Solidarity is our core value. When an emergency arises, Education International works together with affected member organisations to assess needs and provide support. We mobilise our global membership to act in solidarity, provide immediate assistance where possible, and initiate projects aimed at improving local conditions for our members.
Solidarity in emergencies
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Trade union rights are human rights 11 May 2020 Morocco: Educator unions present public authorities with proposals for return to school
The four Moroccan affiliates of Education International have met with the Ministry of Education to highlight ways to ensure quality education and a safe return to class in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Trade union rights are human rights 5 May 2020 Philippines: Beginning of new school year should be tied to appropriate health measures
Education unionists in the Philippines have reiterated the need to ensure safety from COVID-19 in all classrooms for teachers and students before opening education establishments for a new school year.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 April 2020 Iran: Leading teacher unionist arrested again
Education International and UK’s NASUWT, the Teachers’ Union have condemned the re-arrest of Tehran education union leader Esmail Abdi.
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 March 2020 Philippines: The Alliance of Concerned Teachers urges government to increase support to the millions affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
The Philippines is currently under a State of National Health Emergency and a State of Calamity. Classes from kindergarten to college are cancelled until 14 April 2020 but the government is not conducting extensive testing nor providing enough support for the population. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers is mobilising to...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 March 2020 Brazil: National strike in education gains support from other sectors
The Confederación Nacional de Trabajadores de Educación (CNTE), Education International affiliate in Brazil, has called a major nationwide strike in education, protesting the policies of the Bolsonaro administration. The trade union centre in Brazil - Central Única de los trabajadores de Brasil (CUT) – and other organisations have announced they...
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Trade union rights are human rights 27 February 2020 Philippines: Renewed attacks on teachers and their union
Despite international solidarity, human and trade union rights abuses continue in the Philippines. The red-tagging and vilification campaign targeting members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers is escalating.
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Trade union rights are human rights 25 February 2020 Ukraine: unions step up action against labour reform
Trade unions in Ukraine are opposing a reform of the labour law that puts such basic workers’ rights as freedom of association and collective bargaining at grave risk. The dangerous provisions apply to workers and their trade unions in both public and private sectors.
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Union renewal and development 4 February 2020 Malawi: International solidarity helps union to lead post-natural disaster relief activities for teachers
With the financial assistance of Education International and its affiliates, the Teachers’ Union of Malawi spearheaded diverse relief and support activities for teachers affected by the devastating Cyclone Idai, which struck the country in March 2019.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 January 2020 Iran: unions demand transparent investigation into plane crash
Education unions call for a clarification of the circumstances that led to the crash of Ukraine International Flight 752 outside Tehran, which claimed 176 victims, including professors and students.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 December 2019 The global trade union movement puts the Philippine government on notice: hands off human and trade union rights defenders!
Today, Human Rights Day, Education International, its affiliates and the global trade union movement stand with trade unionists and all those who defend human rights in the Philippines.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 December 2019 “Philippines: On Persecuting Teachers and Weaponizing Education”, by Raymond D. Basilio.
Raymond D. Basilio
Teachers and education in the Philippines are under siege. The Duterte government’s worsening attacks on all forms of dissent, disguised as a ‘whole-of-nation approach’ purportedly to end local communist insurgency, is taking its toll on the sector that is universally mandated to espouse and uphold social justice, human rights and...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 November 2019 55th EI Executive Board meeting takes strong positions on education and democracy issues
Education union leaders tackled a number of strategic issues of key importance for both the global education sector and education unions. In addition, the Board adopted a series of resolutions denouncing violence and attacks on democracy.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 November 2019 Hong Kong: Educators stand with democracy defenders
In the face of the on-going violence against protesters and democracy defenders in Hong Kong, Education International (EI) and its members are mobilising to show support for those who defend the values of democracy, justice and liberties.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 October 2019 Australia: University attacks a professor who defended students and academic integrity
International solidarity is mobilised after Murdoch University in Australia sues Associate Professor Gerd Schroeder-Turk for whistleblowing.
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 October 2019 Syria: Education union reports terrible toll of Turkish military aggression in Northeastern Syria
According to one of Education International’s affiliates in Iraq, the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union, the Turkish attack in Northeastern Syria has already caused immense loss, with 18 teachers and 22 students killed, 810 schools damaged, 22 schools destroyed, and 86,000 students unable to attend classes. 5,000 refugees are reported to have...
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 October 2019 Chile: Education International condemns political and military repression of anti-austerity protests
Education International calls on the government of Chile to immediately cease all aggression, suspend the state of emergency in all cities, and open avenues of dialogue with citizens in order to ensure conflict resolution.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 September 2019 Latin America Discusses Rights Violations in the Education Sector
On Thursday 5 September in Bogotá, Colombia, member organisations of Education International Latin America (EILA) opened a regional meeting to share experiences and discuss rights violations in the education sector in Latin American countries. The meeting aims to establish a network for monitoring and reporting human and labour rights violations...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 May 2019 Access to Quality Education Under Threat in Honduras
A new study reveals the mechanisms by which privatisation of education is spreading in Honduras as a result of the passivity of authorities, creating barriers to accessing education.
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