Education International brings educators’ voice to the International Labour Conference
Education International (EI) will bring a diverse delegation of 17 representatives to the114th International Labour Conference (ILC), taking place from 1–12 June 2026 in Geneva. Reflecting EI’s global reach, the delegation includes members from all regions of the world and is led by EI General Secretary David Edwards, who is...
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
20 May 2026
Portugal: 25,000 teachers take to the streets to demand respect and good working conditions
Around 25,000 teachers marched in Lisbon on 16 May in a major national demonstration organised by Education International member organisation FENPROF. Education professionals from across the country came together to deliver a powerful message: “We are teachers. We shape the future. We demand recognition NOW!”
A message of gratitude and determination from Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris to Education International and its members
On 8 April, education unionists everywhere were relieved and thrilled to learn of the release and return to France of Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris
. Cécile and Jacques are two French teachers and trade unionists who were arbitrary detained in inhumane conditions in Iranian prisons for nearly four years....
#youngteachers “I owe my union activism to my students”, by Anthony Dowling (TUI, Ireland).
Anthony Dowling
If you are passing through Glasnevin Cemetery on the outskirts of Dublin City Centre, you may come across the noticeable yet simple gravestone of James Larkin. Engraved on it is ‘James Larkin 1876-1947, The Labour Leader’. Larkin’s Gravestone may be simple but the legacy he left behind is much more...