A podcast with Greg Thompson, professor at the University of Brisbane, Australia, and Martin Henry, research coordinator at Education International, puts the focus on the status of teachers in Covid times and beyond.
Guided by the central theme, "Organising for power: education unions shaping the future of education in the Asia-Pacific Region", the 10th Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) Regional Conference centered on the imperative for unions to ensure active member engagement, democratic participation, and collective strength to secure robust public education systems and...
10th Education International Asia-Pacific Regional Conference opens with call for solidarity, collective power
Education unions from Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon and Morocco gathered in Beirut, Lebanon to turn the growing momentum of the Go Public! Fund Education campaign into stronger union power and action. The Regional Go Public! Strategic Review and Planning Meeting held on 3–4 October 2026 provided an opportunity to take stock...
Education unions turn collective action into results through the Go Public! Campaign in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Morocco
On 22 March, teachers engaged in a three-day general strike to demand a pay increase and better living conditions. This strike was punctuated with massive protests near the Education Ministry headquarters in the capital city, Nouakchott, and in the various provinces.
Mauritania: Educators’ strike for pay increase and better living conditions