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The status and employment conditions of education support personnel, young and early stage teachers, and researchers were addressed during Education International’s 7th World Congress.
Status and conditions remain a challenge
The quality of any education system relies on the quality of the teachers. That’s according to Montserrat Gomendio, Deputy Director General for Education with the OECD, who addressed EI’s 7th World Congress on 24 July.
Recognition for quality teachers by keynote speakers
Delegates at Education International’s 7th World Congress in Ottawa, Canada, expressed unanimous support for Greece on 25 July when discussing austerity, debt, and the commodification of education.
Unanimous support for Greece
The turbulence facing Latin America, including the coup d’état in Honduras were among the concerns from that region raised at Education International’s 7th World Congress on 24 July in Ottawa, Canada.
Support for Honduras from EI’s Congress
The denial of union rights and the unjust treatment of union members in the Asia-Pacific Region were highlighted at Education International’s 7th World Congress on 24 July in Ottawa, Canada.
Violation of rights in Asia-Pacific region highlighted
Issues from the African region were addressed at Education International’s 7th World Congress on 24 July in Ottawa, Canada.
Ongoing challenges in Africa
Education International’s 7th World Congress has voiced its support on 24 July for the global organisation’s new Human and Trade Union Rights Policy Paper.
New Human Rights Policy Paper adopted
Education International (EI) must – and will – work to ensure that education is made available to displaced children, according to Education International’s 7th World Congress in Ottawa, Canada.
Education International to focus on refugees
Education workers and their unions must get involved in policy negotiations if the Sustainable Development Goal on Education will be achieved. That’s according to Alice Albright, CEO of the Global Partnership for Education in her keynote address.
Teachers must be at heart of policy dialogue
Over the course of its Seventh World Congress, important addendums were added to Education International’s Education Policy Paper. The addendums covered privatisation, use of information and communication technology, financing, leadership, and equity and inclusion.
Significant additions to EI’s Education Policy Paper