Trade union rights are human rights
14 August 2026
Costa Rica: Education unions file ILO complaint over restrictions on collective bargaining in the education sector
Costa Rica’s two largest education unions and EI affiliates, the Sindicato de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Educación Costarricense (SEC) and the Asociación Nacional de Educadores y Educadoras (ANDE), have lodged a complaint with the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Committee on Freedom of Association, alleging that government policies and legislation...
Thailand: Education International stands in solidarity with school community devastated by tragic shooting
The global education union movement stands with all those affected by the tragic shooting that took place at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Thailand on August 7.
Argentina: International solidarity with teachers and education support personnel
A number of demands and petitions around education brought Argentinean education workers together for a National Teachers' Strike on the 3rd of August, with support from both Education International Headquarters and the Latin American Regional Committee.
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.