We bring together our member organisations to discuss and share experiences, good practices and ideas on responding to collective challenges. Together we are building the education unions of the future: mass participation organisations that reflect the diverse interests and identities of their members and offer educators a multitude of ways to engage and contribute.
Education International has joined other global union federations (GUFs) in a project aiming to promote union renewal and train young unionists.
Amplifying young voices within trade unions in the COVID-19 new normal
Education International’s Development Cooperation Handbook was under the spotlight during a recent virtual workshop, with input from development cooperation partners.
Development Cooperation Handbook is a powerful resource
With the support of the Syndicat national des enseignements de second degré-Fédération syndicale unitaire (SNES-FSU) in France, the Pedagógusok Szakszervezete-Syndicat des Enseignants de Hongrie (PSZ-SEH) has organised trade union training for its young members.
Hungary: quality trade union renewal with international solidarity
Education International has launched an Urgent Action Appeal after being contacted by its member organisation in Tonga, the Friendly Islands Teachers’ Association (FITA/Tonga), regarding the plight of its members in the areas affected by the volcanic eruption on 15 January 2022.
Tonga: Global education union movement in solidarity after devastating volcanic eruption
The Organizaçao Nacional dos Professores (ONP) has plans in place to assist 873 member teachers affected by Tropical Storm ANA that hit central and northern Mozambique at the end of January. Education International’s national affiliate will use logistical and human resources assistance allocated by Education International’s Africa regional office (EIRAF)...
Mozambique: Union to provide assistance to teachers affected by natural catastrophe
Following the passage of the category 3 tropical cyclone Batsirai which hit Madagascar on 5 February, Education International has decided to provide financial support to its affiliate, the Fédération chrétienne des enseignants et employés de l’éducation de Madagascar (FEKRIMPAMA). This support will enable the Federation to provide relief and meet...
Madagascar: International solidarity to ensure education continues in the wake of a natural disaster
In a recent research paper, Carmen Ludwig and Edward Webster examined the role of global unions to contest the use and abuse of digital technology through transnational activism in two African contexts. Action included work with Education International’s Global Response against the privatisation of education.
Challenging global tech giants: the critical role of Global labour
Local stories are at the heart of new schoolbooks being published, thanks to funding provided by the Australian Education Union (AEU) to the Pan African Teachers’ Centre (PATC). African education unions will print these storybooks to help students to develop a taste for reading using local stories and contexts. In...
Africa: International solidarity allows for educators to teach using storybooks with local flavour
Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö (OAJ) proactively uses social media to inform its members about its development cooperation and solidarity work. The union has allocated part of its membership fee to this form of promotion, which has increased members’ understanding of and commitment to development cooperation and solidarity work.
Finland: Using social media to promote education union’s development cooperation and solidarity work
Education International President and Australian Education Union (AEU) Federal Secretary, Susan Hopgood, explains how her union got started in international cooperation and highlights key moments that made a difference.
AEU Australia: International cooperation effecting change
In this interview, the Swedish education union explains how it puts solidarity at the heart of the union movement - from the workplace to the global level.
Lärarförbundet Sweden: International cooperation is union solidarity in practice
The organisational development of unions is at the core of all UEN cooperation projects. The Norwegian union focuses on three key areas: social dialogue, gender equality and equity, and capacity building.
UEN Norway: Organisational development as the first step towards strong unions
The Dutch education union AOb engages in development cooperation to support and strengthen other unions, which in turn enables a better defense of the rights of members and increased access to quality education.
AOb Netherlands: Building sustainable partnerships
The Japan Teachers' Union is active in development cooperation since the 1970s, when they supported South Korea in the fight against dictatorship. The union has a fund for international cooperation to which members voluntarily contribute.
JTU Japan: Education as the fundamental right of every child
SNES-FSU France has been using its own funds for several decades to help unions - mostly French-speaking - to become stronger.
SNES-FSU France: Supporting unions who are struggling because of political or economic circumstances
The work of the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF/FCE) in International development cooperation work started back in the sixties, when two volunteer teachers travelled to Nigeria.
CTF/FCE Canada: Cooperation projects that engage members
The Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) answers questions about their development cooperation work, which started in the 1970s in Nicaragua.
CSQ's cooperation strategy: The Francophonie and Latin America as key priorities
In 2019, the Finnish education union OAJ decided to allocate 0.7% of its national budget to development cooperation, supporting its cooperation programmes that span several continents.
OAJ Finland international cooperation: Using own resources to ensure autonomy