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Union growth 20 June 2018 ILO Director General denounces “New Brutalism”
“We have entered an age of new brutalism,” ILO Director General Guy Ryder told delegates of the 5th World Congress of UNI in Liverpool on 19 June. “We have entered an age where it is OK to dehumanize those who are rejected, who are marginalized, who are different or who...
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Union growth 31 May 2018 Arab countries’ unions crucial to achieve international goals on education in their region
Arab teacher union leaders have reasserted the need for public authorities in their region to listen to teacher organisations carefully, especially concerning current burning issues in their schools, notably refugee students and educators.
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 Upcoming events
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 North America and the Caribbean
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 Europe
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 Asia-Pacific
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Union renewal and development 24 May 2018 ACCRS
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Union renewal and development 18 May 2018 The right to live and learn in peace must not dim
EI condemns the use of lethal force that resulted in the deaths of dozens of Palestinian protesters and the scores of injured, including children, on the Gaza border earlier this week. EI is particularly concerned by what this now means for the fledgling peace process and joins with the wider...
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Union renewal and development 12 May 2018 African educators bid farewell to one of their former leaders
Thomas Ango Bediako (87), Education International’s Chief Regional Coordinator from 1993 until 2003, was laid to rest in his birthtown Kotwa, Bakwai District, Ghana, on 10 May. More than two thousand people took part in the ceremonies, which lasted a full day.
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Democracy 2 May 2018 #EI25: "Making a difference in a different world", by Davanand Sinanan (TTUTA, Trinidad and Tobago)
Davanand Sinanan
Few would argue that the world has changed in a significant manner over the last decade through a combination of geopolitics and communication technology. The rapid rate of change seems to have caught most people off-guard and as a result is struggling to keep pace. Very few analysists have been...
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Union renewal and development 29 March 2018 Passing of Tom ‘Father Africa’ Bediako
Education International is sad to learn of the passing of Tom Bediako, an outstanding Ghanaian education trade unionist, who for over 10 years made a considerable contribution to the strengthening of education unions and quality education in Africa as Education International’s Chief Regional Coordinator for the region.”
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Union growth 27 March 2018 The responsibility of the French-speaking public authorities in guaranteeing quality public education for all is reaffirmed
During Global Francophonie Week, the Comité syndical francophone de l'éducation et de la formation recalled the need for democracy around the world, which necessarily requires “free quality public education funded mainly by States”.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 March 2018 Launch of Education Workforce Initiative
Education International has welcomed the launch of the Education Workforce Initiative by the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 March 2018 Passing of outstanding Canadian education unionist
Education International is sad to learn of the passing of Donald C. Savage, an inspiring educator and committed union leader. He was 85.
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