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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 January 2024 International Day of Education: Unionists celebrate the right to education by campaigning for quality public education for all
On January 24, the International Day of Education, education unionists from around the world came together to reaffirm their commitment to the universal right to education and to mark the first year of the Education International global campaign Go Public! Fund Education. The campaign is an urgent call for governments...
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Standards and working conditions 13 September 2023 Elevating Teachers' Voices to the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession
Educators from around the world expressed their concerns about the global teacher shortage, sharing firsthand experiences which highlight the detrimental implications for their classrooms and school communities. Their testimonies were part of consultations organised by Education International to bring the voices of educators to the UN High-Level Panel on the...
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Union renewal and development 9 January 2023 Africa: Education unions benefit from South-South development cooperation and solidarity
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) has undertaken a series of development cooperation activities with other education unions affiliated to Education International in neighbouring countries. It has especially supported the Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) in its efforts to recover from the damaging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Equity and inclusion 9 June 2022 Labels belong on bottles - not people
Charles Adams
NAPTOSA is the second largest teachers’ union in South Africa serving education through its legacy organisations since 1904. The NAPTOSA leadership and membership represent the racial diversity of the country and are inclusive of the LGBTQI+ community.
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Equity and inclusion 21 December 2021 Expanding Vaccines Beyond Our Borders
Randi Weingarten, Mugwena Maluleke
If there is one thing we never see again, let it be a crematorium waiting list. Let temporary morgue tents be just that—temporary. We have the capacity to make that happen—to prepare for the next global public health crisis, so we never see this level of chaos and destruction again,...
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Equity and inclusion 16 December 2021 Education unions in Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, the USA and South Africa call on governments to support vaccine equity
Education International member organisations in Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, the United States of America and South Africa are calling on governments to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines and treatments at the World Trade Organization. If adopted, the waiver would enable an expansion...
Education unions in Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, the USA and South Africa call on governments to support vaccine equity
Resources
Crises and the COVID-19 pandemic: education responses and choices during times of disruptions
Education unions take action to end school-related gender-based violence
Os Sindicatos da Educação tomam medidas para acabar com a violência de género no âmbito escolar
Affiliates
National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa
NAPTOSAhttp://www.naptosa.org.za [email protected] tel: +27 (12) 324.13.65 tel: +27 (12) 324.52.14 fax: +27 (12) 324.13.66P.O. Box 572 Pretoria 001National Teachers' Union
NATUhttp://www.natu.org.za [email protected] tel: +27-35-7721608 tel: +27-35-7722401 fax: +27-35-7721651P.O. Box 716 Empangeni, 3880Professional Educators Union
PEUhttp://www.peuoffice.com [email protected] tel: +27 (11) 403.29.90 tel: +27 (11) 403.29.91 fax: +27 (11) 339.82.46P.O. Box 32838 2017 BraamfonteinSouth African Democratic Teachers' Union
SADTUPostnet Suite 106 Private Bag X 5 1630 Aston Manor GautengSuid-Afrikaanse Onderwysersunie
SAOUhttp://www.saou.co.za [email protected] tel: +27 (12) 4360900 tel: +27 (83) 306.93.17 fax: +27 (12) 348.96.58P.O. Box 90120 Garsfontein 0042 Gauteng