Member organisations celebrate World Teachers’ Day
NewsMember organisations celebrate World Teachers’ Day
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14 October 2020
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10 October 2020 
Obituary: Marcus Balslev
NewsObituary: Marcus Balslev
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9 October 2020 
Africa: Governments and teacher unions highlight benefits of collaboration
NewsTeachers’ professional issues and government-teacher union collaboration were at the heart of an online seminar on the Future of the Teaching Profession in Africa for 2020.
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7 October 2020 
Governments and Teacher Unions renew their working commitment
NewsGovernments and Teacher Unions renew their working commitment
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7 October 2020 
Cameroon: Union development during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
NewsA teacher union operating in the private sector has decided to take a series of actions to ensure decent working and living conditions for teachers and also to strengthen its capacities and ensure that teachers’ voices are really heard by the public authorities.
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5 October 2020 
EI Africa launches study on COVID-19 and education
NewsEI Africa launches study on COVID-19 and education
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28 September 2020 
Africa: The future of the teaching profession and education addressed by education unions and governments
NewsA series of virtual seminars on the future of the teaching profession is being held in 2020. The first in the series for this year took place on 15 September. There were 61 participants from eight countries. They came from education and teacher unions, ministries of education and international stakeholder...
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28 September 2020 
Madagascar: an education union is bringing teachers’ grievances and suggestions to the attention of the public authorities
NewsWith the help of Education International’s COVID-19 solidarity fund, the Fédération chrétienne des enseignants et employés de l’Éducation (FEKRIMPAMA) has been able to get out to meet Madagascar’s teachers. The pandemic has abruptly reduced their quality of life and drawn attention to the lack of social and health security for...
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18 September 2020 
Unions and Governments meet to address teacher professional issues
NewsUnions and Governments
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16 September 2020 
Nigerian teachers strengthen campaign against commercialization and privatization of education
NewsThe COVID pandemic hasn't stopped the work of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in the framework of Education International (EI)’s Global Campaign against commercialization and privatization of education.
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28 August 2020 
New Zimbabwean law allows pregnant girls to continue with their education
NewsA new law in Zimbabwe
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26 August 2020 
Togo: Education union calls for improvements to living and working conditions of private-sector teachers
NewsThe Fédération des syndicats de l'Éducation nationale (FESEN) has urged Togolese education ministers to tackle the issue of insecurity affecting teachers in the private sector so that “their ordeal can come to an end.”
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19 August 2020 
Action des enseignant.e.s contre le travail des enfants en période de Covid-19
NewsLe travail des enfants en période de Covid-19
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19 August 2020
Teacher unions raise awareness on child labour amidst Covid-19
NewsChild labour amidst Covid19
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19 August 2020 
Benin: joint action by education unions on COVID-19 prevention along with inclusive education and boosting union leadership role
NewsTwo unions from Benin affiliated to Education International have decided to join forces to raise awareness among their members on prevention and protection against COVID-19 and on inclusive education and building the role of union leadership within the context of the pandemic in public sector nursery and primary schools. For...
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18 August 2020 
Kenya Parliament directs Teachers’ Service Commission to address KNUT concerns
NewsAfter a long and devastating conflict in which trade union rights were violated and the existence of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) was threatened, the Education Committee of the Parliament of Kenya has proposed a series of steps to resolve the dispute. The proposal is aimed at reversing...
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13 August 2020 
Mary Hatwood Futrell Scholarship Fund makes a difference for African students from disadvantaged backgrounds
NewsFive recipients of the Education International scholarship fund in honour of Mary Hatwood Futrell, founding President of EI (1993 - 2004), write about their opportunities and plans after receiving their advanced degrees in education.
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6 August 2020 
EI Africa Region Adopts Indicators for school reopening
NewsThe Education International Africa Region has adopted indicators for reopening of schools and other educational institutions and circulated them to member and partner organisations.
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