Articles from Morocco
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Together we build union power 15 September 2023 Urgent Action Appeal: Earthquake in Morocco
Education International (EI) is launching a call for solidarity in support of colleagues in Morocco.
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Together we build union power 13 September 2023 Morocco: Education International stands in solidarity after devastating earthquake
A 6,8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco on September 9th, killing more than 2,900 people and causing severe injuries to 5,500 people more, including many teachers, students, and their communities. Many buildings have been damaged or destroyed. The rescue operations are ongoing in the affected areas.
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Leading the profession 8 June 2023 Morocco: Trade unions focus on raising the status of teachers and reforming the education system
The SNE-CDT (Syndicat National de l’Enseignement-Confédération Démocratique du Travail) has been negotiating for several years with the government to improve the living and working conditions of Moroccan education staff, and to secure a comprehensive reform of the country’s education system, to put an end to the ongoing inequalities in the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 January 2023 Morocco: unions and government sign agreement on unified status for teachers
Social dialogue has led to the signing of an agreement between the Moroccan government and education unions on issues such as a unified employment status for national education employees. This new status will replace all pre-existing employment arrangements, which means a fresh start for all, contract teachers included, based on...
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News 4 November 2022 Morocco: New more rewarding, unified status for higher education staff
Education International congratulates the Syndicat national de l'enseignement supérieur (SNESUP) for reaching a landmark agreement with the Moroccan government, approving amendments that make the status of research teachers more attractive and increase their salaries.
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Democracy 23 May 2022 Rabat Declaration underlines the need for international standards to bring all political abuses of religions to a halt
The participants in the Rabat Global Conference held in Morocco’s capital city from May 11-12 adopted the Declaration reasserting the need to coordinate efforts to build global consensus on setting international rules to eliminate the use of religion in violating human rights. They called on the international community and all...
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Leading the profession 7 March 2022 Morocco: Ministry-union agreement advances teacher status and public education
The agreement was signed between the Ministry of Education and five of the most representative education unions, including member organisations of Education International. The signing was the culmination of a series of successful sectoral social dialogue sessions.
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Union growth 24 March 2021 Morocco: Strikes and demonstrations demand better conditions for contract teachers
Despite harassment and violence by police forces, Moroccan teachers' unions continue to demonstrate in the capital city, Rabat, to demand permanent contracts and better working conditions. They are also protesting against the rising cost of living.
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Union growth 7 January 2021 Morocco: repeated government attacks on educators’ human and trade union rights
Education International is alarmed about ongoing violations of trade union freedoms and the rights and acquis of teachers in Morocco as reported by the Syndicat national de l'enseignement–Confédération démocratique du Travail (SNE-CDT).
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Union growth 21 October 2020 “Africa: Collaboration between Unions and Governments for a Better Future in Education”, by Cherine Sabry.
Cherine Sabry
Unions and governments have been in conflict since the dawn of time. The mere existence of unions as a force to defend workers’ rights where governments fail to do so in and of itself leads to this conflictual relationship. In Africa, unions have rarely been consulted during the COVID-19 crisis...
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Equity and inclusion 12 June 2020 “Getting children back to school after the COVID-19 closures: how EI's child labour projects empowered teachers and their unions”, by Nora Wintour.
Nora Wintour
In the research study, conducted in 2018 and 2019 “EI/AOb Child Labour Projects: Transnational best practices and union impacts”, I examined how professional training programmes have enhanced teachers capacity to attract and retain children in school through participatory education techniques and how as a result of the child labour projects,...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 13 May 2020 Morocco: Education unions successful in stopping support to private schools during the COVID-19 crisis
In a significant development in Morocco, education unions have succeeded in stopping government support for private schools during the COVID-19 public health crisis. They went one step further and were able, through strategic alliances with members of the national parliament, to prosecute those who have fraudulently exploited the crisis.
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Trade union rights are human rights 11 May 2020 Morocco: Educator unions present public authorities with proposals for return to school
The four Moroccan affiliates of Education International have met with the Ministry of Education to highlight ways to ensure quality education and a safe return to class in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 March 2020 Educators in Morocco and Palestine donate wages to COVID-19 solidarity fund
As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) spreads across the world, paralysing entire countries, underprivileged families bear the brunt of the crisis, with parents unable to work and support their children. Educators in Palestine and Morocco have decided to donate part of their wages to help the most vulnerable and the...
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Union renewal and development 6 February 2020 Arab educators tackle diverse challenges to education and teachers in their region
At a recent meeting, the Committee of the Education International’s Arab Countries Cross Regional Structure reaffirmed their commitment to fight education privatisation and defend democracy in the region. Committee members reported on the challenges faced in their national settings, discussed recent union activities, and strategised for future action and campaigns.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 31 January 2020 Morocco: Report highlights inequities caused by increased privatisation of education
New research commissioned by Education International warns against the rampant privatisation of Moroccan schools, stressing that it has not improved learning outcomes, but has created a ‘multi-speed’ society.
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Leading the profession 17 October 2019 “Higher ambitions for education and copyright in Africa and the world”, by Mugwena Maluleke.
Mugwena Maluleke
African nations actively participated in the development of the Sustainable Development Agenda that acknowledged the centrality of education in the achievement of all other plans for a better world. Like other nations of the world, they committed to the provision of a single, renewed education agenda that is holistic, ambitious...
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Climate action and literacy 10 July 2019 #OffTrack #1: In Morocco, Teachers Protest Precarious Employment Contracts That Disregard SDG Commitments to Improve Teacher Employment Conditions
Today, the United Nations High-Level Political Forum will focus on reviewing Sustainable Development Goal 8 on decent work and interrelations with other goals. We are far off track to achieve decent work for all educators. In fact, in some countries, governments are introducing policies that are worsening the employment and...
#OffTrack #1: In Morocco, Teachers Protest Precarious Employment Contracts That Disregard SDG Commitments to Improve Teacher Employment Conditions