Education International and its member organisations underlined the importance of educators and their unions to eradicate child labour during the5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour held in Durban, South Africa, from 15-20 May. They also highlighted the need to provide teachers with training, and to ensure education...
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The participants in the Rabat Global Conference held in Morocco’s capital city from May 11-12 adopted the Declaration reasserting the need to coordinate efforts to build global consensus on setting international rules to eliminate the use of religion in violating human rights. They called on the international community and all...
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Education International Africa brought together over 65 representatives of member organisations in the region in a virtual meeting today, on 5th May 2022, to discuss the need for research to inform teachers’ union action and advocacy and to launch a regional research network.
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During a mission to Lebanon, Education International expressed solidarity with educators and students who face extreme conditions which deny children their right to education and impact teachers and their unions.
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The Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC), meeting online on the 9th and 10th March 2022, released a statement condemning discrimination against African students fleeing conflict in Ukraine.
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According to an amendment to Labour law No. 17 of 2021, workers in Malawi will only be paid for 3 days while on strike. Any worker who continues to strike after three days should be paid by their union.
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Privatisation, the importance of State funding in public education, and campaigns to combat the privatisation and commercialisation in and of education all came under the spotlight at a recent online forum. Organised by Education International’s Africa Region (EIRAF) office, the webinar focused on the need to resist privatisation and defend...
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In the framework of ensuring equitable, inclusive quality public education for all, Education International (EI) Africa organised a virtual webinar for its member organisation in Africa on 6th April 2022. The meeting aimed at examining emerging evidence from EI Africa’s evaluation of the current campaign against privatisation and commercialisation of...
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Which countries are prioritising quality climate education for all? On March 31st, Education International presented our analysis of the extent to which education is included in MENA countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
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Education International Africa welcomes the announcement by the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization of the election of Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo as the new and 11th Director-General of the organisation. ILO is a great ally of EI in its quest for decent work for millions of educators across the...
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On March 22nd, Education International President Susan Hopgood addressed the 66th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Speaking on behalf of Education International and the global trade union delegation to the CSW, EI’s President highlighted the critical role of social dialogue and climate education...
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At a high-level meeting with several ministers, the leaders of Senegal's principal education unions reached agreement on several positive measures, namely a pay rise for education and training staff and the upgrading of the allowance system for managerial and administrative roles. The career prospects for education and teaching staff were...
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At a high-level meeting with several ministers, the leaders of Senegal's principal education unions reached agreement on several positive measures, namely a pay rise for education and training staff and the upgrading of the allowance system for managerial and administrative roles. The career prospects for education and teaching staff were...
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The 66th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) opened on March 14 at UN headquarters in New York, as well as online across the world, with a focus on “achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of...
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Faced with the rise of anarchic and disorganised teacher protest movements on social networks, Cameroon's education unions are stressing the urgency of holding social dialogue in good faith. They have asked the public authorities to respond as quickly as possible to the many teacher demands and to keep their promises.
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The Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) passed four resolutions on Eswatini, climate change, attacks on education and vaccine equity during its virtual meeting held on 9 and 10 March 2022.
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Faced with the rise of anarchic and disorganised teacher protest movements on social networks, Cameroon's education unions are stressing the urgency of holding social dialogue in good faith. They have asked the public authorities to respond as quickly as possible to the many teacher demands and to keep their promises.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many EI member organizations, denying girls and boys, children from rural areas, children from underprivileged populations, persons with disabilities, migrants and refugees the right to quality education.
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