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News 6 November 2026 Caribbean education unions turn regional solidarity into action for fully funded public education
Education unions from across the Caribbean addressed a shared challenge: governments must invest in teachers and public education if they are serious about teacher retention and every student’s right to quality education. Unionists left the regional meeting with concrete commitments to organise, mobilise, build alliances, and hold governments accountable.
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News 5 November 2026 OECD data explains the need to invest in teachers and equity
Teacher shortages cannot be solved simply by recruiting more people into training programs, technology cannot replace the relationships at the heart of education, and education systems must do far more to counter inequality. These were among the key messages for education unions emerging from Education International (IE) webinar with the...
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News 23 October 2026 Southern European education unions strengthen regional action for quality public education
Education unions from across Southern Europe have renewed their commitment to advancing the Go Public! Fund Education campaign, meeting in Rome, Italy, to strengthen regional cooperation and coordinate efforts to secure greater public investment in education and the teaching profession.
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News 20 October 2026 Bulgaria: Teachers’ unions unite behind call to fund public education and strengthen the teaching profession
Education union leaders from across Southeast Europe gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria, for a three-day strategic forum under Education International’s (EI) Go Public! Fund Education campaign. The meeting focused on one of the most pressing challenges facing education systems worldwide: ensuring sustainable investment in public education and rebuilding the attractiveness of...
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News 14 October 2026 Education unions turn collective action into results through the Go Public! Campaign in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Morocco
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...
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News 13 October 2026 Education support staff in Quebec at breaking point: trade unions call for urgent action
A dramatic rise in absences from work, sick leave, and disability leave highlights the decline in working conditions for education support personnel (ESP) in Quebec. To mark National School Support Staff Week, their trade unions have called on the authorities to take action to protect these workers who ensure the...
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News 12 October 2026 Portugal: Union takes Go Public! Fund Education to every corner of the country
Through a nationwide caravan spanning more than 2,500 kilometres, Portugal's education union Federação Nacional de Professores (FENPROF) brought Education International's Go Public! Fund Education campaign directly to schools and communities, mobilising thousands of teachers and citizens around a common message: “If we want quality education for all, we must invest...
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News 7 October 2026 PASEC 2024: Using data to drive social dialogue and strengthen education and trade unions
A few weeks ahead of the publication of the results of the Programme for the Analysis of Education Systems (PASEC) by the Conference of Education Ministers of French-Speaking States and Governments (CONFEMEN), Education International (EI) and the Francophone Trade Union Committee for Education and Training (CSFEF) brought together trade union...
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Research The Status of Teachers in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
Survey report
7 October 2026The Status of Teachers in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) See resources 2Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is increasingly presented as essential to economic development, technological transformation, climate transitions, and the future of work. Yet the findings of Education International's first global survey of member organisations representing TVET teachers and education support personnel reveal a persistent gap between the ambitions...
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News 6 October 2026 Standing with Teachers: Education International and affiliates’ global call to defend and elevate the profession on World Teachers’ Day
From Lebanon to Eswatini, from Singapore to Canada, educators and their unions marked 5 October with a shared call: invest in teachers, strengthen the profession, and protect the right to education.
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News 1 October 2026 Building union power, winning for public education: Mongolia's Go Public! story
At the closing forum of Mongolia’s Go Public! Fund Education campaign held in the capital city, Ulaanbaatar, education unionists and stakeholders reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening public education, investing in teachers, and advancing social dialogue.
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News 1 October 2026 Standing with Teachers: 60 Years of Protecting the Profession, Advancing its Status, and Shaping Our Futures
On 5 October 2026, education unions around the world will celebrate World Teachers’ Day, marking the 60th anniversary of the 1966 International Labour Organization (ILO)/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers .
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News 29 September 2026 France: Public sector unions mobilise for pay, public services, and education
A broad coalition of trade unions has called on French public service workers to take part in strike action and demonstrations on 29 September 2026 in defence of better pay, good working conditions, and quality public services. The mobilisation takes place on the eve of the presentation of the 2027...
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News 25 September 2026 Haiti: As the new school year begins, trade unions call for action on public education
Following the start of the new school year on 7 September 2026 in Haiti, education trade unions are calling for immediate negotiations with the authorities. For the Platform of Haitian Teachers’ Unions (PSEH), a smooth return to school depends on concrete responses to the demands of education staff, the rehabilitation...
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News 23 September 2026 Push to finance early childhood education: Global summit countdown begins
Leaders from around the world will gather in London next summer to drive new action and investment in the youngest children and their families.
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News 22 September 2026 DR Congo: Ebola is undermining education and increasing the vulnerability of school communities
As the Ebola outbreak continues to spread across several provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), its impact on education is an ever-growing cause for concern. School closures, falling attendance rates, disruption to learning and fears of infection are taking a heavy toll on pupils, teaching staff, and the...
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News 9 September 2026 Teacher shortages in the Pacific: Unions call for regional action and teacher commission
Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) and Australian education union leaders advance proposals for a Pacific-wide teacher workforce mechanism to strengthen public education and support the teaching profession across the region.
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News 7 September 2026 Zimbabwe: Urgent need for fair wages, collective bargaining rights, and sustainable education financing
Despite signs of economic stabilisation in Zimbabwe, many educators say they are still struggling to make ends meet. While inflation has slowed and growth indicators have improved, teachers' salaries continue to lag far behind the cost of living, leaving education workers caught between government claims of fiscal constraints and the...
Zimbabwe: Urgent need for fair wages, collective bargaining rights, and sustainable education financing