2025 World Education Support Personnel Day Toolkit

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After nearly 10 years of campaign and lobbying, the National Teachers’ Association (NTA Taiwan) are celebrating a victory in their push to ensure the recognition of teachers and education personnel as an integral part of the labor movement.
Taiwan: Teachers celebrate May Day victoryResponding to the recently passed Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill, leaders of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) and the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) have expressed grave concerns over the implications of the legislation on teacher autonomy and the future of education in Jamaica, including the potential exodus of educators.
Fix the Jamaica Teaching Council Bill!Education unions are joining the call for a nationwide day of action to denounce government austerity policies and call for better pay and working conditions.
France: joint union action against austerity and for better pay and working conditionsGo Public! Invest in Education Support Personnel: Ensure inclusive education.
2025 World Education Support Personnel Day ToolkitPresident Donald Trump has declared war on America’s colleges and universities, demanding they bow to his demands on what they can teach and whom they can admit or hire. Trump’s illegal and autocratic actions are tantamount to a war on knowledge intended to force schools to bend the knee to...
Higher education under attackThe Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) is demanding the fair implementation of a federal retirement law to ensure decent living conditions for retirees in their region of Iraq.
Iraq: Teachers in Kurdistan demand fair application of new retirement law