New Age2.png International nod to SADTU Maluleke's election shows confidence that teachers around the world have in union TNA Reporter, The New Age, Johannesburg, 24 July 2015 THE South African Democratic Teachers Union's (SADTU) general secretary Mugwena Maluleke has been elected as the vice-president for Education International during its seventh World Congress in Ottawa, Canada. Education International is a global education workers' federation representing over 30 million teachers and education workers from 172 countries with 401 union members. SADTU spokesperson Nomusa Cembi said the unanimous election of the general secretary showed the confidence that teachers around the world have not only in his leadership as an individual but in SADTU as an organisation. New Age, Maluleke and EI.jpg "This (his election) is recognition for our hard work and dedication towards quality public education here at home and abroad." "This international milestone flies in the face of the prophets of doom who have been at pains to suggest that SADTU is now a shadow of its former self, particularly under its current leadership. "Notably, some of these prophets are expelled former leaders of SADTU who have been hard at work to establish an alternative union from within our own ranks," she said. "We want to advise them that it actually takes hard work, dedication and selflessness to build a reputable organisation that can be recognised the world over - and not just a burning desire to be in a leadership position and to use that to live an affluent lifestyle. "We are confident that our general secretary will succeed in his new role and will continue to act as a unifying glue for teachers across the world. "With him being part of the leadership collective, we expect Education International to wage a relentless war against the emerging scourge of privatisation of education around the world amongst others," she said. The union said it expected EI to continue to fight for quality public education for all through the improvement of the conditions of service of teachers and increased public spending on education. - 701371 From: http://tnaepaper.co.za/DRIVE/main%20edition/24072015/epaperpdf/4.pdf -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
