Colombian workers are not alone
The mismatch between expectations and investment: New report on the Status of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
The Bahia Declaration: Rising United for Gender Justice
Beyond a workforce crisis: Understanding the global teacher shortage through a structural lens
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News 9 November 2026 Nepal: Education unions turn Go Public! campaign training into local action
Thirty unionists from four Education International (EI) member organisations have developed practical campaigns to win greater investment in public education, strengthen union organisation, and mobilise communities across Nepal.
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News 6 November 2026 Caribbean education unions turn regional solidarity into action for fully funded public education
Education unions from across the Caribbean addressed a shared challenge: governments must invest in teachers and public education if they are serious about teacher retention and every student’s right to quality education. Unionists left the regional meeting with concrete commitments to organise, mobilise, build alliances, and hold governments accountable.
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News 5 November 2026 OECD data explains the need to invest in teachers and equity
Teacher shortages cannot be solved simply by recruiting more people into training programs, technology cannot replace the relationships at the heart of education, and education systems must do far more to counter inequality. These were among the key messages for education unions emerging from Education International (IE) webinar with the...
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Worlds of Education 5 November 2026 Together we can
David Edwards
As I travelled extensively over the last two years to places where the violent and despicable policies and actions of the Trump administration were most destructive, I struggled to convince those under attack (and those watching in horror) that there existed within the same country that elected him to a...
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News 3 November 2026 Botswana: Unions warn that crumbling infrastructure and unmet needs threaten the right to quality public education
Botswana’s education unions are calling for renewed public investment in school infrastructure, teacher support, and learning resources, arguing that quality public education can only be achieved through funding that reaches classrooms and school communities where it is most needed.
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Statements 2 November 2026 Colombian workers are not alone
CGU statement on the international solidarity mission to Colombia (Bogotá, 28-30 October 2026)
The Council of Global Unions (CGU), representing more than 210 million workers worldwide has undertaken an international solidarity mission to Colombia. We came to Colombia because trade unions around the world are alarmed by reports of increasing threats against trade unionists and social movement leaders, attacks on democratic freedoms, efforts...
Colombian workers are not alone