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Unions call for a decent work while rebuilding Haiti
In its statement today at the United Nations International Donors? Conference towards a New Future for Haiti, held in New York, United States, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) reiterated ?that decent work must be central to the reconstruction efforts of Haiti and to shape a new development model for Haiti.?
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Latest "Worlds of Education" now online
Hope for Haiti: The new edition of EI?s flagship magazine focuses on the solidarity shown by teachers worldwide after the devastating January earthquake.
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SNEC carries out a survey of school facilities in Bamako [VIDEO]
Dilapidated buildings with cracked walls, filthy toilets with open plumbing and classrooms devoid of all but the most limited resources. These were the shocking conditions uncovered by Malian teacher union SNEC who carried out a survey of public school facilities at primary and secondary level in the urban area of Bamako as part of its activities under the EFAIDS Programme.
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Kuwait: "Strong, independent and democratic trade unions are necessary to protect teachers' rights and employment conditions," says EI General Secretary
Education, both secular and religious, can promote democratic principles and social justice while preparing students to cope with the complexities of adult life, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen told 500 teachers attending the annual conference of the Kuwait Teachers? Society on 23 March.
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A wave of solidarity: Rebuilding education in Aceh
Five years after the cataclysmic tsunami of December 2004, Education International is proud to release a video documentary on its most ambitious development cooperation project ever ? to build and equip 35 schools in the devastated region of Aceh, Indonesia.
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Dreadful toll of assassinations mounts in Colombia
Colombian teacher Duvian Dario Rojo Cadavid and his wife were enjoying an early evening walk together in the municipal park of their home town of Puerto Berr?o when they were shot dead by unknown assailants on 13 March, the day before senatorial elections. Their deaths bring the total number of teachers killed in Colombia in 2010 to six.
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EI affiliates in Zambia agree to merge
The three EI affiliates in Zambia have agreed to merge to improve their bargaining power and to better enable members to provide quality education to their students.
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