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   Trade union rights are human rights 11 January 2023

   Nepal: Education unions agree to social dialogue with local governments

   After 8 months of campaigning, from 29-31 December 2022, Education International’s member organisations in Nepal – the Nepal National Teachers Association (NNTA), the Nepal Teachers Association (NTA) and the Institutional Schools' Teachers' Union (ISTU) – reached three separate agreements establishing mechanisms for social dialogue with the four Nepali local governmental...

   Nepal: Education unions agree to social dialogue with local governments

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   Fighting the commercialisation of education 26 August 2022

   Nepal: Privatisation does not ensure equal access to education, more investment in public education is needed

   The Research “Lessons from the COVID- Pandemic in Nepal” analyses the impact of COVID-19 on education, highlights the role of teacher unions in protecting the rights of teachers and calls for policy measures to protect decent learning conditions for students and decent employment conditions for teachers.

   Nepal: Privatisation does not ensure equal access to education, more investment in public education is needed

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   Standards and working conditions 20 April 2022

   Wage Bill Constraints: Hardship of Teachers in Nepal

   Prabin Kumar Acharya

   In 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) directed the governments of 15 countries, including Nepal, to reduce their public expenditure. This has greatly impacted teachers after the COVID-19 pandemic.

   Wage Bill Constraints: Hardship of Teachers in Nepal

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   Fighting the commercialisation of education 15 November 2021

   Nepal: Educators reaffirm the need for just and progressive taxation to increase public financing of education

   The need to fund education through public funding and the importance of progressive taxation to increase public resources were at the heart of a recent capacity building workshop on tax justice and education funding in Nepal. The workshop was organised by the Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) office for member organisations...

   Nepal: Educators reaffirm the need for just and progressive taxation to increase public financing of education

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   Equity and inclusion 12 October 2021

   New research: IMF imposed austerity slashes three million frontline workers from world’s most fragile education and health systems

   New research by ActionAid, Public Services International, and Education International warns that the International Monetary Fund’s demands to cut public sector employee costs undermine progress on health and education.

   New research: IMF imposed austerity slashes three million frontline workers from world’s most fragile education and health systems

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   Trade union rights are human rights 25 September 2020

   Nepal: Education union fights for private teachers and education staff unpaid or dismissed during pandemic

   In Nepal, the Sansthagat Vidyalaya Schickshak Union Nepal (ISTU) has issued demands to the government, highlighting how the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to new challenges for teachers and education staff in the private sector, and how to respond to them.

   Nepal: Education union fights for private teachers and education staff unpaid or dismissed during pandemic