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   Standards and working conditions 12 March 2026

   Senegal: strike action demands compliance with agreements and dignity in public education

   For several months now, in response to the breakdown in social dialogue, teachers in Senegal have been mobilising in defence of their rights, quality public education, and the agreements signed with the government. The movement is led by the G7, a coalition of the seven most representative trade unions in...

   Senegal: strike action demands compliance with agreements and dignity in public education

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   Leading the profession 20 February 2025

   A promising future for education in Senegal: tackling the teacher shortage

   Faced with a serious shortage of teachers in the country, Senegalese education unions affiliated to Education International, grouped within the Union Syndicale pour une Éducation de Qualité (USEQ) – a trade union coalition for quality education – welcomes the government’s decision to recruit graduates into the profession on an immediate...

   A promising future for education in Senegal: tackling the teacher shortage

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   Equity and inclusion 10 December 2024

   Malawi: Coming together across borders to eradicate child labour

   Education unionists from Burundi, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe came together in Malawi to learn about successful local efforts to end child labour. From 1 to 6 December 2024, coordinators and project leaders spearheading the unions’ work against child labour had the opportunity to exchange know-how and good practice...

   Malawi: Coming together across borders to eradicate child labour

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 August 2024

   Senegal: Mobilizing for education funding

   In Senegal more than 3 million children either do not go to state school or find it very difficult to go to school. Insufficient public funding for education is a major obstacle to quality education for all.

   Senegal: Mobilizing for education funding

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   Leading the profession 29 November 2023

   Senegal: Unions unite and mobilise for more public education funding

   “An education system based on public institutions is the best option to fully realise the right to education. That is why the State must consolidate education as being a real public good, promoting education as a bearer of not only individual and collective emancipation but of social justice as well.”...

   Senegal: Unions unite and mobilise for more public education funding

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 September 2023

   Copyright and teaching materials in Senegal

   Mar Mbodj

   Copyright gives authors exclusive control over their works. In education, however, the balance between access to information and respect for copyright is a major challenge. It is essential that we guarantee equitable access to protected knowledge while preserving the rights of artists and authors. Against this backdrop we have conducted...

   Copyright and teaching materials in Senegal