The EI Research Network is holding its second meeting in Brussels from 29-30 March. The network comprises research officers from EI affiliates.
The World Congress held in Jomtien, Thailand in 2001 mandated the Secretariat to form the network to provide responses adequately backed-up by research to intergovernmental queries or statements about the global education sector. For more information, please visit our Online Research Centre.
In a victory for trade union rights, the International Labour Organization (ILO), reaffirmed the right to strike in a case brought on behalf of educators in Norway.
Norway: International Labour Organization sides with education union against the use of compulsory arbitration to end teacher strike
During the major mobilisations staged over a period of three months by the teaching profession in Morocco, the SNE-CDT education union actively listened to workers’ demands, organised grassroots consultations, and built a shared trade union position. A national trade union renewal plan was also launched, setting out specific aims such...
Morocco: Sustained strike action turns into a foundational event, driving trade union renewal
Deepening inequalities across the education sector were revealed at a recent Education International webinar. Affiliates shared experiences of working to improve the terms and working conditions of teachers, academics, and education support personnel. The webinar aimed to inform Education International’s work in this area during the current public health crisis.
COVID-19 impact continues to affect terms and conditions in education
The Association of Iraqi Academics (AIA) has warned against the abrogation of the law allowing Iraqi academics to perform trade union activities. It has also called for solidarity with them and support for their rights of association and organisation.
Iraq: Academics’ freedom and trade union rights under attack
Education International sends its best wishes to everyone from the global education community for this new year. With the COVID-19 pandemic still threatening lives, we will continue our struggle for a safe and healthy return to the classroom for teachers, education support personnel, and students. We will also do our...
Best wishes for 2021!
I sighed as I sat down at my kitchen table. To my left, a fresh cup of coffee, to my right stacks of textbooks, in front of me a fully charged Microsoft Surface Pro. Right, let’s do this! My fingers hovered uncertainly over my keyboard as I perused my notes...
“A teacher’s experience having to get to grips with online teaching in the midst of a global pandemic”, by Lisa O’Donoghue.