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Patrick Pleul
Patrick Pleul

Standards and working conditions

Our work in this area

  1. News 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...

    Europe: Unions strategise next steps of Go Public! Fund Education campaign amid chronic underinvestment in the sector
  2. News 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...

    Mexico: A 10% salary increase and an additional week of vacation in recognition of teachers’ invaluable contribution to the nation
  3. News 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.

    Taiwan: Teachers celebrate May Day victory
  4. News 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.

    Fix the Jamaica Teaching Council Bill!
  5. News 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.

    Nepal: Relentless union action and organizing lead to significant salary increases and other victories
  6. Research

    Teacher Compensation in Crisis Contexts: Challenges in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

    Dr. Eman Najjar, Dr. Hilmi Hamdan
    5 May 2025

    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.

    Teacher Compensation in Crisis Contexts: Challenges in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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  7. News 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,...

    Challenges in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
  8. News 25 April 2025

    Cape Verde: Teachers demand dignity and recognition on National Teachers' Day

    “Teachers transform lives.” In a great celebration of National Teachers' Day, Cape Verdean educators called for improved working conditions, fair pay, and the implementation of the new Career, Functions, and Remuneration Plan (PCFR). The event highlighted the essential role of teachers in building a fairer, more developed, and inclusive society.

    Cape Verde: Teachers demand dignity and recognition on National Teachers' Day
  9. News 25 April 2025

    Starting strong: Education unions mobilise for the right to early childhood education

    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...

    Starting strong: Education unions mobilise for the right to early childhood education
  10. News 16 April 2025

    Defending the profession and solidarity for educators in times of crisis, key for Education International members in Arab countries

    At the Seventh Biennial Education international (EI) Arab Cross-Country Regional Structure (ACCRS) Conference, top education unionists highlighted the need to develop partnerships, to show solidarity with Palestinian colleagues and people, support educator remuneration in crisis contexts, and expand the Go Public! Fund Education campaign for funding of public education systems.

    Defending the profession and solidarity for educators in times of crisis, key for Education International members in Arab countries
  11. News 2 April 2025

    Communications are key as African education unionists campaign to Go Public and Fund Education

    African education union communication officers recently gathered for a ComNet Africa meeting focused on communicating and campaigning for the Education International (EI) Go Public! Fund Education campaign. The event emphasized the urgent need for increased investment in public education and educators across the continent.

    Communications are key as African education unionists campaign to Go Public and Fund Education
  12. News 31 March 2025

    Investing in teachers and education: The key to Africa's future

    In a pivotal webinar discussing the new Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA) 2026-35, African education leaders emphasized the critical need for investment in teachers. The theme of the forum, "Invest in Teachers, Invest in the Africa We Want," resonated throughout the discussions. Speakers also highlighted the African Union's Agenda...

    Investing in teachers and education: The key to Africa's future