Unions are demanding the proposed legislation, which limits the right to strike, is withdrawn for adoption by the Moroccan parliament.The draft regulatory law No. 15.97 was written without consultation or negotiation with trade unions, contravening fundamental International Labour Organization Conventions...
Workers are protesting against the company in Söğütlü town of Sakarya province after it unlawfully dismissed six trade union members on 29 May 2019.The company is refusing to recognize the union, even though the Turkish Ministry of Labour issued official...
In a well-received speech at Education International’s 8th World Congress, guest speaker Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), and former EI Vice-President, argued that education workers’ unions must be involved in the fight for democracy,...
8th Education International World Congress - Unions Representing 32 Million Educators from more than 170 Countries Stand in Solidarity with Women Representatives told to “go back” Education International, the global body representing the world’s teachers, voted unanimously Thursday to condemn...
First Young Delegate Caucus at the EI World Congress Today, the 8th EI World Congress hosted the first Young Delegates Caucus. With a strict age limit of 35, participants sat together and developed strategies on how to boost union renewal....
On the third day of Congress, delegates moved to debate resolutions and engage in discussions tied to the theme of “Advancing the Profession”. The resolutions adopted on Day 3 of Congress covered the EI and UNESCO global framework of professional...
Baltabay, who is leader of the Industrial Trade Union of the Fuel and Energy workers union, was also handed a seven-year ban on conducting any public activity, such as trade union activities. He is the fourth trade union leader to be criminally...
The second day of the 8th EI World Congress was dedicated to democracy and the ways in which education can support and protect it. The highlight of the day was the launch of “On Education and Democracy: 25 lessons from...
The 8th EI Congress dedicated the 23rd of July to celebrating democracy and rallying to support and protect it. Guy Ryder of the International Labour Organisation and Maria Ressa of Rappler addressed Congress and offered words of encouragement and solidarity....
The second day of the 8th EI World Congress was dedicated to democracy and the ways in which education can support and protect it. The highlight of the day was the launch of “On Education and Democracy: 25 lessons from...