“Ratify ILO Convention 190 now”, is the message that was echoed during the webinar organized by EIRAF on the 29th November on the convention that seeks to eliminate violence and harassment in the world of work. The webinar which was attended by 106 union leaders, AWEN members, and gender activists...
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Ethiopia Teachers’ Association (ETA) had its Congress held from 21-26 October 2021 in the Southern part of Ethiopia in Arbaminch (literally meaning 40 springs), about 500 km away from Addis Ababa. All national ETA leaders were re-elected except the former Audit Committee chairperson, who was replaced by a woman, thus...
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The Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC), in an extraordinary online meeting held on 22 November 2021, among other issues, passed a resolution on Ethiopia.
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The 6th Ordinary Congress of the Syndicat des enseignants libres du Sénégal (SELS) held on 18 September in Dakar endorsed the creation of a National Youth Committee (NYC) which should contribute “to the massification of the union” and work “for the emergence of a young leadership within the structure”.
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Thanks to financial support from Education International’s Regional Office for Africa (EIRAF), the Syndicat national des enseignants des écoles maternelles du Bénin (SYNAEM-Bénin) has built a website with a feature that enables educators to join the union and pay their dues online.
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Education International Africa (EI) continued to roll out its capacity building programme with subregional Workshops for Central Africa and West Africa. The workshops were held from 10th to 11th November 2021and 24th to 25th of November 2021, respectively. Each of the workshops was attended by more than 50 senior union...
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To better understand the needs of member organisations in the region and to explore opportunities, partner organisations gathered on 15 November to discuss development cooperation projects in Africa and work on a common strategy.
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In this NORRAG Highlights originally posted by NORRAG and cross-posted onEducation International inEnglish ,French andSpanish , Dennis Sinyolo, Director of the African regional office of Education International, the global union federation representing over 32 million teachers and education workers around the world, discusses teacher absenteeism in Africa. He claims that...
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Education International (EI) Africa organised a virtual Regional Forum on Climate change, under the theme, “Educators and their unions United for Climate Justice”. The forum took place on 28th October 2021 and gathered over 70 participants. The webinar offered insights into the problem of climate change in Africa and developed...
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Education International (EI) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) emphatically denounce the attacks and recent violence perpetrated by the police against teachers and other public sector workers in Eswatini. We strongly condemn the disproportionate use of force against peaceful protesters, which has caused in scores of injuries and the...
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Faced with the advance of the desert and increasing floods, teacher unionists in Niger have drafted a Guide to Educational Activities on Climate Change, as well as a Manual for the Study Circles of Niger, which includes the climate issue. The Syndicat National des Enseignants du Niger (SNEN) was one...
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As the COVID-19 pandemic became global, education unions showed solidarity with a dedicated COVID Response Fund to support member organisations during school closures and where teachers were hit by the health crisis.
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“IMF should listen to facts …they should listen to workers, civil society, students and other victims of their destructive policies”, Advised Dr Dennis Sinyolo recalling the devastating impact of IMF’s Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPS) of the 1980’s and 90’s. This was during the East and Southern Africa segment of the...
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New research by ActionAid, Public Services International, and Education International warns that the International Monetary Fund’s demands to cut public sector employee costs undermine progress on health and education.
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Research results worldwide indicate that School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV) is a huge barrier to quality education. With the COVID-19 pandemic. an alarming increase in the incidences of SRGBV is being observed across Africa.
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By Marco Grazia, Dennis Sinyolo & Gabriela Miranda
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The Cape Verdean government has promised to resolve outstanding issues for teachers by 2023. This was confirmed by the Education Ministry at a meeting on World Teacher's Day, 5 October, with the Federaçao Caboverdiana dos Professores (FECAP).
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Education International Africa and the International Institute for Capacity building in Africa (UNESCO-IICBA) co-organised the seminar on the Future of the Teaching Profession, in partnership with the International Taskforce for Teachers (ITTF) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The two-day online seminar took place from 30th September to 1st October...
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