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.
A total of three teachers were targets of assassination last February in Colombia. Two of them were killed, and one barely survived. EI voices its strong protest to the authorities, requesting a better protection of teachers facing threats to their lives.
The killing of teachers in Colombia should stop, says EI.
EI has been informed that Farzad Kamangar (who was sentenced to death on February 25, 2008 on “absolutely zero evidence” according to his lawyer) has been retransferred from Rajaiee Shahr prison to the section 204 of Tehran’s Evin prison. EI is worried about this last development as the reason of...
Farzad Kamangar: New risks and uncertainties
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has sent a letter from president Randi Weingarten to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing the union's concern over the continuing suffering of the Zimbabwean people and urging U.S. leadership to end the reign of terror and devastation wrought by President Mugabe.
AFT Letter to Hillary Clinton Urges Action on Zimbabwe
EI has written to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asking that a social dialogue begin without delay with the representatives of the Iranian teachers. EI has been in regular communication with the Iranian authorities since 2007, following the crackdown on Iranian teachers who believed implementation of the approved Parity Bill would...
Iran: Government neglect is pushing teachers to take job action
Sajad Khaksari has been released from prison in Tehran, but only “on condition.” In other words, he is not really free and clear.
Son of Iranian trade unionist released from prison
Sajad Khaksari, the 25-year-old son of one of Iran’s leading teacher trade unionists, was arrested on 28 January in Tehran and remains in custody.
Iran: Son of teacher trade unionist detained
After successfully negotiating a collective agreement including substantial salary increases, Kenyan teachers are now in their second week of strike demanding that the raise be effective immediately.
Kenya: Teachers demand immediate salary increases and respect for union rights
Education International will be among the global and national trade unions with a strong message to deliver at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Labour movement proposes solutions in Davos
Los derechos sindicales son derechos humanos. Están protegidos por tratados internacionales y regionales como la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos, el Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales, la Carta de los Derechos Libertades y Fundamentales de la Unión Europea y otros.
Los derechos sindicales son derechos humanos
Toda persona tiene derecho a la educación. La educación debe ser gratuita. La educación primaria debe ser obligatoria...
Toda persona tiene derecho a la educación
Considerando que la libertad, la justicia y la paz en el mundo tienen por base el reconocimiento de la dignidad intrínseca y de los derechos iguales e inalienables de todos los miembros de la familia humana...
De importancia capital 60 años después
Anti-unionism is a widespread phenomenon in the USA. Senator Bill Hare of Illinois from the Democratic Party spoke to a global union gathering in Washington DC on 13 January on the Employee Free Choice Act. The Act is a legislation proposed to ensure that workers have a free choice and...
Global Union representatives in the US to show support for the Employee Free Choice Act
Reproducimos en español una emotiva carta de Farzad Kamangar, el docente sindicalista kurdo de 33 años condenado a muerte por el tribunal iraní en un juicio arbitrario. Farzad escribió el texto de la carta desde el corredor de la muerte de la Prisión Evin, en Irán.
Carta desde Irán: “¡Dejen que mi corazón siga latiendo!”
EI has been informed that on December 18, Farzad Kamangar complained of severe pain and low blood pressure due to a chin inflammation, and he was again denied access to medical treatment.
Farzad Kamangar still at risk in the Evin Prison
Education International, the global voice of teachers and the world’s largest international union federation, is strengthening its support of national unions and workers’ rights by publishing its Trade Union Rights Manual, a guide for union activists around the world. The launch of the Manual is to coincide with the 60th...
International Human Rights Day: Education International launches new Trade Union Rights Manual
Latest reports from Zimbabwe show that more teachers than originally known were arrested in this week's crackdown by the Mugabe government in response to demonstrations protesting the financial and humanitarian crisis. In fact, of the 14 arrested, four remain in prison.
Zimbabwe: Ten teachers released, but four still incarcerated
Five leaders of the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe, including PTUZ General Secretary Raymond Majongwe, are among 48 trade unionists who were caught up in a wave of arrests across the country on 3 December.
Zimbabwe: Five teachers among sweep of arrests of union leaders
Teachers, trade unionists and human rights defenders around the world are mobilising in defence of Farzad Kamangar, an Iranian Kurdish teacher and trade unionist who is at risk of execution.
Iranian teacher unionist still alive, but remains at risk