The Iraqi Parliamentary Education Committee has decided to abrogate the 2017 Law 60 that sets out the legal grounds for Iraqi academics to organise and run trade union activities.
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The Independent Trade Union of Education of Albania (SPASH) and the Trade Union Federation of Education and Science of Albania (FSASH) have announced the completion of activities in their joint “Prioritising education after natural disasters” project.
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The teachers had announced their intention to peacefully demonstrate against the dissolution of their organisation and the judicial harassment targeting the 13 board members of the teacher organisation. In an excessive and disproportionate use of force, the police circled and locked the area around the Culture roundabout where the offices...
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On 10 February, the AFT and the AAUP launched theNew Deal for Higher Education platform seeking to reclaim American public colleges and universities as a common good. A panel discussion also set out a reimagined federal role for the sector under the Biden-Harris administration.
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On 17 December 2020 in Fiji, a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone, Yasa, hit the island of Vanua Levu, north of the capital city, Suva. It caused hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of damage to infrastructure, buildings, schools, homes, and agricultural areas, according to the Government.
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On the last day of the conference on 10 February, panellists from different EI regions highlighted the experiences and challenges of higher education staff and institutions in their respective countries and regions.
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The Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU), in collaboration with Education International (EI), organised a workshop, the first since the emergence of Covid-19, on the Education Workforce Initiative (EWI), from 18th to 19th January 2021. A total of 50 participants (26 females and 24 males), comprising union officers and activists drawn...
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Democracy in#Myanmar must stand! â????Raise your voice in support of teachers, students & workers defending democracy. Join us & the global union movement in a worldwide solidarity action today at 14.30 CET.#Workers4Myanmar #SolidarityMatters Here's how you can help (thread) â¬ï¸pic.twitter.com/o9PUjwcgIi — eduint (@eduint)February 11, 2021
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Our new report for Education International, ‘Pandemic Privatisation in Higher Education: Edtech and University Reform ’, offers a detailed examination of the various ways in which commercialisation and privatisation of higher education were pursued and advanced through the promotion of edtech and ‘digital transformation’ agendas during campus closures and disruptions...
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In January, KTU held two training sessions in the framework of this programme organised in cooperation with Education International.
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FECAP has held a major conference and workshops on 19 December highlighting the role of teachers in combating the issues of gender-based violence in education and addressing the COVID-19 crisis in schools.
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The Federaçao Caboverdiana dos Professores (FECAP) in Cape Verde is campaigning to provide educators with sufficient tools to fight the COVID-19 outbreak and gender-based violence in education institutions.
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President Dr Sai Khaing Myo Tun of the MTF issued a statement that condemned the “trampling of democracy” and the unconstitutional arrest of President Win Myint, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, and other leaders. The MTF called for the release of all those detained and urged the military to...
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In Afghanistan, schools are closed, and teachers are facing many issues due to the pandemic, according to ATSA. Private sector teachers are facing significant financial issues as their salaries have not been paid due to unpaid fees by parents to the owners of private schools.
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The report focuses on the link between the OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
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Ahmed Khalifa, social news editor ofEgypt 360 website, was arrested on January 6th after publishing a series of reports on workers’ legitimate protests. He was falsely charged with joining a terrorist group and spreading fake news, and remains in detention to date.
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