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The National Federation of Social Educators
Some facts
The National Federation of Social Educators is a trade union for about 34,000 professionals. They are social educators, foster carers, directors, assistants and artisans. They work with children, young people and adults who need special care due to physical or mental disabilities, or social problems.
The National Federation of Social Educators is the central negotiation partner for its members. The union has the right to negotiate and represent its members. The principal aim of the National Federation of Social Educators is to improve salary and employment conditions for its members. Further-more, the union sees the development of the Danish welfare system as an important goal.
The National Federation of Social Educators is a decentralised union divided into 10 district organisations.
At the national level the National Federation of Social Educators is a member of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions, and collaborates with a number of other unions in the Association of Local Government Employees' Organisations in Denmark and the Danish Confederation of Municipal Employees.
At the international level the National Federation of Social Educators is a member of:
Public Service International (PSI)
European Public Service Unions (EPSU)
Nordic Forum for Social Educators (NFFS)
International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)
International Association of Social Educators (AIEJI) and
International Federation of Educative Communities (FICE)
The National Federation of Social Educators publishes the biweekly magazine www.sl.dk/socialpædagogen and a number of other publications.
Postal address:
The National Federation of Social Educators
Brolæggerstræde 9
DK-1211 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Telephone: + 45 7248 6000
E-mail: sl@sl.dk
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Sidst opdateret: 27-01-2010
