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  1. Equity and inclusion 10 October 2013

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  2. Equity and inclusion 9 October 2013

    Global conference, including teachers, commits to fight child labour

    Over 1,200 representatives of governments, workers, employers, and civil society from across the globe gathered at the Third Global Conference on Child Labour, held from 8-10 October in Brasilia, Brazil. Thanks to a successful advocacy effort by the education union delegation and the support from other stakeholders, social dialogue and...

    Global conference, including teachers, commits to fight child labour
  3. Equity and inclusion 4 October 2013

    EI to participate in the Global Conference on Child Labour

    A delegation of Education International will bring the teacher voice at the 3rd Global Conference on Child Labour, which will be held from 8 to 10 October 2013, in Brasilia, Brazil.

    EI to participate in the Global Conference on Child Labour
  4. Equity and inclusion 23 August 2013

    EI: Respect for every child’s right to education

    EI welcomes this initiative by affiliates to initiate international work to fight child labour. “Teachers are uniquely placed to make sure that every child’s right to education, and furthermore to quality education, is respected worldwide,” EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen said.

    EI: Respect for every child’s right to education
  5. Equity and inclusion 26 June 2013

    Germany: trade unionists take action against child labour

    During its recent Congress, the Gewerkschaft Erziehung and Wissenschaft (GEW) has reaffirmed its commitment to the right to unrestricted and free access to quality education for everyone as a basic human right, to the UN Millennium Development Goals and to EI’s resolutions on education and on the elimination of child...

    Germany: trade unionists take action against child labour
  6. Equity and inclusion 13 June 2013

    Uzbekistan urged to end forced labour

    During the International Labour Conference (ILC), workers, employers and governments condemned Uzbek authorities for their non-compliance with International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour.

    Uzbekistan urged to end forced labour
  7. Equity and inclusion 12 June 2013

    Child labour undermines quality education

    Every 12 June, Education International (EI) and its member organisations worldwide celebrate the World Day against Child Labour (WDCL). On that day, they highlight the global extent of child labour and raise awareness on the situation of millions of children, girls and boys, working across the globe.

    Child labour undermines quality education
  8. Equity and inclusion 7 June 2013

    Senegal: Education key to eliminating child labour - workshop

    Eradicating child labour and improving the quality of education are inextricably linked. That’s according to Marième Sakho Dansokho, EI Executive Board member and General Secretary of SYPROS. She was speaking at EI’s “Omar's Dream” workshops on 3-4 June in Dakar, Senegal. The workshops explored the contribution teaching unions can make...

    Senegal: Education key to eliminating child labour - workshop
  9. Equity and inclusion 29 April 2013

    Mali: Child labour under the spotlight

    The Syndicat National de l’Education et de la Culture UNTM (SNEC-UNTM), EI’s affiliate in Mali, organised a very successful national workshop on combating child labour from 14 to 26 April in Bamako.

    Mali: Child labour under the spotlight
  10. Equity and inclusion 28 January 2013

    Child labour report sets out agenda for change

    UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown has released a study entitled ‘Child Labour & Educational Disadvantage – Breaking the Link, Building Opportunity’. This report identifies strategies for accelerated progress towards the 2015 international development goals, maps the scale of the child labour problem, explores its impact on education,...

    Child labour report sets out agenda for change
  11. Equity and inclusion 17 January 2013

    Fifteen years of struggle against child labour

    Fifteen years ago, on 17 January 1998, the Global March Against Child Labour started with an 80,000 km physical march. Thousands of people marched together to jointly put forth the message against child labour and slavery. Joined by Education International, trade unions, teachers’ organisations, child right organisations and children, the...

    Fifteen years of struggle against child labour
  12. Equity and inclusion 4 October 2012

    Aob/GEW/EI Conference: combatting child labour through the right to education

    Strengthening the teacher unions’ role in combatting child labour and achieving Education For All is the aim of the International Conference on Child Labour, convened by EI and GEW, a teacher union in Germany and AOb from the Netherlands, on 5-7 October 2012 in Berlin, Germany.

    Aob/GEW/EI Conference: combatting child labour through the right to education
  13. Equity and inclusion 18 September 2012

    EFA must include marginalised boys and girls trapped in labour

    EI has reacted to an article published in World Education Blog, hosted by the Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report team, which declares that “improving teaching and learning is crucial, especially for the marginalised.” It reiterates that the EFA goals will not be achieved unless child labour is eradicated...

    EFA must include marginalised boys and girls trapped in labour
  14. Equity and inclusion 24 July 2012

    From the fields to the classrooms: Child Labour Conference

    EI member organisations will address links between child labour and poor access to quality education at the International Conference on Child Labour in Agriculture from 28-30 July in Washington, USA.

    From the fields to the classrooms: Child Labour Conference
  15. Equity and inclusion 11 June 2012

    On 12 June, speak out against child labour in schools and unions!

    EI and its member organisations commemorate World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June. 2012 marks the 10th anniversary of the World Day which, every year, provides an opportunity to shed light on the scope of child labour on a world scale, as well as raise awareness among teachers and...

    On 12 June, speak out against child labour in schools and unions!