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News 17 November 2025 Nepal: Education unions unite for transformative gender justice
Education International (EI) affiliates in Nepal came together in the capital city Kathmandu for a three-day Gender Justice Training, aimed at strengthening union capacity to promote gender equality and end gender-based discrimination in the education sector.
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News 17 November 2025 Education International supports union renewal in Lebanon
Education International continues to stand with its Lebanese affiliates, not only in moments of crisis but in the long journey of union rebuilding and renewal. Throughout the year, EI member organisations from 16 countries responded generously to the Urgent Action Appeal (UAA) launched by EI in October 2024 to support...
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News 14 November 2025 Afghanistan : Humanitarian Relief for Teachers Affected by the Earthquake in Kunar
On 31 August 2025, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan. The tremor caused catastrophic damage killing more than 2,500 people, injuring thousands, and destroying homes, as well as many schools. In this context of devastation, Education International (EI) and its affiliate, the National Teachers Elected Council...
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News 12 November 2025 Taiwan: Institutionalized salary increases and adequate professional wages are key to recruiting and retaining teachers
As teacher shortages in Taiwan continue to worry parents and the wider community, the National Teachers’ Association (NTA) is calling for real change. The NTA emphasizes that teachers’ hard work and the many responsibilities they assume must be fairly recognized through better pay and improved working conditions. Only then can...
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News 7 November 2025 Japan: Urgent action needed to reduce teachers’ workload and increase education funding
Japan Teachers’ Union (JTU) brought together education stakeholders to discuss the concerning findings of TALIS 2024 regarding teachers’ difficult working conditions, especially the excessive workload, that fuel the teacher shortage in the country.
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News 7 November 2025 Successful teacher-led learning circles for formative assessment initiatives in Asia-Pacific
The learning event organised by the Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) office on teacher-led learning circles for formative assessment (T3LFA) aimed to take stock of progress and learning since project completion, identify successes, challenges, and gaps, co-create a roadmap for continued commitment to professional development and strengthen union advocacy for sustainable...
Successful teacher-led learning circles for formative assessment initiatives in Asia-Pacific