Taking COSATU Today Forward Special Bulletin, 9 February 2026
Norman Mampane
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Taking COSATU Today Forward Special Bulletin
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9 February 2026
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Contents
- Workers Parliament: Back to Basics!
- COSATU KZN Statement on King Misuzulu’s Comments on Mining
- COSATU North West welcomes the decision of the ANC Provincial leadership directing its deployees in the provincial government to intervene in the City of Matlosana.
- DITSELA Institute invites Educators, Skills Development Officers in all federations at the 2026 Worker Education Program Launch
- African Unions invited to Trade Unions for Energy Democracy Africa Regional Quarterly Virtual Meeting
- South Africa
- South African Communist Party Statement on nuclear negotiations between Russia and the US
- President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints Mr Dipak Patel as Deputy Chairperson of Presidential Climate Commission
- International-Workers’ Solidarity!
- Presidency on South Africa withdrawing troop contribution to MONUSCO
- Teacher unions reaffirm the power of early childhood education and demand increased funding
- Can Davos 2026 be a real turning point?
Workers’ Parliament-Back2Basics
COSATU KZN Statement on King Misuzulu’s Comments on Mining
Edwin Mkhize, COSATU KwaZulu Natal Provincial Secretary, 09 February 2026
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in KwaZulu-Natal notes the Isolezwe article of 4 February 2026 in which His Majesty King Misuzulu kaZwelithini kaBhekuzulu is quoted stating that he will not allow any more mines in KwaZulu-Natal.
We note the King’s concerns, given the historical and ongoing destruction of land caused by some mining operations, non-compliance with environmental laws, and the failure of certain companies to meaningfully comply, advance beneficiation and community development. Although KZN’s mining sector is relatively small compared with other industries, it nonetheless plays an important role in sustaining economic activity and supporting jobs.
We understand and share the deep concern about the damage mining has caused to land, communities, and local ecosystems in parts of KwaZulu-Natal. These are legitimate issues that deserve serious attention.
However, we are equally concerned about the possible impact of such a position, on jobs and economic stability. Mining directly employs around 10 888 workers in KwaZulu-Natal and contributes about 1.5% to the provincial GDP.
Provincial government data also shows that the broader-minerals and quarrying sector in KZN contributes under 2 % of the provincial Gross Value Added (GVA). There are more other beneficiaries through indirect employment and value chain.
Any sudden policy shift in this sector may deepen unemployment and poverty in a province already battling the economic effects of COVID-19, the July unrest and floods. At the same time, external shocks such as diminishing trade support from markets like the United States, including challenges related to AGOA have also adversely affected manufacturing and export-oriented jobs.
As COSATU and our National Union of Mine Workers (NUM), have consistently engaged mining companies such as RBM and others, and called for government intervention whenever jobs were threatened, because workers cannot be expected to carry the burden of poor regulation and corporate greed.
We further note that King Zwelithini had a great interest in agriculture and agro-processing, which we support, but at the moment such initiatives must complement existing sectors that employ large numbers of people, and not lead to job losses.
As COSATU, we have a cordial and historical relationship with the Zulu Kingdom. During our 1973 Durban Strike Commemoration, we acknowledged the role played by King Zwelithini in representing some of the workers in Durban, at a time when workers did not have the right to join trade unions, a recognition that was formalised through a bilateral engagement between COSATU leadership and His Majesty King Misuzulu.
This engagement helped to strengthen the bonds between labour and the Kingdom.
It is therefore not unreasonable to expect that meaningful engagement with organised labour on matters affecting our members, particularly jobs and economic sustainability should be possible and welcomed.
COSATU therefore urges His Majesty to urgently outline his full plan and proposed alternatives, and calls for engagement with labour and all stakeholders to ensure a balanced approach that protects both the land and the livelihoods of workers.
COSATU will always avail itself for engagement with the Kingdom to better understand the King’s plans and to work collaboratively towards balanced and shared outcomes that protect people, land, and economic futures.
Issued by COSATU KwaZulu Natal
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COSATU North West welcomes the decision of the ANC Provincial leadership directing its deployees in the provincial government to intervene in the City of Matlosana.
