Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
22 July 2026
Privatisation threatens young children’s rights: Unions and partners call for urgent public investment in early childhood education
Early childhood education (ECE) is increasingly recognised as a cornerstone of the right to education. Yet across the world, a widening gap between public commitments and public investment is allowing privatisation to prosper — often at the expense of children, families, and education workers.
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
1 June 2023
Realising ambitions for apprenticeships
Amanda Brown
At the upcoming International Labour Conference (5-16 June 2023), the International Labour Organisation will discuss the terms of a new international standard which could mark an important step in the improvement and development of national apprenticeship systems.
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
17 September 2019
Germany: Appropriate funding for ICT in educational settings still needed
Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft expresses concern regarding the gap between the allocated 5.5 billion euros announced by the federal government and the 21 billion euros required to ensure the minimum equipment of all general and vocational schools until 2024.