Education International

20 March 2021

Statement by the Francophone Trade Union Committee for Education and Training on the occasion of the International Francophonie Day March 20, 2021

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On this day, which brings together Francophones from around the world around common values, the Francophone Syndicate Committee for Education and Training (CSFEF) has decided to focus on democracy and freedoms. Indeed, many declarations and publications by the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) mention these essential principles in the...

20 March 2021

Women power unions: Advancing women’s leadership at the 65th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

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Delegates representing 43 Education International (EI) member organisations from 32 countries registered for the 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65). The priority theme for 2021 is ‘Women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving...

19 March 2021

“Committed leadership and concerted action needed to end the pandemic of racial discrimination”, by Patrick Roach.

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Black communities and workers hard hit by the pandemicStructural racism continues to hold back communities and blight life chances. We have seen that most starkly in data showing the highest rates of Covid-19 deaths amongst Black communities. Black communities have been systematically failed by a Government response that was supposed...

16 March 2021

German and Austrian unions call for more education support personnel specialised in health issues

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GÖD: Relief needed for teachers

15 March 2021

Iraq: KTU succeeds in getting teachers added to COVID-19 vaccine list

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During a special meeting with Health Minister Saman Hussein Muhammad, the KTU stressed its continued support for the strict implementation of health instructions and guidelines in the education sector.

13 March 2021

Vaccine nationalism and crisis profiteering: Unions take action

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The event brought together over one hundredunion leadersand representativesfrom around the world, as well as experts from the World Health Organization and UNESCOto discuss the status of the globalCOVID-19vaccine rolloutanditsimplicationsfor teachers andeducationsupportpersonnel. Participantsflaggedthedireconsequences of vaccine nationalism andprofit-driven approachesto the medical crisisandemphasisedthe role of education unions in driving action for equitable...

12 March 2021

Taiwan: Education union denounces government for allowing profiteering by retirees

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The NTA has criticised the government for allowing retirees from the public sector to receive a full income and a full pension – effectively a double income – in new roles as political advisers. This is a misinterpretation of legislation that has led to profiteering in the education system rather...

11 March 2021

Philippines: Union condemns Duterte Government’s denial of youth’s right to education

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“Two million more out-of-school youth while millions are not effectively learning, and many are on the verge of dropping out – this is the grim legacy of the Duterte government that has practically abandoned our youth and has tied their future to the availability of vaccines,” underlined ACT general secretary...

10 March 2021

Biggest Development Cooperation Network meeting ever showcases union solidarity in action

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From 2-3 March, more than 150 participants from 60 Education International member organisations in 43 countries, gathered under the theme “Union Solidarity in Action. Strong in times of Crisis”. The meeting heard encouraging stories of union solidarity in action through a year of crisis and addressed needs and plans for...

8 March 2021

“Take the Long View: Scaling the Staircase of Women’s Equality”, by Dianne Woloschuk.

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https://www.worldsofeducation.org/en/woe_homepage/woe_detail/17144/%e2%80%9ctake-the-long-view-scaling-the-staircase-of-women%e2%80%99s-equality%e2%80%9d-by-dianne-woloschuk

8 March 2021

“Take the Long View: Scaling the Staircase of Women’s Equality”, by Dianne Woloschuk.

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https://www.worldsofeducation.org/en/woe_homepage/woe_detail/17144/%e2%80%9ctake-the-long-view-scaling-the-staircase-of-women%e2%80%99s-equality%e2%80%9d-by-dianne-woloschuk

8 March 2021

International Women’s Day 2021 | Statement of Global Union Federations for the Arab region

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International Women’s Day has been celebrated around the world since 1910. In that time, we have made a lot of progress in advancing women’s rights and gender equality, but much remain to be done.

8 March 2021

International Women’s Day 2021

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“Achieving equality for women and girls is not only a matter of fairness and fundamental human rights; progress in so many other areas depend on it”, UN Former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The International Women’s Day (IWD) dates about 110 years back. It grew out of a trade union movement into...

8 March 2021

International Women’s Day 2021

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International Women’s Day 2021

8 March 2021

“Take the Long View: Scaling the Staircase of Women’s Equality”, by Dianne Woloschuk.

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As we approach International Women’s Day 2021, the costs of the persistently large global gender gap have been brought into sharp focus. We have learned how quickly traditional mindsets about the role of women can re-assert themselves. Hard-won progress towards equality is more fragile than we had thought. The economic...

6 March 2021

When your class is “Zoom-bombed” and other stories from the frontlines of online teaching

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This has had effects on us physically and psychologically.

5 March 2021

Nigeria: students and schools must be protected from attacks

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On Friday 26 February, a large group of unidentified gunmen raided the Government Girl’s Secondary School of Jangebe town in the Zamfara State in a night attack. They abducted 279 girls from the boarding school and took them to the forest. All girls were eventually released on Tuesday night after...

5 March 2021

Africa: Governments must act urgently to protect educators and build stronger education systems

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Education International’s member organisations in the African region have faced many challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the EIARC. The crisis has led to restrictions on union activities due to lockdowns, school closures, worker layoffs, sickness, and death.