Articles from Ivory Coast
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Young members 16 April 2019 Young Senegalese and Ivorian teachers come together for quality education and effective trade unions
Young teacher-activists from Senegal and the Ivory Coast came together to exchange ideas and expand their knowledge on a number of issues relating to attaining quality education for all.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 April 2019 Côte d’Ivoire government investment in private schools: a bad bet for the future of the young and the country
A study commissioned by Education International and carried out by two prominent researchers shows that the Ivory Coast should redirect its investments in education towards the public sector and put end to privatization.
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Equity and inclusion 6 November 2018 Ivory Coast’s Education Minister and advocate for women’s rights welcomes EI Africa Women’s Roundtable
Education International’s (EI) Africa Women’s Roundtable was warmly welcomed by the Honourable Kandia Camara, Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of National Education and Technical and Vocational Education and Training, as well as a teacher, former unionist and alumni of the earliest iteration of the EI African Women in Education Network.
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Young members 5 November 2018 Young African trade unionists unite to develop ways to strengthen unions
The first Education International regional seminar for young and early stage education unionists has clearly shown the young African education unionists’ commitment to not only increase their involvement in their own unions but also support education policies that promote quality education for all in the region.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 June 2018 EI promotes the ideas of youth to strengthen unions in Senegal and Ivory Coast
The continuation of the program led by Education International in Senegal and Ivory Coast has the aim of spreading unionisation,getting young activists involved in union activity, and strengthening trade union unity.
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Union renewal and development 6 March 2018 Development cooperation, an ideal tool for union renewal
Education International and its affiliates have committed themselves and worked, through their development cooperation activities, towards ensuring that young and early stage teachers and support personnel are adequately represented and empowered within their unions.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 29 June 2017 Ivory Coast: Weary of privatisation, educators launch inquiry
The expansion of private for-profit education in the West African country has caught the attention of education unions, leading to research and demands addressed at the government.
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Union growth 1 May 2017 This May Day, why not try solidarity?
As the occasion to celebrate and reaffirm the value and values of trade unions, from which their principles continue to inspire, today must also serve as a lens to carefully examine our societies and institutions.
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Equity and inclusion 18 March 2014 Côte d'Ivoire: Trade unionists highlight gender equality
The Gender Equality Committee of EI affiliate Syndicat national de l’enseignement primaire public de Côte d’Ivoire (SNEPPCI) held an International Women's Day commemoration ceremony on 7 March.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 May 2013 Côte d'Ivoire: Unions call for an end to indefinite strike
The Syndicat national des enseignants du second degré de Côte d’Ivoire (SYNESCI) and the Syndicat national des enseignants du primaire public de Côte d'Ivoire (SNEPPCI), both EI national affiliates, have called for an end to the public-sector teachers’ strike in primary and secondary schools. The teachers have been on an...
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Union growth 19 April 2012 Ivory Coast: teachers' role in reconciliation and reconstruction
At its 22nd congress held in Yamoussoukro between 1-4 April, the Syndicat National de l’Enseignement Secondaire de Côte D’Ivoire (SYNESCI) elected a new executive board. It also emphasised the crucial role of educators in national reconciliation and reconstruction.
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Trade union rights are human rights 29 March 2010 Côte d’Ivoire: Teachers face long hours, large classes
At the latest EI EFAIDS African regional meeting, 28 teacher unionists from across the continent tackled the perennial issue of securing access to education for all children while guaranteeing quality teaching, and shared their experiences of lending support to colleagues living with HIV and promoting behaviour change for HIV prevention.
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 January 2010 Teacher unions research impact of teacher shortages in Côte d’Ivoire
In September 2008 representatives of IE-SCI, the alliance of Ivorian teacher unions working together on the EI EFAIDS Programme, met with the political and administrative authorities of Bondoukou and San Pedro to present the results of their research into the shortage of teachers and its impact on the education system...
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 May 2009 Cote d’Ivoire: Cascade Training in EI EFAIDS Programme
Teachers and unionists from Cote d’Ivoire gathered in the capital, Yamoussoukro, for a 3-day national refresher workshop in late March. The event updated the training of master trainers on EFA and AIDS related issues.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 May 2007 Côte d'Ivoire : Consequences of the politico-military crisis - School enrolment rate in Côte d’Ivoire fell by 25% in the last 5 years
"School enrolment rate in Côte d'Ivoire was 75% before the crisis began in 2002, and now stand at approximately 50%," announced Elie Jouen, EI Deputy General Secretary at the official opening of the Global Action Week held in Abidjan on 22 April.
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Standards and working conditions 1 December 2006 Côte d'Ivoire: Government inaction forces teachers to strike
EI affiliate in Côte d'Ivoire representing primary school teachers the Syndicat National de l'Enseignement Primaire Public de Côte d'Ivoire (SNEPCCI) is launching a strike from 4-6 December to protest against the degradation of the country's education system and the state's failure to fulfill its responsbilities towards education.
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Union growth 12 May 2006 Côte d’Ivoire: EI protests to the President
Further to the news item dated 10 May, EI issues a letter to the President of Côte d’Ivoire, demading him to open an impartial inquiry into the pillage of SYNESCI headoffice and guarantee the social dialogue with teacher union representatives and the legal undertaking of trade union activities.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 May 2006 Côte d'Ivoire: SYNESCI headoffice occupied and devastated
EI contacted the President of Côte d'Ivoire to deplore the occupation and devastation of the headoffice of affiliate, the "Syndicat national des enseignants du second degré de Côte d’Ivoire" (SYNESCI) since 4 May. An EI mission conducted at the end of April was not able to confirm the physical security...
Côte d'Ivoire: SYNESCI headoffice occupied and devastated