United Nations Commission on the Status of Women: Education is foundational to justice
A delegation of 15 women education unionists from 8 countries represented Education International at the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, which took place in New York from 9 to 19 March. The EI delegation highlighted the role of education in ensuring access to...
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
8 April 2026
Elevate, support, and invest in the teaching profession
Anand Singh
We need 44 million more teachers globally by 2030. In Asia-Pacific alone, that figure is more than 16 million. This is not a projection to worry about later — it is an emergency we are living right now.
Ukraine: Coordinated action secures salary increase for teachers
The multifaceted union campaign to raise teacher salaries and value the teacher union as a prominent social dialogue partner in Ukraine stands as a compelling example of the power of collective union advocacy and international solidarity.
#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...