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Trade union rights are human rights 2 November 2021 Forging global solidarity to safeguard rights
The 58th meeting of Education International’s Executive Board (ExBo), held virtually on 26 October, was marked by a solid commitment to vaccine equity from education unions around the world. Access to COVID-19 vaccines for teachers and education support personnel globally is essential for a safe and permanent return to onsite...
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Trade union rights are human rights 11 October 2021 Philippines: Global solidarity and support to address violations of human and trade union rights
Human and trade union rights violations in the Philippines – and the need to highlight evidence of them internationally – were the focus of a high-level roundtable on 8 October.
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Democracy 8 October 2021 Educators of the world congratulate Maria Ressa on being awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded jointly to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace”. Ressa has been a friend and ally of Education International and the global teaching community, joining forces...
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 September 2021 Philippines: Call for global action as independent report catalogues government’s human rights violations
Education International has called for an end to the violence and state-sponsored attacks on Filipino educators. Its comments follow an independent investigation which shows that the Duterte government is deliberately violating human rights, using violence and repression against those who are standing up for education, democracy, and peace.
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Trade union rights are human rights 19 July 2021 Philippines: Education unionists targeted by Duterte regime in escalating human rights violations
The Second Report of the Independent International Commission of Investigation into Human Rights Violations in the Philippines (Investigate PH) was released this month. The report documents intensifying human rights violations perpetrated by state agents, in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s security policies and violent statements that have been adopted as...
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 March 2021 Philippines: Union condemns Duterte Government’s denial of youth’s right to education
With schools closed for one year in the Philippines, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) has criticised President Duterte for being the biggest obstacle to the realisation of the youth’s right to education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Philippines: Union condemns Duterte Government’s denial of youth’s right to education
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Union Renewal in the Education Sector: Prospects for the Asia-Pacific
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Alliance of Concerned Teachers
ACT2/F Teachers’ Center Mines St. cor. Dipolog St. Bgy. VASRA Quezon City, ManilaFederation of Free Workers - Trade Federation VIII
FFWFFW Building 1943 Taft Avenue 1004 Malate, ManilaNational Alliance of Teachers and Office Workers
SMP-NATOW8th Floor, Room 36 City Residences Condominium P. Martinez St. 1552 Mandaluyong CityPhilippine Public School Teachers' Association
PPSTAhttp://www.ppsta.net ppstargagm@ppsta.com tel: +63 (2) 711.44.40 tel: +63 (2) 711.44.63 fax: +63 (2) 711.44.63245-249 Banawe St. Box 4517 1114 Quezon City, ManilaTeachers' Organisation of the Philippine Public Sector
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