Resources
With all the pressures on governments to cut public spending, education unions need to propose smart solutions based on solid facts. Here you’ll find research reports, fact sheets, news releases and other practical information to help you advocate with government and educate members.
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Research
- EI: Study "Education and the Global Economic Crisis: Summary of results of the follow-up survey (update)" (pdf, 1.146kb)
- EI: Study "Education: the cost of the crisis" (pdf, 817kb)
- EI: Study "Brief overview: the impact of the financial and economic crisis on education in CEE countries" (pdf, 553kb)
- Report of the EI Survey on the Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Education (pdf, 380kb)
- Global Campaign for Education: Education on the Brink (pdf, 797kb)
- FNEEQ-CSN: Publication "Pour sortir de la crise solidaires!" (pdf, 948kb) [in French]
- ETUI: Policy Briefs "From 'emerging Europe' to 'submerging' Europe?" (pdf, 188kb)
- ETUI Policy Brief - Public and private pensions: Lessons from the crisis (pdf, 214kb)

Information Resources
- G20 Labour & Employment Ministers meeting, Washington – April 2010
- Press release of G20 labour ministers (link)
- ILO Forum “Upskilling out of the Downturn” - Conclusions (pdf)
- Brief for Fred van Leeuwen, EI General Secretary (doc)
- Global Unions’ statement (pdf)
- Comparison of G8 and G20 statements by Bob Harris, EI (doc)
- Recommendations from Labor Ministers to Heads of State (doc)
- ITUC/TUAC evaluation (ES, FR)
- UN-NGLS note: “Global Civil Society consultation for the MDG +10 Summit” (link)
- G20, Pittsburgh - Sept 2009
- G8 – L’Aquila, Italy, June 2009
- Global Unions London Declaration - Apr 2009 (pdf)
- Global Unions Washington Declaration - Nov 2008 (pdf)
- EI-ActionAid Toolkit - September 2009 (pdf)
- Crisis Fact Sheets (FULL SET, pdf [EN, ES, FR])
- The issues in the crisis [EN, FR, ES, RU] (doc)
- The IMF [EN, FR, ES] (doc)
- The G20 [EN, FR, ES] (doc)
- Fiscal stimuli [EN, FR, ES] (doc)
- Teachers' salaries [EN, FR, ES] (doc)
- Role of unions (EN, FR, ES, RU] (doc)
- Resources on the crisis [EN, FR, ES] (doc)
- List of abbreviations [EN, FR, ES] (doc)
- Glossary of terms [EN, FR, ES] (doc)
- Strategy Against the Crisis [EN, FR] (doc)
- Link: Global Unions: Getting the world to work
- Link: ITUC Financial Crisis Unions’ Watch
- Link: UNI Financial Crisis Watch
- Link: 10 Days of Action: Countdown to Commitments
- Link: World Education Blog
- Link: OECD: educationtoday
Presentations
- Powerpoint presentation to the EI Executive Board: "Responding to the crisis" by Bob Harris, EI (Dec 2009) (ppt, 2.27mb)
- Powerpoint presentation: "Responding to the crisis" by Bob Harris, EI (Jun 2009) (pptx, 2.17mb)
- Powerpoint presentation script: "Responding to the crisis" by Bob Harris, EI (doc, 80kb)
- Presentation "From 'emerging Europe' to 'submerging Europe'?" by Bela Galgoczi, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) (pdf, 156kb)
- Presentation "The EI Campaign" by Charlie Lennon, Education International (EI) (pdf, 178kb)
- Presentation "The Impact of the Crisis on Education" by Monique Fouilhoux, Education International (EI) (pdf, 225kb)
- Presentation "Loans to CEE Countries and their Conditionalities" by Angele Attard, Education International (EI) (pdf, 343kb)
- Presentation "The influence on teacher and other trade unions on loan negotiations - Hungary" by Gábor Kerpen (PDSZ) (pdf, 45kb)
- Presentation "The influence on teacher and other trade unions on loan negotiations - Romania" by Anton Hadar (Alma Mater) (pdf, 102kb)
- Presentation "The influence on teacher and other trade unions on loan negotiations - Netherlands" by Walter Dresscher (AOb) (pdf, 1.9mb)
- Presentation "Conclusions of Working Group 1" (pdf, 112kb)
- Presentation "The Way Forward: A Strategic Framework to Help CEE Teachers’ Unions in the Struggle Against the Crisis" by Monique Fouilhoux, Education International (EI) (pdf, 491kb)
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