EI has lent its support to the first forum of teachers working in rural areas in Morocco. This initiative of the Syndicat National de l’Enseignement (SNE-FDT) brought together more than 250 teachers from all national rural areas to Marrakech, from 13-15 January. EI affiliates, AOB from the Netherlands and FETE from Spain, also took part in the event.
Concerned about the increasing cases of racism, xenophobia and intolerance in many parts of the world, UNESCO, with the support of the Brazilian and United States (US) governments, has launched a new project to promote learning to live together.
EI has welcomed the launch of IWitness, an online educational resource showcasing Holocaust survivors’ video testimonies. IWitness debuted at the United Nations’ (UN) headquarters in New York, U.S.A., on 23 January.
EI's European Region, ETUCE, organised a special meeting on the causes and impacts of the economic crisis in the education sector. Participants from 26 European countries met on 20 January in Brussels to discuss about “Education, a response to the crisis”.
Education International is the voice of the teachers and other education employees across the globe. A global federation of about 400 unions in more than 170 countries and territories, it represents 30 million teachers and education employees in education institutions from early childhood to university.
