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.
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Democracy 23 April 2021 Education International Condemns the Coup and Repression in Myanmar
UPDATE - 23 April 2021 | In a resolution adopted at its 57th meeting, held virtually, the Education International Executive Board condemned the coup d’état in Myanmar, the refusal to accept the results of the election, the violence against protesters and strikers and the arrest of elected leaders, trade unionists...
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 March 2021 Philippines: Union condemns Duterte Government’s denial of youth’s right to education
With schools closed for one year in the Philippines, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) has criticised President Duterte for being the biggest obstacle to the realisation of the youth’s right to education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 March 2021 Angola: SINPROF champions women empowerment amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
Angola: SINPROF champions women empowerment amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
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Union renewal and development 17 February 2021 Albania: Joint project to rebuild and strengthen education after natural disasters
Two education unions in Albania have led a project to prioritise education after natural disasters. The move built on lessons learned in the wake of a massive earthquake in 2019.
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 February 2021 Jordan: Education International condemns dissolution of teachers’ union and detention of leaders
[Update] Education International is calling on workers and unionists to urge the Jordanian authorities to immediately stop harassing the leaders of the Jordanian Teachers Association (JTA) and threatening its very existence. At least 18 JTA teacher unionists were arrested in Irbid, Jordan on Monday 15 February.
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Democracy 10 February 2021 Solidarity statement | Democracy Must Stand in Myanmar
Education International strongly condemns the military coup and the unconstitutional arrests of democratically elected leaders in Myanmar. EI also supports the civil disobedience movement and stands with its affiliate, the Myanmar Teachers’ Federation (MTF) in their general strike for freedom and democracy.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 February 2021 Myanmar: Teachers’ union condemns military coup
The Myanmar Teachers’ Federation (MTF) is engaging in civil disobedience along with others to protest the military coup of Monday, 1 February. The MTF and other unions issued statements condemning the coup and called for the release of arrested political leaders.
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 January 2021 Cambodia: Educators join global trade union wave of solidarity with union leader Rong Chhun
Education International is joining with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to express solidarity with Cambodian union leader Rong Chhun prior to his trial on 15 January.
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 January 2021 Hong Kong: International trade union solidarity
Education International joins other global union federations and the International Trade Union Confederation in welcoming the release of Hong Kong’s top union leader from jail and condemning the continuous harassment of trade unionists, including in the education sector, by public forces.
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Trade union rights are human rights 7 January 2021 Morocco: repeated government attacks on educators’ human and trade union rights
Education International is alarmed about ongoing violations of trade union freedoms and the rights and acquis of teachers in Morocco as reported by the Syndicat national de l'enseignement–Confédération démocratique du Travail (SNE-CDT).
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2020 Education International calls upon Kenyan authorities to stop its onslaught on the KNUT
Education International calls upon Kenyan authorities to stop its onslaught on the KNUT
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 December 2020 Colombia: Global Education Union condemns threats, harassment, and killings of unionists
The Executive Board of Education International has adopted a resolution condemning the human rights violations in Colombia that have led to thousands of deaths of trade unionists.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 December 2020 Education International responds to terrorist attacks in Mozambique with support for member organisation ONP
On 9 December, Education International’s Executive Board adopted a resolution on terrorism in Mozambique and the need for international support and relief for teachers and other victims. The Education International member organisation, the Organizaçao Nacional dos Professores (ONP), has reported the recent assassination of six teachers.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 December 2020 Education International urges government intervention to stop union-busting in Kenya
Today, 9 December, Education International’s Executive Board has adopted a resolution calling on the Government of Kenya to urge the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the national employer authority in education, to desist from a campaign of discrimination against the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). The Government must urge the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 December 2020 Philippines: Global Day of Action
November 30 was a Global Day of Action on the Philippines. The global trade union movement showed its solidarity with trade unionists and other activists who struggle for human rights and democracy in a country where both are in danger since the election of President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016.
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Trade union rights are human rights 25 November 2020 Iran: Halt the Execution of Iranian Academic Ahmadreza Djalali
Education International has again expressed its deepest concerns about the death sentence against Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish medical doctor, lecturer and researcher in emergency medicine. According to Amnesty International, he has been transferred to solitary confinement in Evin prison and told by the authorities that his execution is imminent.
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Trade union rights are human rights 25 November 2020 Niger: Trade union unity on skill development and improved working conditions for teachers
With the help of the of Education International’s COVID-19 Solidarity Fund, the national unions that are members of Education International affiliate structure in Niger (IESNI) have collaborated in the organisation of an Inclusive Education Policy Forum, a skill development workshop for twenty-five female teachers, and the organisation of an awareness-raising...
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 November 2020 Haiti: financial support for trade union training on distance teaching and learning
Haitian affiliates have received support from Education International’s COVID-19 Solidarity Fund to set up training courses for teachers to learn about distance teaching.
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