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   Union growth 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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   Trade union rights are human rights 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

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   Trade union rights are human rights 19 August 2020

   Benin: joint action by education unions on COVID-19 prevention along with inclusive education and boosting union leadership role

   Two unions from Benin affiliated to Education International have decided to join forces to raise awareness among their members on prevention and protection against COVID-19 and on inclusive education and building the role of union leadership within the context of the pandemic in public sector nursery and primary schools. For...

   Benin: joint action by education unions on COVID-19 prevention along with inclusive education and boosting union leadership role