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Nina Benjamin, LRS Gender Equality Programme Leader, takes stock of her role supporting teacher trade unions in sub-Saharan Africa to create safe schools.
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This document draws on the experience of nine education trade unions that want to end school-related gender-based violence in their contexts.
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It’s possible to transform the norms, policies and practices that perpetuate gender-based violence in our schools when stakeholders act collectively.
Inspiring stories written by participants in the Education Unions Take Action to end School-Related Gender-Based Violence initiative.
Nine member trade unions of Educational International in Africa participated in the ‘Education unions take action to end school-related gender-based violence’ initiative.
It’s possible to transform the norms, policies and practices that perpetuate gender-based violence in our schools when stakeholders act collectively.
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Amazing things can happen when a diverse group of worker representatives is given a safe space to be themselves. A safe space is good for learning, trying new roles and building solidarity.
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Research on violence in schools in South Africa shows the issue is worsening. South African Democratic Teachers Union has mapped the key action areas to end the violence.
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Worker representatives have identified the priority demands that will strengthen the collective bargaining agreements covering millions of workers in South Africa.
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Twenty-five years after Beijing, there’s progress for women workers in South Africa but major challenges remain.
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Teacher unions in South Africa are confronting school-related gender-based violence to restore a safe learning environment and the dignity of the teaching profession.
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Commissioner Nhlanhla Ndaba offers a quick refresher to worker representatives on navigating CCMA processes.
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In The Gambia where the prevalence of female genital mutilation in women aged 15-49 is 74.9%, trade union activists are breaking the culture of silence to ensure the girl child is safe.
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National Negotiator at SADTU, Shiyinduku Twala, says trade unions need to adapt to the changing workplace if they hope to remain effective.
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A trade union activist’s personal tragedy sparked a flame that’s helping to fuel the fight against school-related gender-based violence in Sierra Leone. #EndSRGBV
Teachers and education unions are at the forefront of the efforts to end school-related gender-based violence in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Trade union activists in Zambia used reflection to track the progress and impact of an initiative to address gender-based violence in schools in the Southern African country.
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School-Related Gender-Based Violence is violence that undermines the bodily integrity, human rights, and gender equality of all those involved in the school but primarily that of the school child.
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What will it take for worker leaders and the LRS to create resources that support collective bargaining for workers in precarious forms of employment?
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What will it take to negotiate for all workers across formal and informal and workplaces taking into account their different needs, roles and identities?
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SACCAWU shop steward, Bongani Mkhize (35), has tips for organising and involving young workers in trade unions.
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To prevent and end school-related gender-based violence in sub-Saharan Africa, teacher unions are collaborating to find solutions that can bring sustainable changes.
Community activists in five organisations share insights and perspectives about the changes in their organisations and the constituencies they work with.
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School-related gender-based violence is rampant but preventable. Appalled, teachers are now out to change the story.
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What makes a good trade union negotiator? What makes a strong bargaining case?
Young women involved in the Decisions for Life campaign in South Africa share their own stories and experiences making the trade union a home for young women.
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We supported trade unions in ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa to renew their bargaining and organising strategies for tackling inequality in global value chains.
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What will it take to support education unions to end school-related gender-based violence? Labour Research Service supports the struggle by trade unions to end school-related gender-based violence in Africa.