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!”
Africa ECE Network: Unions sharpen strategies to develop and strengthen early childhood education
Improving the professional status of early childhood education (ECE) personnel is central to improving both access and quality. Education unions across Africa are strengthening their collective advocacy to secure quality ECE, as well as recognition and decent conditions for workers in this sector.