Kabelo Kgoro, COSATU North West Provincial Secretary, 9 February 2026
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the North-West Province welcomes the decision of the ANC provincial leadership directing its deployees in the provincial government to intervene in the city of Matlosana and place the municipality under Section 139(1)(b) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
The Matlosana Local Municipality has been in the news for all the wrong reasons for some time now whilst service delivery has taken a back seat.
The situation that has characterised the municipality contrasts with the commitment of the ANC of commitment to ethical leadership, cooperative governance and constitutional accountability.
One such contrast is related to the matter involving the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the municipality.
As COSATU and our affiliate in the municipality, the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) we are keenly monitoring developments around the former CFO. We will not tolerate animal farm-like situation to take place in the municipality as far as consequence management is concerned.
It should be clear to all and sundry that the former CFO was an employee of the municipality and not an elected politician and therefore, any attempt to blur that line would be met with the necessary reaction from workers in the municipality with the support of their Federation – COSATU in the province.
As COSATU, we will also monitor the intervention to ensure that it is indeed people-centred and that service delivery is restored.
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DITSELA Institute invites Educators, Skills Development Officers in all federations at the 2026 Worker Education Program Launch
January 2026
Attention: Educators & National/Provincial Office Bearers Responsible for Education
Dear comrades and colleagues,
Ditsela Programme 2026 Theme: “Educate, Engage, Empower for Resilient and Inclusive Labour Movement”
You are invited to the launch of the 2026 Ditsela Programme
Date: Thursday 12 February 2026
Time 10h00 – 12h00
Venue: Ditsela Offices
Johannesburg Office
21 Marshall Street
4th Floor t
Johannesburg
We would like to urge educators to make every effort to ensure that office bearers responsible for education are available for this meeting. In 2025 we tried to include office bearers in all strategic activities so that they could engage with Ditsela on the priorities for workers’ education; this has proved to be a very successful way of communicating with our constituency about workers’ education.
In this meeting we will be sharing:
▪ New developments for 2026 Programme
▪ Recruitment processes to Ditsela Programme
▪ Required documentation for the application
Note: Ditsela would like affiliates to share their Union programme as well to establish areas of collaboration.
Please confirm your attendance by completing the reply slip to vero...@ditsela.org.za
Fax: 011 492-0302
Yours in the continued struggle for power through education.
Khanyisile Khanyi
Programme Manager
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African Unions invited to Trade Unions for Energy Democracy Africa Regional Quarterly Virtual Meeting
Dear Comrades
SAVE THE DATE: 10th February 2026
Africa Regional Quarterly Virtual Meeting
Please join us for a virtual meeting of African unions and their allies on:
February 10th, 2026. Time: Johannesburg. South Africa/16:00, Tunisia/15:00.
Find your local time here:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
Anyone that wants to attend must please register. All registrants will receive a zoom link. RSVP:
Please register HERE. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/g1hf5pbiS5WPSMXDB92Ziw#/registration
Interpretation: to be confirmed! Dependent on the need and resources required.
Why This Meeting?
Join the meeting to listen to updates from Tunisia, South Africa, and Ghana regarding renewable energy costs, the unbundling and privatization of energy institutions, and the role of private sector participation, amongst other things.
See article attached on the Tunisia case study of the cost of renewable energy.
Kind Regards
Suraya Jawoodeen
on behalf of the TUED team
South Africa #ClassSolidarity
South African Communist Party Statement on nuclear negotiations between Russia and the US
Mbulelo Mandlana, Head of Media, Communications and Information, 8 February 2026
The South African Communist Party (SACP) notes the negotiations on a new nuclear arms pact between the US and the Russian Federation following the lapsing of the 16 year long “New Start Agreement” signed in April 2010 and extended in 2021. As the SACP, we welcome this resumption of negotiations on this important treaty. The ownership, proliferation and control of nuclear weapons is too important a subject in international relations to be left unregulated as this would most likely lead to an increase in global insecurity and vulnerability of humanity to catastrophic nuclear military confrontation between nuclear powers.
