse y afiliarse a un sindicato que represente y defienda sus valores e intereses. Sin embargo, en todo el mundo, los sindicatos de la educación se enfrentan a graves ataques y trabajan en entornos cada vez más difíciles y hostiles. El camino a seguir pasa por revitalizar los sindicatos, ampliar su poder incrementando la afiliación y la participación activa y maximizar su impacto.
EI has launched an Urgent Appeal today appealing for support from all member and partner organisations to lobby the Ethiopian authorities to allow the members of the ex-Ethiopian Teachers' Association (ETA) to register a new independent teacher organisation.
EI launches Urgent Action Appeal for support for its affiliate in Ethiopia
Four global union organisations representing over 170 million workers have called a worldwide action day on June 26 to demand justice for Iranian workers. Demonstrations will take place outside Iranian embassies and consulates to protest the ongoing denial of rights and arrests of trade unionists within the country.
World protests to demand union rights for Iranian workers
Sajad Khaksari, the 25-year-old son of one of Iran’s leading teacher trade unionists, was arrested on 26 April in Tehran and remains in detention in Ward 10 of the Evin prison.
Iran: Son of teacher trade unionist detained
Shortly after the May Day crackdown on Iranian workers’ rallies, teachers organised gatherings to celebrate National Teachers’ Day on 4 May. The teacher association TTA invited members to gather in front of the Education Ministry in Tehran and in front of the Education Department offices in the provinces.
Iran: Teacher unionist detained after National Teachers’ Day demonstration
A coalition of four international trade union organisations told the Iranian government earlier this week to respect their citizens' rights and permit free assembly on May Day – a day when the Iranian authorities traditionally meet peaceful demonstrations with violence and arrests.
May Day: Union coalition warns Iran government off repression
Better employment conditions and quality education are two sides of the same coin, said Ulrich Thöne in his address to the national congress of the German education union, Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW), held in Nuremberg from 25-28 Apr.
EI at the GEW national congress in Germany: "Quality education for all is the key to economic recovery in all countries"
The joint Global Unions statement by Education International, the Public Services International (PSI) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) was presented today to the 2009 United Nations World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (WCAR) currently held from 20-24 April in Geneva, Switzerland.
EI-PSI-ITUC Joint statement presented to the UN Durban Conference
A Burmese teacher activist and four other trade unionists were arrested earlier this month after taking part in the historic first National Congress of the Federation of Trade Unions of Burma (FTUB).
Burmese teacher and other unionists detained
EI, together with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Public Services International (PSI), adopted a statement supporting the work of the 2009 United Nations World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (WCAR) currently held from 20-24 April in Geneva, Switzerland.
EI and other Global Unions show support to UN Durban Review Conference
The G20 Summit in London last week was not a catastrophe. That, in itself, was an achievement of sorts. That the leaders of the G8 countries joined with the emerging economies, together representing 90% of the global economy and the world’s population, to produce a detailed communiqué recognizing the gravity...
EI: The G20 Summit was just the beginning
No government should interfere in the internal democratic affairs of any teacher union, says EI in a letter addressed to the minister of civil society Dr Al-Zubaidi on 30 March.
Iraq: EI seeks clarification on alleged harassment of teacher union by government
The G20 Summit in London produced a better than expected result. Leaders recognized that the gravity of the financial crisis demanded a common commitment to re-start the world economy. They pledged “to do whatever is necessary to... restore confidence, growth and jobs.”
G20 must back promises with action
Ramiro Cuadros Roballo and Walter Escobar Marín, both members of SUTEV, a teacher union affiliated to FECODE, and two other trade-unionists were assassinated last month, as the violence against trade union activists continues to mount.
Two more teachers murdered in Colombia
Los muros de la puerta de entrada están cubiertos de grotescas pintadas, pero en el patio interior los frescos representan espléndidas flores y escenas tropicales llenas de colorido así como un mapa de Martinica, departamento francés de ultramar en el Caribe. Estamos en el colegio de enseñanza secundaria obligatoria de...
Isla y metrópoli: Solidaridad a larga distancia entre docentes
Hace varias décadas que en Sri Lanka hace estragos un conflicto entre el ejército nacional y los Tigres Tamules. Encuentro con miembros de un sindicato de docentes tamules que siguen trabajando en las zonas más peligrosas (Para preservar la seguridad de los docentes que tuvieron el valor de dar su...
Sri Lanka: Dar clase a pesar de los bombardeos
Mae Sot, TAILANDIA — Tiene el porte silencioso y profesional de un hombre que prefiere el santuario educativo de una clase que el peligro de políticas revolucionarias. Pero el maestro birmano Htay Hlaing pasó nueve años en una cárcel notoria por sus torturas en un país bajo régimen militar, por...
Más allá de Birmania: Lecciones de esperanza para niños refugiados
On 28 March, thousands will march through London as part of a global campaign to challenge the G20, ahead of their 2 April summit on the global financial crisis. Both EI and the International Trade Union Confederation strong urge their member organisations, and in particular those in the G20 countries,...
Put People First: Join the pre-G20 demonstration in London on 28 March!
The global trade union movement is pressing the International Labour Organization (ILO) for action in response to a growing tide of oppression against trade unionists in Iran.
Union movement urges intervention over escalating repression in Iran