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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 May 2023 Ivory Coast: Teachers mobilise communities to end child labour
In the rural region of Soubré, Côte d'Ivoire, teachers play a key role in the fight against child labour. Thanks to the training provided by the SYNADEEPCI union in partnership with Education International, UNICEF, and Save the Children, education professionals have learned to distinguish between work that is socialising and...
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Equity and inclusion 4 April 2023 India: Education International working with educators and allies to eliminate child labour
“Every child has the right to learn, play, and grow up without being exploited," stated All India Primary Teachers' Federation (AIPTF) General Secretary Kamala Kanta Tripathy during a recent mission led by Education International (EI) as part of EI's work to eliminate child labour.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 February 2023 Malawi: Education union action rescues children from forced labour and keeps them in schools
Education International member organisations in Malawi, the Teachers' Union of Malawi (TUM) and the Private Schools Employees Union of Malawi (PSEUM), were able to bring over 1,000 children back to school and prevent 1,200 others from dropping out.
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Equity and inclusion 10 June 2022 Statement | World Day Against Child Labour
On June 12th, World Day Against Child Labour, Education International calls on unions to urge governments to implement the Durban Call to Action on the Elimination of Child Labour adopted at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour , held from 15-20 May 2022.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 May 2022 Global conference: Education is the key tool to end child labour
Education International and its member organisations underlined the importance of educators and their unions to eradicate child labour during the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour held in Durban, South Africa, from 15-20 May. They also highlighted the need to provide teachers with training, and to ensure...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 February 2022 Albania: Education unions' success in combating child labour
The Albanian trade unions FSASH and SPASH (1) have been involved in projects to combat child labour since 2002, with the support of international partners (2). More than 500 trade union leaders and 6,000 teachers have been trained in preventing dropping-out and in reintegrating former child labourers into school. The...
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Equity and inclusion 12 June 2021 Statement ATUC-EI | World Day Against Child Labour
The Arab Trade Union Confederation and Education international have issued a statement concerning the Arab region on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June.
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Equity and inclusion 11 June 2021 Alarming new child labour numbers reiterate the need for quality public education
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of children pushed into child labour has reached 160 million, a 8,4 million increase, with 9 million more at risk. This alarming trend can be effectively addressed by making quality public education accessible to all, a top priority worldwide.
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Equity and inclusion 3 December 2020 Africa: Teacher unions continue to fight child labour despite Covid-pandemic
As the Covid-19 crisis poses a threat to achievements made to get children into school and out of work, an online webinar has brought together unionists and experts to strengthen strategies and allow teachers to continue helping students.
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Equity and inclusion 12 June 2020 “Preparing for a post-COVID-19 world and working to prevent student dropout: good union practices in the fight against child labour”, by Samuel Grumiau and Pedi Anawi.
Pedi Anawi, Samuel Grumiau
According to the ILO, there are over 150 million child labourers worldwide. Conscious of this challenge and keen to promote the right to a quality education for all, EI members in thirteen countries have initiated programmes to eradicate child labour with the support of EI and its partners. While there...
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Future of work in education 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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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 June 2020 Interview | Susan Hopgood: “In the fight against child labour the key to progress is to involve unions”.
Susan Hopgood
On the World Day Against Child Labour, Education International President Susan Hopgood gives insights into the work of education unions to eradicate child labour, the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on vulnerable children, the lessons we have learned from previous crises and the way forward.
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Equity and inclusion 12 June 2020 Educators against child labour: best practices to help eradicate child labour post Covid-19
On the World Day Against Child Labour, Education International launches a report documenting best practices identified in its projects against child labour. With Covid-19 set to increase the number of child labourers, these lessons are essential to future efforts to ensure all children are in school, not in work.
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Equity and inclusion 29 November 2019 Germany: young people and educators stand against child labour
Young people and educators join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi to call on politicians to end to child labour.
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Equity and inclusion 20 November 2019 #CRC30 “Albania: Teachers’ unions working to realise the right to education for all children”, by Nevrus Kaptelli and Stavri Liko.
Stavri Liko, Nevrus Kaptelli
The Albanian Alliance of Education Trade Unions, comprising the Trade Union Federation of Education and Science of Albania (FSASH) and the Independent Trade Union of Albanian Education (SPASH-ITUEA), has been working since 2002 with different projects designed to increase school retention rates and promote inclusion of vulnerable students. Teachers have...
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 July 2019 Joining forces to change the world
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi sparked hope for change among delegates at the EI World Congress with a motivational speech on leadership, change and justice.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 July 2019 A conversation with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi
We want to gather inspiration about how we can take the lead to change the world, so we asked our friend and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi
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Equity and inclusion 14 June 2019 Education unions play a crucial role in eradicating child labour through quality public education
Education international has reminded the International Labour Organisation’s Centenary Conference Forum to commemorate the World Day against Child Labour that educators and their trade unions worldwide are determined to eradicate this scourge and guarantee access to education for all.
Education unions play a crucial role in eradicating child labour through quality public education