On 22 March, teachers engaged in a three-day general strike to demand a pay increase and better living conditions. This strike was punctuated with massive protests near the Education Ministry headquarters in the capital city, Nouakchott, and in the various provinces.
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Even in the best of times, teachers know more than a little about persistence. But as we mark the anniversary of Covid-19’s grip on the planet, even as we celebrate the unprecedented successes of science, we are only now beginning to understand its limits. When the history of the pandemic...
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The protests are part of an ongoing campaign over recent weeks. The unions have called for strike action days from 23 March until 5 April in solidarity with their colleagues under contractual employment.
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This training began on February 15 and ended on March 13. The closing ceremony in Kinshasa-Gombe was chaired by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education (EPST), Jean-Marie Mangobe.
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The Fédération nationale des enseignants du Congo/Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Congo (FENECO/UNTC) has closed the end of its online Trade Union Academy on the fundamentals of trade unionism.
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On this day, which brings together Francophones from around the world around common values, the Francophone Syndicate Committee for Education and Training (CSFEF) has decided to focus on democracy and freedoms. Indeed, many declarations and publications by the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) mention these essential principles in the...
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Delegates representing 43 Education International (EI) member organisations from 32 countries registered for the 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65). The priority theme for 2021 is ‘Women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving...
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Black communities and workers hard hit by the pandemicStructural racism continues to hold back communities and blight life chances. We have seen that most starkly in data showing the highest rates of Covid-19 deaths amongst Black communities. Black communities have been systematically failed by a Government response that was supposed...
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GÖD: Relief needed for teachers
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During a special meeting with Health Minister Saman Hussein Muhammad, the KTU stressed its continued support for the strict implementation of health instructions and guidelines in the education sector.
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The event brought together over one hundredunion leadersand representativesfrom around the world, as well as experts from the World Health Organization and UNESCOto discuss the status of the globalCOVID-19vaccine rolloutanditsimplicationsfor teachers andeducationsupportpersonnel. Participantsflaggedthedireconsequences of vaccine nationalism andprofit-driven approachesto the medical crisisandemphasisedthe role of education unions in driving action for equitable...
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The NTA has criticised the government for allowing retirees from the public sector to receive a full income and a full pension – effectively a double income – in new roles as political advisers. This is a misinterpretation of legislation that has led to profiteering in the education system rather...
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“Two million more out-of-school youth while millions are not effectively learning, and many are on the verge of dropping out – this is the grim legacy of the Duterte government that has practically abandoned our youth and has tied their future to the availability of vaccines,” underlined ACT general secretary...
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From 2-3 March, more than 150 participants from 60 Education International member organisations in 43 countries, gathered under the theme “Union Solidarity in Action. Strong in times of Crisis”. The meeting heard encouraging stories of union solidarity in action through a year of crisis and addressed needs and plans for...
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International Women’s Day has been celebrated around the world since 1910. In that time, we have made a lot of progress in advancing women’s rights and gender equality, but much remain to be done.
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“Achieving equality for women and girls is not only a matter of fairness and fundamental human rights; progress in so many other areas depend on it”, UN Former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The International Women’s Day (IWD) dates about 110 years back. It grew out of a trade union movement into...
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