International Labour Conference: Education International calls for teachers and unions to be at the center of the debate on Artificial Intelligence
“Education is not an assembly line, a content delivery platform, or, under any circumstances, a transaction. Our students are not data, and our classrooms are not markets.”
This was stated by José Olivera of Uruguay’s National Federation of Secondary Education Teachers (FENAPES) during his intervention before the International Labour Organization...
Global Rights Index: Governments failing workers, deepening crackdown on unions and labour rights
“Governments are failing to protect working people, and in many cases are actively undermining them,” states the 2026 Global Rights Index
. This global report, published annually by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), surveys regions and countries’ workers’ rights violations, has seen a continuing trend of workers’ rights deteriorating...
Statement of solidarity with the education union community in Myanmar
Education International stands in solidarity with our union colleagues and the education community in Myanmar in the wake of today's devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake and its powerful aftershocks. We extend our deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones and express our deep concern for all those affected, particularly...
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
7 April 2021
USA: Education unions join forces to build back better education system
With a new administration vowing to “build back better” from the public health, education, and economic crises of the Trump era, the two largest US educators’ unions, both Education International affiliates, have a shared agenda to ensure students and school communities receive the support they need for recovery and renewal.