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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 June 2025

   Over 1,880 children brought back to school thanks to education unions working to end child labour

   Across 6 countries in Africa, education union programmes against child labour are delivering life-changing results. In 2024 alone, over 1,880 former child labourers have been returned to classrooms in project areas in Burundi, Malawi, Mali, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

   Over 1,880 children brought back to school thanks to education unions working to end child labour

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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 7 July 2023

   Inclusive, quality education: the key to ending child labour

   From India to Senegal, from Albania to Uganda and Mali, Education International (EI) members raised their voices in support of quality education to commemorate World Day Against Child Labour on June 12th.

   Inclusive, quality education: the key to ending child labour

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   Union renewal and development 25 August 2022

   The winds of trade union change blow across Africa

   A webinar organised by Education International’s regional office for Africa (EIRAF) was the opportunity for an enriching and useful exchange of experiences of trade union renewal between member organisations in Cameroon, Mali, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire.

   The winds of trade union change blow across Africa

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 August 2022

   Mali: Alarming situation in schools under attack from armed groups

   More than 1,800 schools in Mali have closed following attacks or direct threats from armed groups. These groups kidnap teachers, set fire to schools and school materials, and start shooting during lessons. Moustapha Guitteye, General Secretary of the Syndicat National de l’Éducation et la Culture (SNEC), recently went to the...

   Mali: Alarming situation in schools under attack from armed groups