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SANTIAGO, CHILE – As ministers and education leaders prepare to convene for the World Summit on Teachers (WST) on 28-29 August 2025, the global teaching profession faces an unprecedented recruitment and retention crisis. The world needs 50 million more teachers by 2030 across early childhood, primary and secondary education, yet...

From recommendations to action 18 months after the UN recommendations on the teaching profession, world leaders and Education International representatives gather in Santiago de Chile to confront an unprecedented crisis. Without immediate action on recruitment, retention, and genuine social dialogue, the right to education remains an empty promise.

Marking the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (9 August), President Mugwena Maluleke reaffirmed Education International’s commitment to Indigenous Peoples’ right to free, quality, public education that is culturally relevant.

In the lead up to the revision of the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers (1966) and the UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel (1997), Education International (EI) has launched a consultation process with its 375 member organisations representing over 33 million educators in 180 countries...

For over a decade, Education International has warned that the World Bank's “Billions to Trillions ” agenda—a strategy to leverage small amounts of public money to attract private investment for development— would prioritize private profit over public need. We were dismissed as ideological, anti-market, unrealistic. Then came the evidence.

Less than one fifth of the sustainable development goal targets set a decade ago are presently on track for achievement in 2030 and a major cause of this is the continued chronic underfunding of public services around the world. Three quarters of lower income countries spend more on debt servicing...

Addressing the Committee on the Application of Standards at the International Labour Conference on June 3rd, EI President Mugwena Maluleke responded to the report of the joint ILO-UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel (CEART). As the Workers’ Group spokesperson, Maluleke welcomed the proposal...

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.

Despite its essential role, early childhood education (ECE) is undermined by chronic underfunding. Recognition of the importance of early childhood education, as well as the salaries, job satisfaction, working conditions, and status of ECE workers remain low. Meanwhile, private actors are working to take over the sector, filling the funding...

This Earth Day, join the global mobilisation for quality climate education for all, for climate justice, and a just transition to a green economy that guarantees human rights and inclusive participation.

For many years Education International has been following the discussions being held within the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organization (SCCR/WIPO) regarding limitations and exceptions to copyright for libraries, archives and educational institutions. There are times when it seems progress is being made,...

44 million teachers are need globally by 2030 – a shortage that affects developing and developed countries alike, as demonstrated across the Commonwealth.

In a bid to address the critical shortage of teachers and improve the state of education in the country, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) launched the Go Public! Fund Education campaign. The initiative aims to tackle the teacher shortage by enhancing educational infrastructure and teacher remuneration.

A delegation of women education unionists from 12 countries represented the millions of women who power education around the world at the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW). Taking place in New York from the 10th to the 21st of March, the...

A delegation of 16 women education unionists from 12 countries is attending the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women to call for more investment in public education as a key step in achieving gender equity around the world. Taking place in New York from...

Haldis Holst is Education International’s Deputy General Secretary and leads EI’s equity work. As a teacher, a union leader, and a feminist, Haldis has championed women’s rights in and through education and education unions, working at all levels, from small communities in her native Norway all the way to the...

On International Day of Education, January 24th, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) launched Education International's (EI) Go Public! Fund Education campaign in their country. They are calling on their government to guarantee labour rights and ensure good working conditions, as well as manageable workloads and competitive salaries for teachers and...

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) became the first country in the Caribbean to join the “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign during a two-day workshop held by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers' Union (SVGTU), Education International (EI), and the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT).