Articles from Kenya
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 April 2023 Great steps forward for teaching and research at the World Intellectual Property Organisation
The 43rd meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) concluded with major wins for the rights of teachers and researchers to adapt and choose materials for quality education and research. Education International participated together with member organisations CONADU (Argentina), AUSPS (Fiji),...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 16 March 2022 World Bank to exit investment in for-profit school chain Bridge International Academies
Education International (EI) welcomes the decision from the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to stop investing in the for-profit chain of schools, Bridge International Academies. The IFC had invested more than US$ 10 million in Bridge International Academies operations in Africa and supported the company's...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 January 2022 Challenging global tech giants: the critical role of Global labour
Carmen Ludwig, Edward Webster
In a recent research paper, Carmen Ludwig and Edward Webster examined the role of global unions to contest the use and abuse of digital technology through transnational activism in two African contexts. Action included work with Education International’s Global Response against the privatisation of education.
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Democracy 30 April 2021 May Day: Trade unionists fight for democracy around the world
On May Day, Education International recognizes and stands with the trade unionists fighting for democracy around the world.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2020 Education International calls upon Kenyan authorities to stop its onslaught on the KNUT
Education International calls upon Kenyan authorities to stop its onslaught on the KNUT
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Union growth 10 December 2020 #16dayscampaign | “When teachers’ unions take action, schools become safer for everyone”, by madeleine kennedy-macfoy (EI) and Rex Fyles (Gender at Work).
Rex Fyles, madeleine kennedy macfoy
Gender-based violence in and around schools poses big challenges to education unions and their members. Because everyone in and around schools – teachers, students, education support personnel - can be both perpetrator and victim of such violence, school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) is a violation of both the right to quality...
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 December 2020 Education International urges government intervention to stop union-busting in Kenya
Today, 9 December, Education International’s Executive Board has adopted a resolution calling on the Government of Kenya to urge the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the national employer authority in education, to desist from a campaign of discrimination against the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). The Government must urge the...
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Future of work in education 30 November 2020 Online Training for AWEN Members
Online Training for AWEN Members
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Equity and inclusion 25 November 2020 #16dayscampaign | “Union Responses to Increased Gender-based Violence during Covid-related Lockdowns in Kenya”, by Alice Tuei (KNUT).
Alice Tuei
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the closure of learning institutions and other measures undertaken by the Kenyan Government to prevent transmission within communities and families, cases of gender-based violence (GBV) increased drastically within the communities.
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Equity and inclusion 20 November 2020 Project Committee Meeting reaffirms the importance of Early Childhood Education
Project Committee Meeting reaffirms the importance of Early Childhood Education
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Leading the profession 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...
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Union renewal and development 14 October 2020 Member organisations celebrate World Teachers’ Day
Member organisations celebrate World Teachers’ Day
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 August 2020 Kenya Parliament directs Teachers’ Service Commission to address KNUT concerns
After a long and devastating conflict in which trade union rights were violated and the existence of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) was threatened, the Education Committee of the Parliament of Kenya has proposed a series of steps to resolve the dispute. The proposal is aimed at reversing...
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Union growth 7 July 2020 Kenya: Union sues university leaders over cuts to salaries of academics
In Kenya, the Universities Academic Staff Union has taken the vice-chancellors of two universities to court over cuts in lecturers’ salaries, which had been previously suspended by a judge.
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 May 2020 Kenya: New report urges government to plan well and save lives
In Kenya, education unions have joined with civil society organisations in presenting public authorities with recommendations and steps to be taken to guarantee a safe reopening of schools and education institutions.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 April 2020 Kenya: Educators call for lockdown and measures to protect population during COVID-19 crisis
Two education unions in Kenya have called for a complete lockdown of the country to ensure the safety of educators and students. The proposal is just one of those submitted by the unions for the effective and successful management of the health, education, and economic crisis caused by the spread...
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Union growth 12 March 2020 Beijing +25: "Making the Promise of Beijing a Reality for Learners and for Education Sector Workers."
madeleine kennedy macfoy
Examples of the work done by Education International and its member organisations in different parts of the world since the Beijing Platform for Action was adopted in 1995, demonstrate the power of taking collective action to find collective solutions.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 February 2020 Kenya: Deadly stampede in school highlights dangers of overcrowding and poor infrastructure
On 3 February, a stampede in the Kakamega Primary School in Kenya's western region left 14 students dead and 40 severely injured. Kenyan education unions have reacted angrily to the factors that led to the tragedy. The unions condemned the lack of implementation of existing safety standards, and addressed the...
Kenya: Deadly stampede in school highlights dangers of overcrowding and poor infrastructure