Education support personnel and education unions unite for gender justice
Communications Toolkit | 2026 World Education Support Personnel Day
May Day: Wisdom workers of the world, unite, inspire, lead!
Indigenous Peoples need unions to Kimi Haeata/seek a new beginning
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Educators in North Asia stand for climate justice and a just transition
Supporting teachers who are at the centre of education in emergencies
Embedding gender equality, women’s leadership and well-being in education unions across the Arab region
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Worlds of Education 16 May 2026 LGBTI workers’ rights: at the heart of democracy
Claire Trevor
As EI continues to defend and promote democracy, we must not forget that the fight for LGBTI rights is inseparable from the wider struggle for democracy, it cannot function without the full protection of universal human rights for all workers, without exception.
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News 16 May 2026 Education support personnel and education unions unite for gender justice
This year’s World Education Support Personnel (ESP) Day, May 16th, is an opportunity to celebrate, thank, and organise alongside ESP. Education International (EI) and its member organisations are focusing on gender justice in 2026. This reflects a structural reality across education systems worldwide: education support roles are highly feminised, systematically...
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Worlds of Education 13 May 2026 The hidden crisis facing kitchen women in Ghana’s pre-tertiary schools
Theodora Dede Amanor
They feed thousands. Who cares for them? Every morning before the first bell rings and the first lesson starts, a group of women are already on the job at Ghana’s schools. They light fires, lift heavy pots, chop vegetables and cook meals for thousands of students across the country. By...
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News 12 May 2026 Queer union solidarity at the heart of democracy
As authoritarian policies, censorship, and anti-gender campaigns intensify worldwide, education unions are reaffirming a long-standing truth: there can be no democracy without equality, dignity, and inclusive public education. This means education unions standing together against the global backlash on LGBTI+ rights.
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Take action! 8 May 2026 Communications Toolkit | 2026 World Education Support Personnel DayCommunications Toolkit | 2026 World Education Support Personnel Day
“Unions Unite for Gender Justice”
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Worlds of Education 5 May 2026 Teachers are inspiring global action for racial justice in education
David Archer, Zama Mthunzi, Jáfia Naftali Câmara, Sharon Walker, Arathi Sriprakash
Racism is a global – and arguably growing – problem. And yet, programmes for anti-racist educational practice are rarely prioritised and sustained in national and global policy agendas.
Teachers are inspiring global action for racial justice in education