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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 June 2023 High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession launches to address the global teacher shortage and status of the profession
One of the main outcomes of the United Nations Transforming Education Summit in 2022, the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession, brings together key stakeholders in the education sector to help tackle the growing teacher shortage around the world. Education International brings the voice of the teaching profession to the...
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Trade union rights are human rights 19 June 2023 Uganda: Education International condemns the horrific attack on Lhubiriha Secondary school
Education International, the global federation of educators, strongly condemns the horrific attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe, Uganda and mourns in solidarity with the families and communities impacted by this devastating act of violence.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 14 June 2023 Educators in South Asia go public to fund education
Over 140 union delegates from South Asian countries including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal came together to reflect and learn from each other to play an active role in transforming education in South Asia.
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Union growth 12 June 2023 ComNet: Communicators working together to change the narrative around public education
Around 100 communicators working in education unions gathered online on June 1st as part of Education International (EI) Communicators’ Network (ComNet). They reconnected, exchanged experiences and ideas, and got ready to bring the EI “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign forward.
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Leading the profession 12 June 2023 Learning circles as spaces to engage in pedagogical activism
On June 5th delegates including those from Education International gathered at the Schools2030 Global Forum 2023 in Porto, Portugal.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 June 2023 Eradicating child labour and getting children (back) into school: a fight waged by teachers and their unions around the world
“One of my pupils, aged 9, had already left for Kayes, 750 km from our village, to work in a gold mine, because of his family's economic situation. His father told me that if I could go to Kayes, he would allow his son to return to school. I borrowed...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 9 June 2023 International Labour Conference: EI calls for social dialogue with teachers to strengthen quality public education
Education is a fundamental human right and a key factor in achieving sustainable development. But to ensure quality education for all, the teaching profession must be recognised and supported.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 June 2023 The voice of teachers rings out at the 111th International Labour Conference
Education International (EI) is the voice of teachers and education support personnel worldwide. As such, EI advocates for quality education for all, social justice, democracy, and professional rights and freedoms. From 5 to 16 June 2023, an Education International delegation is in Geneva to represent teachers everywhere at the 111th...
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Standards and working conditions 8 June 2023 Morocco: Trade unions focus on raising the status of teachers and reforming the education system
The SNE-CDT (Syndicat National de l’Enseignement-Confédération Démocratique du Travail) has been negotiating for several years with the government to improve the living and working conditions of Moroccan education staff, and to secure a comprehensive reform of the country’s education system, to put an end to the ongoing inequalities in the...
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Together we build union power 7 June 2023 Madagascar: trade union solidarity with teachers affected by natural disasters
The Fédération Chrétienne des Enseignants et Employés de l’Éducation (FEKRIMPAMA) has spared no effort in distributing financial resources from the Education International (EI) solidarity fund to its affiliates most severely affected by cyclones Cheneso and Freddy .
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News 6 June 2023 Education International stands with Ukraine: Union leaders in Kyiv meet colleagues and show solidarity
On May 8 to 11, an Education International delegation visited Ukraine’s capital to deliver a strong message of solidarity and meet with colleagues from the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine (TUESWU), EI member organisation in the country. The delegation also met with the Minister of Education...
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Trade union rights are human rights 2 June 2023 Korean teachers’ call for quality education, trade union rights, and democracy met with intimidation
On May 20th, the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) held its National Teacher's Congress at Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul. The congress celebrated the 34th anniversary of the KTU and challenged the Yoon Seokyeol administration's regressive education policies. The government responded with a search and seizure at the union’s...
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Standards and working conditions 25 May 2023 France: education unions’ resounding NO to the ‘Teacher Pact’ and the pensions law
Education International is supporting education unions in their joint call for teachers to mobilise in massive numbers to show their opposition to the ‘Schools Pact’ and to demand the repeal of the pensions law in France.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 22 May 2023 Romania: educators' wages must be increased
Unhappy with their wages, which they consider humiliating, Romanian educators have mobilised for an indefinite all-out strike to demand better pay for their work and recognition of its social importance.
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Standards and working conditions 19 May 2023 From Aveiro to the world: “Go Public: Fund Education Support Personnel”
Over 70 participants to the 2nd Education International (EI) Education Support Personnel (ESP) Conference, held from 17th-18th May in Aveiro, Portugal, adopted a strong statement urging governments to increase funding in education systems and to invest in trained and qualified education support personnel that have good working conditions, to ensure...
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Climate action and literacy 17 May 2023 United Kingdom: National Education Union ramps up mobilisation for climate justice
Climate justice, climate education, and a just transition to a green economy all featured heavily on the agenda of the 2023 annual Conference of the National Education Union in the United Kingdom.
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Leading the profession 13 May 2023 The T3LFA project continues in Malaysia with a welcome and briefing session
Following a successful briefing session and refresher course for facilitators in mid-April, the Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project in Malaysia continues to progress, with the first learning circles having successfully taken place on the 13th of May 2023.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 May 2023 Romania: Public authorities must finance education now!
Around 20,000 education unionists, educators, and concerned citizens protested on May 10th in the Romanian capital city of Bucharest to demand increased investment in education, joining the Education International (EI) “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign.
Romania: Public authorities must finance education now!