Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
27 August 2026
Fiji: Educators demand better pay and working conditions to halt overseas brain drain
Hundreds of teachers, retired educators, and Fijian Teachers Association (FTA) members marched to voice growing concerns over low salaries, worsening working conditions, and the continued loss of experienced teachers to overseas employment opportunities.
Namibia: Education is a national priority, but challenges must be addressed
While the Namibia National Teachers' Union (NANTU) welcomed Namibia’s commitment to publicly funded education, it warned that the promise of free education will remain empty words unless governments also tackle overcrowded classrooms, shortages, infrastructure gaps and the additional hidden costs that keep learners from fully enjoying their right to learn.
School buildings and heatwaves: Defending education workers’ rights
Cyril Verlingue
Education unions around the world are taking action to protect the health and well-being of education staff and communities in the context of the worsening climate crisis. To mark World Environment Day, celebrated every year on 5 June, we are featuring the example of the French union SNES-FSU. More information...
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
5 October 2019
#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...