As the world’s primary nuclear-weapon-holding nations, the Russian Federation and the US bear a unique responsibility to prioritise global welfare in managing their nuclear arsenals. The absence of a binding agreement between these two nations to establish regulations and parameters for nuclear weapons between them poses a grave security risk for the global community. The movement towards an agreement in this particular instance can only lead to better global security and we therefore welcome the beginning of these negotiations. At a time of heightened political tension in international affairs, it is commendable that a negotiation of this significance has been determined as a necessary one by both parties involved.
While we welcome this negotiation and anticipate a new agreement on this matter, we do not function on naivety that pacts and treaties are in themselves the irreversible guarantee of peace with no internal risks and internal contradictions. The reliability of treaties is subject to their ability to fulfil the interests of the parties involved within a framework of international balance of power to be implemented over a limited period of time. This means that treaties are time bound and subject to those that lead particular nations at a given time and their persuasions leading therefore to their relative precariousness. The underlying question of the balance of power at a given historical moment governs whether a treaty holds sustainably or whether it loses its effectiveness. The act of signing a pact is not the most important aspect of the regulation of security questions. Rather, it is the ability of its content to meet the national security requirements of each party involved within a shared goal of global security.
Within an imperialist global framework, the existence of Russia as a nuclear power has historically stood as a deterrent to what would have been unbridled US power as a first mover nation in the invention and proliferation of nuclear weapons and the science behind it. As anti-imperialist forces, we recognise this reality and that it remains valid to this day and we therefore view the negotiations resumed between US and Russia as integral to the continued formation and reformation of international balance of forces within an imperialist system while advocating for a world without nuclear weapons as a long-term solution. In the intervening period the regulation of nuclear weapons through diplomatic engagement is central to prevent escalation of conflict and destabilisation of international security.
We call for the continued diplomatic engagement between states on control of nuclear weapons with specific reference to the nuclear weapons holding nations. The United Nations’ role on nuclear weapons remains key to coordination of a lasting and genuine nuclear disarmament process. However, it is the ultimate defeat of imperialism as the highest stage of capitalism that will ultimately create conditions for the end of utilisation of nuclear science for military purposes.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY,
FOUNDED IN 1921 AS THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Media, Communications & Information Department | MCID
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President
Cyril Ramaphosa appoints Mr Dipak Patel as Deputy Chairperson of Presidential Climate Commission
09 Feb 2026
President
Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Mr Dipak Patel as Deputy Chairperson of the Presidential Climate Commission.
Mr Patel’s designation as Deputy Chairperson forms part of strengthening the Commission’s work on climate finance, investment mobilisation and the delivery of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition objectives.
President Ramaphosa, who chairs the Commission, appointed members of the inaugural Presidential Climate Commission in December 2020.
The Commission is an independent, statutory, multistakeholder body that oversees and facilitates South Africa’s just and equitable transition towards a low-emissions and climate-resilient economy.
President
Ramaphosa has appointed Mr Patel as Deputy Chairperson for a tenure from 2026 to 2030 in terms of Section 10 (8) of the Climate Change Act, 2024 (Act No 22 of 2024).
Mr Patel is an experienced professional with expertise in production management, process engineering, climate finance, and investment banking, and has strong networks across the business and public sectors.
He previously served as a Senior Advisor: Climate Finance and Innovation to the Presidential Climate Commission.
Earlier this year, President Ramaphosa announced the appointment of 25 new commissioners.
The President thanks Mr Patel for availing himself for this role and wishes him and fellow commissioners well in their critical national undertaking.
Media enquiries:
Vincent Magwenya
Spokesperson to the President
E-mail: me...@presidency.gov.za
Issued by The Presidency
International-Solidarity
Presidency on South Africa withdrawing troop contribution to MONUSCO
08 Feb 2026
President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed the United Nations Secretary‑General, His Excellency Mr Antonio Guterres, of the South African government’s decision to withdraw its contribution of soldiers to the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO).
South Africa ranks amongst the top ten troop‑contributing countries to MONUSCO, with a force presence of over seven hundred soldiers deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in support of the Mission’s peacekeeping mandate.
