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  1. Standards and working conditions 20 September 2023

    Nepal: Massive mobilisation of teachers denounce education law which aims to restrict their rights

    Education International fully supports the thousands of teachers and members of its affiliates in Nepal demonstrating to demand a respected and valued teaching profession in the face of a new law that seeks to curb their trade union rights.

    Nepal: Massive mobilisation of teachers denounce education law which aims to restrict their rights
  2. Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 July 2023

    Go Public! Advocating for progressive taxation to fund public education in Nepal

    Education leaders and representatives from civil society came together at a three-day capacity building workshop in Nepal with a pressing agenda: to address the urgent need for increased domestic funding in the country's public education system. Their primary objective was to strengthen public education financing and advocate for the implementation...

    Go Public! Advocating for progressive taxation to fund public education in Nepal
  3. Fighting the commercialisation of education 14 June 2023

    Educators in South Asia go public to fund education

    Over 140 union delegates from South Asian countries including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal came together to reflect and learn from each other to play an active role in transforming education in South Asia.

    Educators in South Asia go public to fund education
  4. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 May 2023

    The struggle for the rights and dignity of education support personnel in private schools in Nepal

    Shyam Chhatkuli

    Our union, the Institutional Schools Teachers' Union (ISTU) brings together teachers and education support personnel working in privately funded schools in Nepal. Our mission is to improve the working conditions of our members, ensure their rights are respected, and their important role recognized. Our work is essential, but it is...

    The struggle for the rights and dignity of education support personnel in private schools in Nepal
  5. Trade union rights are human rights 11 January 2023

    Nepal: Education unions agree to social dialogue with local governments

    After 8 months of campaigning, from 29-31 December 2022, Education International’s member organisations in Nepal – the Nepal National Teachers Association (NNTA), the Nepal Teachers Association (NTA) and the Institutional Schools' Teachers' Union (ISTU) – reached three separate agreements establishing mechanisms for social dialogue with the four Nepali local governmental...

    Nepal: Education unions agree to social dialogue with local governments
  6. Fighting the commercialisation of education 26 August 2022

    Nepal: Privatisation does not ensure equal access to education, more investment in public education is needed

    The Research “Lessons from the COVID- Pandemic in Nepal” analyses the impact of COVID-19 on education, highlights the role of teacher unions in protecting the rights of teachers and calls for policy measures to protect decent learning conditions for students and decent employment conditions for teachers.

    Nepal: Privatisation does not ensure equal access to education, more investment in public education is needed
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Resources

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Nepal | Education Fact Sheet

27 June 2023 file Download

Education versus austerity

Education versus austerity-Policy brief
24 June 2022 file Download

Teacher Wage Bill Constraints: Perspectives from the Classroom

Summary
20 April 2022 file Download

The public versus austerity: Why public sector wage bill constraints must end

The public versus austerity | Full report
11 October 2021 file Download
The public versus austerity | Key findings
11 October 2021 file Download
The public versus austerity | Methodology
11 October 2021 file Download

Union Renewal in the Education Sector: Prospects for the Asia-Pacific

10 August 2021 file Download

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