Education International launches Afghan Teachers’ Rights Observatory to elevate the voice of teachers and defend the right to education
Education International stands in solidarity with communities devastated by the earthquake in Syria and Türkiye
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News 3 March 2023 Iraq: Education union joins global campaign for increased public financing of education
The Kurdistan Teachers Union (KTU) has organised a seminar to introduce to its members the new Education International (EI) “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign.
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Worlds of Education 2 March 2023 From “private affairs” to a statutory Queer Committee in the union
Bodo Busch
LGBTI rights in the workplace are human rights and therefore a genuine union issue. The conditions and ways to defend them are very different around the globe. For the German Education & Sciences Union (GEW), the path started from grassroots groups after a reform of the penal code in 1972...
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News 27 February 2023 European unions’ solidarity brings progress on social and policy dialogue, gender equity and union renewal
Development cooperation (DC) partners of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) – Education International’s European Region – met for a DC Café online and discussed activities related to social and policy dialogue, gender equity and union renewal.
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News 24 February 2023 One year of solidarity with our colleagues, students, and all people of Ukraine
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Education International launched an urgent action appeal calling on all member organisations to stand with and support our colleagues in Ukraine. Education unions from across the world responded. One year on, our solidarity is unwavering.
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News 24 February 2023 Türkiye: Solidarity is in unions’ DNA
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and strong aftershocks that hit Southern Türkiye and Northern Syria on 6th February 2023, Education International (EI) has launched an urgent action appeal to respond to the impacts of this disaster and support its Turkish affiliate Eğitim Sen in its efforts to help...
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News 23 February 2023 Malawi: Education union action rescues children from forced labour and keeps them in schools
Education International member organisations in Malawi, the Teachers' Union of Malawi (TUM) and the Private Schools Employees Union of Malawi (PSEUM), were able to bring over 1,000 children back to school and prevent 1,200 others from dropping out.
Malawi: Education union action rescues children from forced labour and keeps them in schools