Articles from Ghana
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 September 2009 EI to hold Early Childhood Education seminar in Accra
EI member organisations from several African countries will converge in Accra, Ghana, for an Early Childhood Education seminar. The seminar, whose theme is, “Quality Early Childhood Education: Every Child’s Right”, will be held from 29 – 30 September and hosted by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT).
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 September 2009 Ghana: Teacher Shortages at all Levels as Secondary School Education Shortened
Advancing quality education is a priority for the Ghana National Association of Teachers, which has been working extensively on the more serious barriers to quality as another academic year begins.
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Trade union rights are human rights 5 May 2009 Interview with local EFAIDS trainer in Ghana
Yevoo Pope Yao, local GNAT (Ghana National Association of Teachers) secretary of Dzodze, Ketu district, Volta region and regional EFAIDS trainer speaks about education and the EI EFAIDS Programme in Ghana.
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 March 2009 Ghana: Research leads to new Policy Initiatives
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the Teachers & Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) have developed both a ‘HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy’ and ‘Policy Recommendations for Achieving Education For All’.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 January 2009 African Unions Share EFAIDS Vision at Joint Workshop
Representatives of teacher unions from 24 countries across Africa met in Accra, Ghana during the first week of December to attend the annual EI EFAIDS evaluation and planning workshop.
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Equity and inclusion 11 June 2008 Teacher union in Ghana releases new study on child labour
This week, as part of Education International’s campaign against child labour, the Ghanaian affiliates, led by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) launched a new research study entitled: “National Child Labour Situation and Teacher Unions’ Best Practices and Challenges in This Field”.
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Trade union rights are human rights 19 May 2008 Interview with Helena Awurusa, EFAIDS Coordinator, Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT)
Helena Awurusa attended the Third Commonwealth Teacher Research Symposium held in Maputo, Mozambique from 19-21 February, 2008. The theme for this year was, ‘Gender, HIV/AIDS and the Status of Teachers’.
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Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2007 Ghana: Union Research reconfirms HIV/AIDS as a key workplace issue
EI affiliates the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) have just finalised research on HIV/AIDS in the education sector.
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Union growth 9 June 2006 Ghana: Teachers and Educational Workers Begin Indefinite Strike
Salary arrears and the lack of progress in negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement have driven EI affiliate the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) to strike indefinitely. An ultimatum presented to President John Kufuor’s government says if demands are not met by next week, teachers in higher institutions will...
Ghana: Teachers and Educational Workers Begin Indefinite Strike