In a telephone conversation held on 12 January 2026, President Ramaphosa indicated that South Africa’s unilateral withdrawal decision from MONUSCO is influenced by the need to consolidate and realign the resources of the South African National Defence Force, following twenty‑seven years of South Africa’s support to UN peacekeeping efforts in the DRC.
MONUSCO was established by the UN Security Council in 1999, initially to support the 1999 Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement. With persistent conflict in the DRC, the mission has evolved with a mandate to protect civilians, humanitarian personnel, and human rights defenders under imminent threat of physical violence, and to support the DRC government in stabilisation and peace‑consolidation efforts.
South Africa will work jointly with the UN to finalise the timelines and other modalities of the withdrawal, which will be completed before the end of 2026.
President Ramaphosa has welcomed the appreciation expressed by the UN Secretary‑General regarding South Africa’s decision.
The South African government will continue to maintain close bilateral relations with the government of the DRC, as well as provide ongoing support to other multilateral efforts by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the United Nations (UN) aimed at bringing lasting peace to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Media enquiries: Vincent Magwenya, Spokesperson to the President
E-mail: me...@presidency.gov.za
Issued by The Presidency
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Can Davos 2026 be a real turning point?
5 February 2026
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos makes headlines every January. Rarely, however, has the spotlight been so focused on that Swiss ski resort as it was this year – but perhaps for the wrong reasons, writes ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle.
Representing the global labour movement at the WEF for the third time, I was of course witness to the American President’s visit and the extensive attention it received. This came as no surprise; after all, he is the leader of one of the biggest political powers in the world with great economic power, which is currently experiencing marked social and economic unrest.
That is why, despite the valid criticisms of elite gatherings like Davos, it continues to offer something worthy of civil society participation: it brings together the world’s foremost political powers with the leaders and executives of hundreds of the biggest players in the global economy – and that includes trade unions, as the democratic representatives of workers.
Beyond the headlines and high-profile dramas, I can attest that work continued as usual in the hundreds of sessions where important challenges were defined and discussed.
The unsustainable growth in inequality
Repeatedly during sessions at the WEF, I heard business and political leaders reaffirm the importance of economic growth. For many speakers, nothing seems more important than delivering growth, and everything must be done to sustain it, no matter the cost.
But this view is simply wrong. Why? Well, the facts speak for themselves. For decades, economic growth has not translated into improved living standards for the vast majority of the world’s people. Instead, the wealth created by growth has been hoarded by a select few. This situation is plainly perverse:
§ According to Forbes, in 2025 there were 3,028 billionaires with a total wealth of US$16.2 trillion. In one year, they saw their fortune increase by almost US$2 trillion – roughly equivalent to the entire economy of Canada or Italy appearing out of thin air and going into the pockets of about 3,000 people.
§ The richest 12 people in the world own more wealth than the poorest 4 billion, and their wealth is growing three times faster than the world economy. That illustrates the horrifying wealth imbalance we’re talking about.
§ One in two people lacks any form of social protection – no unemployment benefits, no pension, no health insurance; nothing to catch them if they fall.
§ 60 per cent of all jobs globally are in the informal economy. No protection, no contract, nothing. These jobs are growing, thanks to platform-based employers, such as Deliveroo and Uber.
The gap between rich and poor is widening every year. The riches of GDP and productivity growth have disappeared into the pockets of a small group. In addition, workers’ wages as a share of GDP continue to shrink, meaning workers are simply not getting a fair share of the wealth they create. Coupled with the effects of inflation, it is no wonder that working people increasingly cannot afford the basics of a dignified life – housing, healthcare, education, and food.
All of this drives an unjustifiable trend of growing inequality that is now rapidly eroding trust in public institutions and threatening democracies around the world.
Africa: stability must be delivered
What will this race toward greater inequality mean for working people in the near future? What we see happening in Africa should seriously concern everyone.
By 2100, up to 40 per cent of the world’s population will live in Africa – four billion people, around 60 per cent aged under 25. Meanwhile, other continents face population stagnation or decline.
What is the plan for a continent where institutions are already failing or under stress; where precarious and informal work, poverty and marginalisation remain the norm; where critical gaps persist in terms of infrastructure, public services and social protection; where conflicts continue; and where climate shocks already threaten food security and livelihoods?
My African colleagues say the question is not whether there will be mass upheaval, but when.
Jobs, jobs, jobs
The WEF estimates that over the next 10 years, there will be over 800 million fewer jobs than working-age adults in emerging economies alone. The impact of technological development such as AI on the number of jobs remains uncertain, but there is ample reason to be sceptical of overly positive forecasts.
We must therefore create jobs – good quality jobs that help halt this race toward ever-greater inequality. This can only be done by directly linking current trade, investment, industry and development policies to support decent job creation.
This is what people want, everywhere in the world: a quality job that guarantees a living wage, good working conditions and a democratic say in their working lives. However, when governments around the world speak of job creation, very few make the investments or implement the policies necessary to create the kind of decent work people need.
Familiar shortcuts like austerity, labour market flexibilisation and deregulation might be tempting, but they have failed workers for decades. Worse still, there is a risk that AI – if left unregulated – will continue to erode workers’ rights and working conditions or used as a pretext to cut jobs. Meanwhile, the productivity gains of these technologies will once again disappear into the pockets of an over-privileged few, reinforcing inequality further.
In the many conversations I had in Davos, I could only hear agreement. But agreement without action is meaningless. When people inevitably take to the streets, rightfully demanding the livelihoods, rights, dignity and security they’ve been denied, no CEO, no company, no head of state will be insulated. The consequences will affect everyone – including those gathered in Davos.
Can the WEF make a difference?
What is required
Economic growth is only sustainable if it includes decent job creation, wealth redistribution and environmental protection. Every business and political leader should bear this in mind. No company has a future if our societies collapse. We need an approach that transcends corporate walls, quarterly earnings and a blind obsession with GDP growth. We need a global, holistic approach that goes beyond national and continental borders.
Job creation – decent job creation – must therefore be a priority. The slogan heard so often in Davos, “No one should be left behind”, cannot remain an empty catchphrase. A stable, democratic society must prioritise decent work and tax justice to fund the services we all need.
It has never worked to rely on the charity or goodwill of the super-rich, and it will not work in the future. The only solution is fair taxation. Governments must implement progressive taxation and corporate minimum taxes to redistribute wealth. We must also strengthen international tax cooperation by adopting a strong UN Convention on Tax, to stop evasion and end the race to the bottom on taxation.
Trade union rights = democracy = stability
Trade unions, the largest democratic social movement in the world, act as a firewall against oligarchy because workers’ rights, their participation and their collective bargaining raise working conditions and living standards, and thereby maintain trust in institutions and strengthen justice. But unions will not support systems that fail to deliver these fundamental rights.
The world’s leaders who gather in Davos must choose between a world on fire – driven by plutocracy and growing inequality – or a New Social Contract that delivers living wages, full employment, tax justice, rights, and equality. A future of prosperity and stability for all – not just a few.
The question is whether Davos will move from observation to action. If it does, this year’s WEF could mark a genuine shift toward economic and social fairness. If not, the consequences are predictable.
The clock is ticking.
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Teacher unions reaffirm the power of early childhood education and demand increased funding
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Standards and working conditions Early childhood education, 9 February 2026
Persistently highlighting the crucial importance of early childhood education (ECE) for inclusive quality public education, Education International (EI) and its member organisations are pushing for increased funding in this educational sector.
Signing the Minifesto for quality early childhood education
President Mugwena Maluleke recently signed on behalf of EI the Minifesto, a “a child-sized manifesto urging leaders to make big investments in the littlest children” by Act For Early Years, a global campaign dedicated to ensuring that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care, and preschool education.
The Act For Early Years campaign aims to mobilise at least $1 billion in new funding commitments for the sector and ensure that the early years are prioritised across domestic, regional and global political agendas. The early years must also be highlighted in the future global development agenda. This campaign is building momentum towards the first-ever International Financing Summit on Early Years. Building on the commitment of the 2022 Tashkent Declaration and Commitments to Action for Transforming Early Childhood Care and Education, the Summit, to be held in 2027, is a critical opportunity to mobilise funding to deliver on the promise of quality ECE accessible to all.
