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  1. Trade union rights are human rights 29 January 2026

    Taiwan: Teachers fight back a punitive oversight system

    Across Taiwan, thousands of educators, many waving "Save education!" signs demonstrated on January 25th, 2026, against what they describe as an abusive school incident management system that has eroded trust, undermined learning, and pushed teaching conditions to a breaking point. As they repeatedly voiced in the streets: “Education cannot survive...

    Taiwan: Teachers fight back a punitive oversight system
  2. Leading the profession 12 November 2025

    Taiwan: Institutionalized salary increases and adequate professional wages are key to recruiting and retaining teachers

    As teacher shortages in Taiwan continue to worry parents and the wider community, the National Teachers’ Association (NTA) is calling for real change. The NTA emphasizes that teachers’ hard work and the many responsibilities they assume must be fairly recognized through better pay and improved working conditions. Only then can...

    Taiwan: Institutionalized salary increases and adequate professional wages are key to recruiting and retaining teachers
  3. Standards and working conditions 28 October 2025

    North-Asian education unions mobilised for enhanced solidarity and cooperation to Go Public!

    Leaders of Education International (EI) member organisations across North Asia have committed to “organise, organise, organise; day and night” and pledged to “strengthen solidarity across North Asia and to lay the foundations for ongoing cooperation.”

    North-Asian education unions mobilised for enhanced solidarity and cooperation to Go Public!
  4. Standards and working conditions 21 October 2025

    Taiwan: “Teachers have nearly become forced labor in sweatshops called schools”

    The National Teachers Association (NTA) is urging the government of Taiwan to listen to teachers and improve their working conditions and to align with the UN Recommendations on the teaching profession and achieve quality education.

    Taiwan: “Teachers have nearly become forced labor in sweatshops called schools”
  5. Leading the profession 13 May 2025

    Taiwan: Teachers celebrate May Day victory

    After nearly 10 years of campaign and lobbying, the National Teachers’ Association (NTA Taiwan) are celebrating a victory in their push to ensure the recognition of teachers and education personnel as an integral part of the labor movement.

    Taiwan: Teachers celebrate May Day victory
  6. Trade union rights are human rights 23 August 2024

    Taiwan teacher union leader on hunger strike for pension fund

    In an effort to ensure justice and accountability, Hou Chung-Liang, President of the National Teachers’ Association (NTA Taiwan), has embarked on a hunger strike since August 20th. This drastic action aims to pressure the government into fulfilling its obligations as the employer of all civil servants, including teachers and education...

    Taiwan teacher union leader on hunger strike for pension fund
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