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Patrick Pleul
Patrick Pleul

Standards and working conditions

Our work in this area

  1. News 5 June 2025

    International Labour Conference: Workers’ Group supports call to strengthen Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel

    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...

    International Labour Conference: Workers’ Group supports call to strengthen Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel
  2. News 4 June 2025

    Billions more for education. Historic win for teachers, support personnel, and every child in Nepal

    Building on a historic and hard-fought victory at national level that led the government to commit to increase education funding by nearly 15 billion Nepali rupees (around 96 million euros), 36 prominent union leaders from across Nepal convened to launch the next phase of their advocacy, taking the Go Public!...

    Billions more for education. Historic win for teachers, support personnel, and every child in Nepal
  3. News 21 May 2025

    Education support personnel are key to quality inclusive public education: A call for recognition and fair treatment

    Education Support Personnel (ESP) are the backbone of our schools, yet they often face discrimination, low wages, and lack of job security. On World ESP Day, May 16th, education unions worldwide raised their voices to recognition and demand better conditions.

    Education support personnel are key to quality inclusive public education: A call for recognition and fair treatment
  4. 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
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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!
  9. Research

    Just Wages for Public School Teachers in Lebanon

    Teacher Remuneration During Emergencies
    12 May 2025

    The under-resourcing of the public education sector in Lebanon negatively impacts teachers’ labour rights, working conditions, wages, professional development, and well-being. These issues stem from systemic problems tied to Lebanon’s political and economic context.

    Just Wages for Public School Teachers in Lebanon
    1. Summary (ARA)
    2. Summary (ENG)
  13. 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
  14. 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
    1. Research Paper
    2. Summary
  15. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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