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Women educate the world and are the heart of the global education union movement. Women make up the majority of educators and outnumber men in most education unions. Yet, this is far from reflected in decision-making or union leadership.

Education International (EI) has launched a call for solidarity to support its affiliates in Nepal as they assist teachers and students affected by devastating floods and landslides that caused widespread destruction in the districts of Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Gorkha, and Dhading on 26 August.

World Education Support Personnel (ESP) Day is an opportunity for education unions to celebrate, thank, and organise alongside ESP. World Education Support Personnel Day was established in 2018 when the first global ESP conference resolved to recognise and celebrate a yearly international day on 16 May.

Education International (EI) urgently calls on all member organisations to take action in response to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Northeast Syria and the severe threats facing teachers, students, unionists, and the entire education system established in Rojava, Syria.

The International Day of Education, January 24, is a moment to reaffirm our shared commitment to fully funded public education and to the educators who make quality inclusive education possible. As we celebrate the third anniversary of the Go Public! Fund Education campaign, this toolkit brings together powerful quotes from...

Education International's conference, Shaping our future: Education unions leading for a human-centred AI, brings together union leaders, educators and experts from across the globe to exchange strategies, develop collective responses and advance a human-centred, rights-based approach to AI in education and research.

Education International (EI) and the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) is calling on all member organisations to take action to help prevent legislative changes for teachers in Ukraine scheduled for 2 December. These changes threaten the status of the teaching profession and violate international labour standards, according to...

Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, Education International has launched an urgent action appeal in solidarity with its member organisation in Jamaica, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), to help the union address the needs of affected teachers, school communities and to restore access to learning as soon...

Education must be transformed to catalyse the fight against climate change and to support a just transition to a more sustainable world. Teachers are at the heart of greening education and have a crucial role to play when it comes to climate action.

Education International (EI) welcomes the ceasefire and peace agreement reached in the Gaza Strip in October but remains deeply concerned by the sustained military operations that have followed. The fragile pause offered by the agreement has not halted the cycle of violence that is devastating communities across Gaza. The ongoing...

This World Teachers’ Day, join the global mobilisation calling on governments everywhere to invest in teachers and to support us in creating a peaceful, more fair and sustainable future for all.

The New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) - Te Riu Roa is pushing back on government measures aiming to deregulate early childhood education. The Education International member organisation warns that these profit-driven decisions will negatively impact the sector, undermining quality and inclusivity. NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling on education unions...

Education International (EI) launched a call to solidarity with Argentinian teachers and education unionists who are confronted with major attacks against their rights to strike and to collective bargaining.

This Earth Day, join the global mobilisation for quality climate education for all, for climate justice, and a just transition to a green economy that guarantees human rights and inclusive participation.

Education International (EI) and education unions around the world stand in solidarity with our colleagues from Eğitim Sen, EI member organisation in Türkiye. We condemn the placement of Eğitim Sen’s Executive Board under house arrest as well as the violence and intimidation unleashed against educators, students, and protesting citizens in...

Education International (EI) launched a call for solidarity to support education unions in Lebanon as they assist their communities due to the escalating violence in the region which continues to inflict devastating harm on civilians including students and teachers. Schools, students, and educators are being directly impacted by the continued...