Relying on national consultations, evidence-building, measurable commitments, and post-Summit accountability through 2030, this Summit’s key goal is to drive political will and fully fund quality early childhood education.
“Millions of children are denied access to quality early learning, and too many early childhood educators work without the proper support, pay or recognition. By signing the Minifesto and joining the global advocacy towards the first International Finance Summit for Early Childhood, Education International is adding the voice of the teaching profession to the clear call for collective action for investment in Early Childhood Education — an integral part of the right to education, a fundamental human right and a public good that must be publicly funded and protected,” M. Maluleke highlighted.
The EI President added that “we must stand up for the early childhood workforce, whose expertise and commitment make quality early childhood education possible. A valued, professional, well-supported and fairly paid workforce is not optional. It is the cornerstone of quality ECE. As education unions, we will continue to organise and mobilise to ensure political commitments are matched with meaningful public investment in ECE personnel and the systems they strengthen.”
Aligning with the Go Public campaign
The Minifesto aligns with EI’s Go Public! Fund Education campaign, a direct call for governments to increase investment in public education, and resist austerity, budget cuts, and privatisation.
Despite being an integral part of the right to education and its critical impact on the health, economic and social outcomes of children, ECE remains drastically underfunded and fragmented in many countries. This threatens children’s right to quality, equitable education and undermining progress toward Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4.2 - equal access to quality pre-primary education: “By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education.”
The chronic underfunding of ECE has left the sector vulnerable to marketisation and increasing privatisation, which can dilute and undermine quality education and deepen existing inequalities, and leave children from lower-income and marginalized communities behind. Financing ECE must therefore be sustainable, predictable, and equitable, and support not only access but quality.
The ECE sector faces a shortage of 6 million teachers, and a global crisis of recruitment and retention. To support the committed workforce in the sector, ECE personnel must have competitive and professional salaries. It is crucial to ensure commensurate fairness between the salaries of teachers at the ECE and primary education levels and to secure employment. Decent working conditions prioritising staff wellbeing, adequate work-life balance, free and accessible continuous professional development, ample career progression opportunities and safe and inclusive working environments are also needed.
Commitments to quality and access in ECE cannot be realised without the support of well-supported, trained, qualified and fairly remunerated ECE personnel and their unions. With the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals deadline fast approaching, it is imperative to move beyond advocacy and towards action.
UN recommendations supporting the advancement of ECE
The first-ever International Finance Summit for Early Childhood is a great step to implementing the recommendations in implementing the United Nations (UN) Recommendations on the Teaching Profession.
In Recommendation 7, the UN calls for international benchmarks on education financing to be met by every country, funded by tax mobilisation and protected from austerity.
“Quality education is not possible without adequate financing. Funding for public education should be guaranteed at a level of at least 6 per cent of gross domestic product and 20 per cent of total government expenditure, as set out in the Education 2030 Framework for Action, and should allow for increasing investment per capita in education. Such spending should be transparent and shielded from austerity measures, including policies promoted by international financial institutions. Tax revenue should allow for sustainable education financing.”
In Recommendation 36, the UN underlines the need for commensurate fairness between the salaries of teachers at different levels of education and for gender pay equity. This is particularly relevant for the sector as over 90% of teachers working in early childhood education are women and the salaries, working and employment conditions in the sector tend to be poorer and more precarious compared to primary and secondary education.
“Teachers should receive salaries and benefits at the same level as compared to other professions with similar educational requirements. Gender pay equity should be ensured, and there should be commensurate fairness between salaries at different levels of education, including early childhood education and technical and vocational education and training.”
The EI toolkit detailing the most relevant UN recommendations on ECE is available here.
For more information about the Summit, please also read From vision to investment: Why the world needs the first-ever international finance summit for early childhood, a blog by Justin W. van Fleet, President of Theirworld and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Business Coalition for Education, here.
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Norman Mampane (Shopsteward Editor)
Congress of South African Trade Unions
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