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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 May 2025 Europe: Unions strategise next steps of Go Public! Fund Education campaign amid chronic underinvestment in the sector
Education unions in Southern Europe are working to address the persistent teacher shortage in their countries through the Go Public! Fund Education campaign. Coming together in Athens from May 11 to the 13, unions from Cyprus, Greece, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain shared insights into the challenges they are facing...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 May 2025 Mexico: A 10% salary increase and an additional week of vacation in recognition of teachers’ invaluable contribution to the nation
On May 15, Teachers’ Day in Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced a significant salary raise of 10% and an additional week of vacation for the country’s teaching workforce. The new measures are the result of constructive and open social dialogue between the government and the National Union of Education...
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Leading the profession 19 May 2025 From South Korea to Uruguay, Togo and the United States: Online and offline communications drive union campaigns
The role of teachers in stopping an impending coup in South Korea, how they approach online organizing in the U.S. and how Uruguay used the Go Public! Fund Education campaign to successfully mobilize during a presidential election, were some of the themes addressed during the most recent meeting of Education...
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Standards and working conditions 17 May 2025 Israel: Union stands up for teachers amid public sector salary cuts
The Israel Teachers’ Union has delivered significant results for educators across the country, minimising the impact of recent salary cuts on the profession.
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News 16 May 2025 Vacancy: Deputy General Secretary
Education International is seeking applications for the position of Deputy General Secretary (DGS), which will become available in EI Head Office at the beginning of 2026. Deputy General Secretaries are appointed by the Executive Board on the recommendation of the General Secretary.
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Standards and working conditions 13 May 2025 Taiwan: Teachers celebrate May Day victory
After nearly 10 years of campaign and lobbying, the National Teachers’ Association (NTA Taiwan) are celebrating a victory in their push to ensure the recognition of teachers and education personnel as an integral part of the labor movement.
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Standards and working conditions 13 May 2025 Fix the Jamaica Teaching Council Bill!
Responding to the recently passed Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill, leaders of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) and the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) have expressed grave concerns over the implications of the legislation on teacher autonomy and the future of education in Jamaica, including the potential exodus of educators.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 May 2025 France: joint union action against austerity and for better pay and working conditions
Education unions are joining the call for a nationwide day of action to denounce government austerity policies and call for better pay and working conditions.
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Standards and working conditions 9 May 2025 2025 World Education Support Personnel Day Toolkit
Go Public! Invest in Education Support Personnel: Ensure inclusive education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 May 2025 Iraq: Teachers in Kurdistan demand fair application of new retirement law
The Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) is demanding the fair implementation of a federal retirement law to ensure decent living conditions for retirees in their region of Iraq.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 May 2025 Germany: education unions welcome new federal minister and call for ambitious reforms
Germany’s education unions, the VBE and GEW, welcome the appointment of Karin Prien as Minister for Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Young People and call for ambitious reforms to improve education in Germany. The unions express high expectations and emphasise the need for massive investment to meet existing challenges...
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Standards and working conditions 6 May 2025 Nepal: Relentless union action and organizing lead to significant salary increases and other victories
The teachers and Education Support Personnel (ESP) in Nepal are celebrating a hard-fought victory after a targeted organizing campaign, massive protests, and a national strike. Following intense negotiations in the last few days, the government of Nepal subscribed to a Nine-Point Agreement featuring significant salary increases and long-overdue benefits.
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Trade union rights are human rights 5 May 2025 Challenges in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Teacher Compensation in Crisis Contexts
This study aims to investigate the primary factors contributing to irregular salary disbursements in Palestine during emergencies, identify potential interventions to address the issue, and evaluate the consequences of financial instability on the quality of education. A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies. For the quantitative component,...
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Democracy 5 May 2025 Haiti : Education in the midst of an unprecedented crisis
As the country faces a political and security crisis that has brought it to a standstill, Haitian teachers are rallying to save education. Between school closures, strikes and chaotic relocations, the situation is alarming. Unions are sounding the alarm and calling for collective action to get things back on track.
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Climate action and literacy 5 May 2025 Education International Asia Pacific unites South Asian educators to act on climate justice, just transition, and quality climate education for all
More than 60 education union leaders from South Asia gathered from 28-30 April 2025 for the Educators for Sustainable Development sub-regional conference, extending into a week-long series of impactful activities building union power in the sub-region organised by Education International Asia Pacific (EIAP). The conference provided a platform for education...
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Democracy 2 May 2025 United States: Educators and allies turn out in force on May Day to demand dignity, safe schools, and a fairer future
Across the United States and around the world, working people came together on May 1st, International Workers Day, to honor the legacy of those who fought for workers' rights and to carry that fight forward. In the United States tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 29 April 2025 Nepal: Brutal attack on teachers sparks global union outrage and solidarity
Nepali police brutally attacked teachers peacefully protesting in Kathmandu, leaving more than 60 educators injured, a clear violation of basic human rights and an unacceptable response to teacher concerns. The incident has drawn strong condemnation and international solidarity from the education union movement, highlighting the urgent need for education reform...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 April 2025 Japan: Urgent workload relief, staffing, and legal reforms needed to address teacher shortages and burnout
In his address to the national parliament, Japan Teachers’ Union (JTU) President Takashi Kajiwara highlighted the urgent need for comprehensive reforms in the education system to tackle the growing teacher shortage and ensure the well-being of educators.
Japan: Urgent workload relief, staffing, and legal reforms needed to address teacher shortages and burnout