Articles from South Africa
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Union growth 2020-12-10 #16dayscampaign | “When teachers’ unions take action, schools become safer for everyone”, by madeleine kennedy-macfoy (EI) and Rex Fyles (Gender at Work).
Gender-based violence in and around schools poses big challenges to education unions and their members. Because everyone in and around schools – teachers, students, education support personnel - can be both perpetrator and victim of such violence, school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) is a violation of both the right to quality...
#16dayscampaign | “When teachers’ unions take action, schools become safer for everyone”, by madeleine kennedy-macfoy (EI) and Rex Fyles (Gender at Work). -
Union growth 2020-10-21 “Africa: Collaboration between Unions and Governments for a Better Future in Education”, by 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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Union renewal and development 2020-10-14 Member organisations celebrate World Teachers’ Day
Member organisations celebrate World Teachers’ Day
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Union renewal and development 2020-10-07 Governments and Teacher Unions renew their working commitment
Governments and Teacher Unions renew their working commitment
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Standards and working conditions 2020-09-18 Unions and Governments meet to address teacher professional issues
Unions and Governments
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Union renewal and development 2020-08-13 Mary Hatwood Futrell Scholarship Fund makes a difference for African students from disadvantaged backgrounds
Five recipients of the Education International scholarship fund in honour of Mary Hatwood Futrell, founding President of EI (1993 - 2004), write about their opportunities and plans after receiving their advanced degrees in education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2020-05-19 South Africa: The safety of educators and students is of serious concern in the reopening of schools and colleges
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) has expressed grave concern at government plans to reopen schools and education institutions on 1 June. Urging the government to prioritise safety, the union has compiled preconditions and non-negotiable items to be met before any educators resume on-site teaching.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2020-04-22 South Africa: Union’s measures to ensure educators’ and students’ health and safety
Confronted by the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, the South African Democratic Teachers' Union is doing its utmost to reach out to union members, ensure teachers’ and students’ safety from the virus, and improve access to remote teaching and learning.
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Union growth 2020-03-10 South Africa: Union campaigns to eradicate school violence as it marks 30th anniversary
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union has kicked off celebrations for its 30th anniversary in the Northern Cape by launching its "I am a school fan" campaign in the province. The campaign aims to address the escalating violence in schools.
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Union renewal and development 2020-02-27 South Africa: Educators demand end to copyright ‘apartheid’
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) has staged a protest urging the government to sign a Copyright Amendment Bill that will improve access to quality education materials.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2019-10-17 “Higher ambitions for education and copyright in Africa and the world”, by 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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Leading the profession 2019-08-27 Technical and Vocational Education and Training as a Framework for Social Justice: Analysis and Evidence From World Case Studies.
By Gavin Moodie, Leesa Wheelahan, and Eric Lavigne.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2019-06-13 Former EI President Thulas Nxesi appointed to South Africa’s cabinet
Education international and the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union welcome the decision of the President of South Africa’s to appoint former President of Education International, Cde Thulas Nxesi, to the Cabinet of South Africa as Minister of Labour and Employment.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2019-03-04 #IWD2019 #Education Voices: "The Role of Education in South Africa’s Struggle Against Gender Based Violence", by Dorcus Sekabate
The late world renowned South African statesman and first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela once said; “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. As an educator, these words have been a driving inspiration for my overall outlook on the profession and on what...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2018-09-07 Southern Africa: young female education unionists will strive for quality education for all
The recent Southern Africa Women in Education Network’s gender training and advocacy workshop was an excellent opportunity for young female education unionists to enhance their leadership and mobilisation skills, discuss tackling gender issues, and contributing to achieving the UN sustainable development goals.
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Standards and working conditions 2018-09-05 Africa: Professional development key to boosting teaching profession
The challenges facing teachers and the need for professional development, an improved status of teachers, and international teaching standards were highlighted by education stakeholders in South Africa recently.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2018-08-24 Statement to the G20 Education and Employment Ministers
As the voice of the world’s educators, we welcome the inclusion of education as a priority for the G20, and hope the commitment to education will be ensured moving forward into Japan in 2019.
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Standards and working conditions 2018-05-02 Effective school leadership should top global and national policy agendas
Supporting quality, inclusive and supportive school leadership should at the top of global and national development and education policy agendas. This was the call from education union officials, school leaders, educational leadership experts, policy makers and partners at the school leadership conference organized by Education International in Johannesburg, South Africa...
Effective school leadership should top global and national policy agendas