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We are the voice of teachers and education workers around the world.

Through our 375 member organisations, we represent more than 33 million teachers and education support personnel in 180 countries and territories.

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Informed and empowered by teachers and education support personnel everywhere, we develop tools and strategies that enable us to work across all sectors of education and all regions of the world to effect change and create a better future for our students. Click here to see how we work and find out more about our priorities below.

  1. Quality education for all

  2. The profession

  3. Rights and democracy

  4. Building union power

Latest Updates

  1. News 31 October 2025

    Go Public! Fund Education successfully takes off in Pacific Islands

    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
  2. News 31 October 2025

    Asia-Pacific: Top union leaders reaffirm commitment to defend academic freedom as a cornerstone of democracy

    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
  3. News 30 October 2025

    Canada: Education International condemns adoption of controversial bill that denies teachers’ labour rights in Alberta

    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
  4. News 28 October 2025

    North-Asian education unions mobilised for enhanced solidarity and cooperation to Go Public!

    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!
  5. News 24 October 2025

    Mongolia: Strike called by education trade union widely followed

    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
  6. News 22 October 2025

    Ethiopia: Teacher unionists set bold agenda and chart the future for quality education

    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

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