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   Leading the profession 23 April 2025

   Education International brings hope and effective strategies to curb child labour

   Thanks to an Education International project on child labour, working with union members and their local communities, 1,880 children were brought back to school last year in six participating countries: Burundi, Malawi, Mali, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

   Education International brings hope and effective strategies to curb child labour

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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 31 October 2024

   Burundi: over 400 children return to school thanks to education union project against child labour

   404 children came back to school in September 2024 in the Gihanga commune of Burundi thanks to a project against child labour implemented by STEB, the Union of Education Workers of Burundi, with support from Education International, the Fair Childhood Foundation of GEW, AOb, and Mondiaal FNV.

   Burundi: over 400 children return to school thanks to education union project against child labour

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   Leading the profession 21 November 2022

   Burundi: trade union development tools developed through international trade union cooperation

   Thanks to a cooperation programme with the Danish Union of Teachers (DLF) of Denmark, the Syndicat des travailleurs de l’enseignement du Burundi (STEB) has produced booklets that cover all the questions frequently asked by teachers at the grassroots level. The booklets are a Training Manual and a Handbook for Trade...

   Burundi: trade union development tools developed through international trade union cooperation

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   Trade union rights are human rights 23 February 2022

   Mauritania: teachers strike for a decent life and better working conditions

   A coalition of Mauritanian education unions called for a strike from 21-25 February. The widely supported action aimed at “wresting the rights” of teachers from the Minister of Education and underlined the unity of teachers.

   Mauritania: teachers strike for a decent life and better working conditions

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   Union renewal and development 27 October 2021

   Solidarity in times of crisis: the EI COVID Response Fund

   As the COVID-19 pandemic became global, education unions showed solidarity with a dedicated COVID Response Fund to support member organisations during school closures and where teachers were hit by the health crisis.

   Solidarity in times of crisis: the EI COVID Response Fund