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        Education union leaders from the Pacific Islands came together to share experiences, challenges, and Go Public! Fund Education campaign priorities in their respective countries.
Go Public! Fund Education successfully takes off in Pacific Islands 
        Growing threats to academic freedom and institutional autonomy require education unions to chart collective strategies for their defense. At the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Academic Freedom and Democracy, unions shared insights and mapped the way forward.
Asia-Pacific: Top union leaders reaffirm commitment to defend academic freedom as a cornerstone of democracy 
        Education International (EI) has issued a strong condemnation of the adoption of Bill 2, or the “Back to School Act,” by the Alberta Government. The legislation and its use of the notwithstanding clause overrides the rights of 51,000 striking teachers.
Canada: Education International condemns adoption of controversial bill that denies teachers’ labour rights in Alberta 
        Leaders of Education International (EI) member organisations across North Asia have committed to “organise, organise, organise; day and night” and pledged to “strengthen solidarity across North Asia and to lay the foundations for ongoing cooperation.”
North-Asian education unions mobilised for enhanced solidarity and cooperation to Go Public! 
        Teachers and education support personnel (ESP) are on strike across the country since October 16th, 2025, urging the government of Mongolia to increase their basic salary to 3.5 million tugriks (around 840 euros) as well as the education budget for 2026.
Mongolia: Strike called by education trade union widely followed 
        The 23rd General Assembly of the Ethiopian Teachers’ Association (ETA) convened from October 14th-15th, 2025, bringing together educators and union leaders from across the nation and continent. The event was a call for solidarity, reform, and renewed commitment to quality, inclusive public education.
Ethiopia: Teacher unionists set bold agenda and chart the future for quality education