DOCUMENT RESUME ED 429 960 SP 038 462 TITLE Education Is a Human Right. EI Barometer on Human and Trade Union Rights in the Education Sector, 1998. INSTITUTION Education International, Brussels (Belgium). PUB DATE 1998-00-00 NOTE 362p. AVAILABLE FROM Education International, 155, Bd Jacqmain, 1210 Brussels, Belgium; e-mail:
[email protected] PUB TYPE Reports Geeral (140) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC15 Pius Postage. DESCRIPTORS Access to Education; *Child Labor; Children; *Civil Liberties; Elementary Secondary Education; *Equal Education; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Teacher Associations; *Unions IDENTIFIERS Education International (Belgium) ABSTRACT This report focuses on the extent to which the right to education is available to children, young people, and adults and the extent to which educators enjoy fundamental human and trade union rights set outin the major international deliberations and conventions. The report seeks to acknowledge the contributions of teachers and education support staff. For each country where Education International has members, the report examines these issues and also highlights the extent of child labor. The appendix presents information on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and various International Labor Organization Conventions related to child labor and labor rights (e.g., collective bargaining, equal pay, employment discrimination, minimum age, and indigenous and tribal peoples). (SM) ********************************************************************************