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   Leading the profession 21 September 2026

   International trade union cooperation improving early childhood education in Benin and Togo

   Teachers and school leaders from Benin and Togo took part in first-ever inter-union training dedicated to early childhood education. The project highlights the power of international trade union cooperation at the service of quality, public, early childhood education.

   International trade union cooperation improving early childhood education in Benin and Togo

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   Standards and working conditions 15 April 2024

   Benin: Union elections give hope of real social dialogue in the education sector

   Education International welcomed the elections held in the education sector in Benin from March 29th to April 1st. Organised by the Minister of Pre-School and Primary Education, the vote marked a crucial step towards social dialogue and teacher union representation.

   Benin: Union elections give hope of real social dialogue in the education sector

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   Union renewal and development 29 November 2021

   Benin: New website strengthens union’s capacity and services to members

   Thanks to financial support from Education International’s Regional Office for Africa (EIRAF), the Syndicat national des enseignants des écoles maternelles du Bénin (SYNAEM-Bénin) has built a website with a feature that enables educators to join the union and pay their dues online.

   Benin: New website strengthens union’s capacity and services to members

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   Union renewal and development 27 October 2021

   Solidarity in times of crisis: the EI COVID Response Fund

   As the COVID-19 pandemic became global, education unions showed solidarity with a dedicated COVID Response Fund to support member organisations during school closures and where teachers were hit by the health crisis.

   Solidarity in times of crisis: the EI COVID Response Fund

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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...

   “Africa: Collaboration between Unions and Governments for a Better Future in Education”, by Cherine Sabry.

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   Trade union rights are human rights 21 October 2020

   Education International’s affiliates show tremendous solidarity amongst educators through the COVID-19 Response Fund

   From the very beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Education International called on global education union solidarity to help member organisations respond to the sanitary crisis and emerge stronger from it in terms of mobilising, organising and capacity-building.

   Education International’s affiliates show tremendous solidarity amongst educators through the COVID-19 Response Fund