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Around 25,000 teachers marched in Lisbon on 16 May in a major national demonstration organised by Education International member organisation FENPROF. Education professionals from across the country came together to deliver a powerful message: “We are teachers. We shape the future. We demand recognition NOW!”

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...

During the First Conference of the Education Trade Union Confederation of the Community of Lusophone Countries (CPLP-SE), held in Lobito, Angola, from 4 to 8 May, trade unions from Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, and Sao Tome and Principe reaffirmed their commitment to defending education and the urgent...

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.

Mexico’s SNTE education union, affiliated to Education International (EI), is pursuing a comprehensive communication strategy. The approach reinforces the union’s role as a social actor committed to defending labour rights, public education, and major causes for Mexican society and the world at large.

As the people of Iran continue to suffer repression at the hands of the regime and the devastation caused by an unjust war, Iranian teachers and trade unionists are calling for international solidarity. Follow the latest from Iran's education trade union community below!

Education unions in Nepal are calling on the government to significantly increase public investment in education and strengthen social dialogue to ensure quality education for all.

Education unions are a key force in the global struggle against extreme inequality and the growing political power of the ultra-rich, according to Amitabh Behar, Executive Director of Oxfam International. Behar described how billionaires are no longer content with buying yet another luxury yacht and are pursuing political influence to...

Former Education International Executive Officer Petra Gwyn-Jones passed away on April 19th in Perk, Belgium. The EI team mourns a dear colleague and celebrates her legacy and contribution to the global education union movement.

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE), UNICEF, and Education International have launched Educators at the Heart of Greening Education: A Climate Resilience Toolkit for Policymakers , a new resource to help countries build climate-resilient education systems by putting educators at the center of policy, planning, and implementation.

In light of the worsening humanitarian crisis in Cuba, and the threat of further U.S. military and economic aggression in the hemisphere, Education International called for an end to the fuel blockade, and a commitment from the United States to "resolving differences through dialogue and diplomacy."

In the face of a war across the Middle East which continues to destroy lives, communities, and education systems. Education International (EI) calls for an immediate and sustained ceasefire, full de‑escalation of hostilities, and the protection of students, teachers, and education workers across the region.

Education unions from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Mongolia reaffirmed their commitment to people and planet at the Educators Stand for Climate Justice and Just Transition conference, organised by Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) in Taipei from 21 to 22 April 2026.

Education International (EI) expresses its unwavering solidarity with the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT), its leadership and members, following the most recent attack against union leaders by the authorities in Eswatini. On 23 April, Eswatini police arrested Lot Vilakati, the General Secretary of SNAT, and other public union leaders...

The North Asia Network (NAN) convened for its first ever face-to-face meeting in Taipei on 23–24 April, marking a historic milestone for the sub-region. Education International, affiliates from North Asia came together for the first time as a structured network, a significant step forward in regional solidarity and collective action.

The 2026 edition of the Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) is taking place from the 20th to the 25th of April, mobilising millions of education activists all around the globe. With education financing at risk, activists are calling on governments to invest in education and honour their commitment to...

Ahead of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) replenishment later this year, Director Maysa Jalbout stressed the need for governments and donors to stop treating teachers in crisis settings as “invisible” and to work with education unions to measure and improve teacher wellbeing, safety, and professional dignity.

While women represent a significant share of the education workforce across the Arab region, this reality is not reflected in union leadership structures. The Arab Women in Education Network (ArWEN) was designed to respond to this imbalance by placing gender justice at the centre of union capacity building. It recognises...