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Standards and working conditions 24 October 2025 Mongolia: Strike called by education trade union widely followed
Teachers and education support personnel (ESP) are on strike across the country since October 16th, 2025, urging the government of Mongolia to increase their basic salary to 3.5 million tugriks (around 840 euros) as well as the education budget for 2026.
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Standards and working conditions 10 October 2025 Mongolia: Amid ongoing educators’ sit-ins, trade union brings their demands to the Government
The peaceful sit-ins by teachers and education support personnel in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar are drawing national attention and growing solidarity from other sectors, such as the railway sector workers who have joined the protest in solidarity. Backed by the public strong support, the Federation of Mongolian Education and...
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Leading the profession 6 October 2025 Mongolia: Thousands of teachers and education support personnel rally to demand salary increase and adequate investment in the education
In Ulaanbaatar’s main square, thousands of teachers and education support personnel staged a peaceful demonstration in front of the Parliament building. Their core demand is to raise the basic salary of teachers to 3.5 million tugrik and allocate adequate funding for the education sector. Currently, teachers earn between 1.2 –...
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Standards and working conditions 11 March 2025 Education unions from Southeast Asia strategise next steps of the Go Public! Fund Education campaign
Education International (EI) member organisations from Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines came together in Bangkok on March 7 to discuss and plan the next stage of the Go Public! Fund Education campaign in their countries and the region.
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Leading the profession 26 June 2024 Mongolia: Campaign leads to salary increase for teachers and education workers and more support for students
Through a series of campaigns in the past year led by the Federation of Mongolian Education and Science Unions (FMESU) significant reforms across multiple educational sectors have led to a salary increase for teachers and education workers, more support for students’ well-being, and a focus on infrastructure for higher education.
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Equity and inclusion 21 June 2024 Mongolia: Major victory for students as union leads effort to increase funds for school meals
As part of its Go Public! Fund Education campaign, the Federation of Mongolian Education and Science Unions (FMESU) advocated for and won a government increase in financing for school meals in early childhood education to boost student well-being.
Mongolia: Major victory for students as union leads effort to increase funds for school meals
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Federation of Mongolian Education and Science Unions
FMESU325 Sukhbaataryn Square 3 11 Ulaanbaatar