International trade union cooperation was at the heart of recent activities by the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT). It has successfully engaged with the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) and the Trade Union of Education in Finland (OAJ). This cooperation will allow the Swaziland/Eswatini education union to strengthen...
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In Togo, 61 children started in December to attend catch-up classes in schools in the localities of Adjendré, Tchébébé and Kazaboua (Sotouboua prefecture). They left child labour and returned to school thanks to a project developed by the education union FESEN.
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Education International (EI) Africa organised a three-day virtual workshop to assess the 2021 activities implemented though the African Women in Education Network (AWEN). The annual review and planning meeting aimed to assess the activities implemented by the regional network, the four (4) sub-regional networks. The meeting also planned activities for...
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Education International member organisations in Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, the United States of America and South Africa are calling on governments to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines and treatments at the World Trade Organization. If adopted, the waiver would enable an expansion...
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Since 15 October, teachers belonging to the National Education Union (Syndicat de l’Éducation nationale - SENA) have been engaged in strike action in order to achieve their demands and ensure that the commitments made by the government are respected.
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In the framework of the Education International (EI) Africa Women Network 2021 activities, the Reseau des Enseignantes Syndicalistes de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (RESAO) organised a 2-day virtual workshop on Gender Training and Advocacy. The workshop took place from 7th to 8th December 2021 on Zoom. The workshop aimed at deepening...
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Since 15 October, teachers belonging to the National Education Union (Syndicat de l’Éducation nationale - SENA) have been engaged in strike action in order to achieve their demands and ensure that the commitments made by the government are respected.
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“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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