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  1. Union renewal and development 11 July 2011

    Education unions set to tackle discrimination and social inequalities

    From 18-21 July, participants will join pre-EI Congress events to build action plans that protect and promote workers’ rights in education and employment, social justice and equality. Trade unions and schools can be vehicles for positive work to tackle inequalities, making human rights and education a reality for all women...

    Education unions set to tackle discrimination and social inequalities
  2. Union growth 8 July 2011

    Egypt: Independent teachers’ union fights for rights

    The independent teachers’ union in Egypt is fighting for the enactment of legislation to ensure trade union rights. EI’s member, the Independent Teachers Union of Egypt – which was founded July 2010 before the revolution – is part of the new Independent Trade Union Federation.

    Egypt: Independent teachers’ union fights for rights
  3. Union renewal and development 7 July 2011

    Worlds of Education: Congress edition now available

    The July issue of EI’s flagship magazine, Worlds of Education, is packed full of articles that will be explored at EI’s sixth World Congress which takes place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 22-26 July .

    Worlds of Education: Congress edition now available
  4. Equity and inclusion 7 July 2011

    St. Lucia Teachers’ Union establishes Women’s Committee

    About three quarters of EI’s member organisations have a committee dealing specifically with women’s rights and gender equality. Now one more organisation can count itself among these. The Status of Women’s Committee of the St. Lucia Teachers’ Union is charged with addressing gender equality among teachers, and with empowering its...

    St. Lucia Teachers’ Union establishes Women’s Committee
  5. Trade union rights are human rights 6 July 2011

    Botswana: Government takes away teachers’ right to strike

    The Government of Botswana has amended its laws in order to make it illegal for teachers to go on strike. The move comes as the government decided to re-classify teachers as ‘essential services’ and therefore making it illegal for teachers to withdraw their labour.

    Botswana: Government takes away teachers’ right to strike
  6. Standards and working conditions 6 July 2011

    USA: NEA Representative Assembly votes to defend public education

    Delegates at EI’s largest affiliate, the National Education Association (NEA), have debated and approved a number of policies that will help the union and its members fight back against attacks on public education.

    USA: NEA Representative Assembly votes to defend public education
  7. Standards and working conditions 6 July 2011

    Australia: Federal government attacks teachers’ rights

    The government of New South Wales in Australia is trying to take away the right of teachers to negotiate pay and conditions. The government has capped wage increases for public service employees at 2.5 per cent and has taken away their rights to bargain for improved pay and conditions.

    Australia: Federal government attacks teachers’ rights
  8. Union renewal and development 5 July 2011

    Global Labour University organises a Masters program in South Africa

    The Global Labour University (GLU) is inviting trade unionists and labour activists to apply for a specialised Masters program on 'Labour and Globalization' at the University of the Witwatersrand, in South Africa.

    Global Labour University organises a Masters program in South Africa
  9. Standards and working conditions 5 July 2011

    Zimbabwe: Teachers on strike for a living wage

    Teachers who are members of the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) are demanding a 150 per cent pay rise and an end to the violence which is meted out to them by government supporters.

    Zimbabwe: Teachers on strike for a living wage
  10. Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 July 2011

    Chile: Thousands march to demand investment in education

    Police attacked the demonstrators with tear gas and water cannon. The students are demanding an increase in the proportion of GDP which is spent on education from four per cent to seven per cent. The demonstrators are also calling for the state to take back control of public schools from...

    Chile: Thousands march to demand investment in education
  11. Union growth 1 July 2011

    Greece: Teachers under attack as violence erupts

    Members of Greek teachers’ unions clashed with police forces yesterday as they protested against a set of draconian budget cuts that were approved by parliament on Wednesday. The demonstration was led by the Greek Federation of Secondary State School Teachers (OLME) and the Greek Primary Teachers Federation (DOE) and took...

    Greece: Teachers under attack as violence erupts
  12. Equity and inclusion 1 July 2011

    Ghana: Teachers' union launches anti-child labour handbook

    The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) launched a handbook to prevent child labour in Ghana as part of the World Day Against Child Labour initiative. The book was launched on 29 June at the GNAT Hall in Accra, Ghana and featured speaker such as government officials and international union...

    Ghana: Teachers' union launches anti-child labour handbook
  13. Standards and working conditions 1 July 2011

    British teachers on strike against pension cuts

    Over 750,000 teachers and other public and civil service workers went on a 24-hour strike in the United Kingdom to decry the drastic cuts in pensions the government is trying to push through. Classes were cancelled at more than 10,000 schools across England and Wales, as members of the Association...

    British teachers on strike against pension cuts
  14. Trade union rights are human rights 30 June 2011

    EI statement to mark the twentieth anniversary of abolition of apartheid in South Africa

    As over 1600 teacher unionists are about to converge to Cape Town for the 6h World Congress of Education International, EI, on behalf of its 30 million teachers and education workers worldwide, expresses its admiration with all the South African colleagues for their struggle to abolish apartheid, overcome profound injustice...

    EI statement to mark the twentieth anniversary of abolition of apartheid in South Africa
  15. Union renewal and development 29 June 2011

    Congress News and Information

    Countdown to Congress! The 6th World Congress of EI will convene in Cape Town, South Africa, on 22 July. Congress related events will begin with the EI/PSI Sexual Diversity Forum on 18 July and conclude with the final session of Congress itself on 26 July. In between there will be...

    Congress News and Information
  16. Union renewal and development 29 June 2011

    Japan: Fukushima teachers join mass demonstration

    Teachers in the Fukushima region of Japan have joined other trade unionists to protest against the continuing nuclear emergency. The teachers, who are members of the Fukushima Prefecture Teacher’s Union, are fighting to hold the government and the power company TEPCO responsible and accountable for the nuclear disaster in Japan.

    Japan: Fukushima teachers join mass demonstration
  17. Union growth 29 June 2011

    Celebrate International Nelson Mandela Day

    Many of EI’s Sixth World Congress participants will arrive in Cape Town, South Africa, in time to mark International Nelson Mandela Day on 18 July. The day honours Mandela’s life-long dedication to social justice, and urges people to take small actions to improve their communities and change the world.

    Celebrate International Nelson Mandela Day
  18. Standards and working conditions 29 June 2011

    Teachers in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago join pay protests

    Graduate teachers on the Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are taking protest action over their salaries. More than 800 teachers, who are all graduates of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), are still being paid as assistant teachers, despite the fact that they have been awarded...

    Teachers in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago join pay protests