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   Standards and working conditions 20 July 2022

   Uganda: Government must put an immediate halt to the intimidation of teachers

   Education International has firmly condemned the intimidation of teachers currently taking industrial action led by the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU), an organisation affiliated to Education International.

   Uganda: Government must put an immediate halt to the intimidation of teachers

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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...

   World Bank to exit investment in for-profit school chain Bridge International Academies

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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.

   Challenging global tech giants: the critical role of Global labour

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   Equity and inclusion 17 December 2021

   UNATU’s experience supporting teachers in refugee areas

   Baguma Filbert Bates

   Uganda is considered the top refugee-hosting country in Africa and one of the top five hosting countries in the world. Statistics reveal that close to 1.5 million refugees live in Uganda.

   UNATU’s experience supporting teachers in refugee areas

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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...

   #16dayscampaign | “When teachers’ unions take action, schools become safer for everyone”, by madeleine kennedy-macfoy (EI) and Rex Fyles (Gender at Work).

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   Equity and inclusion 4 December 2020

   #16dayscampaign | “Mobilising the community to prevent school dropout among girls following COVID-19 school closures”, by Joan Aja (UNATU, Uganda).

   Joan Aja

   Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) is implementing a girl child education project called Simameni Project supported by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation and funded by Global Affairs Canada. The five-year project is intended to increase girls’ access to secondary school education, and to ensure retention and completion. The project has a...

   #16dayscampaign | “Mobilising the community to prevent school dropout among girls following COVID-19 school closures”, by Joan Aja (UNATU, Uganda).