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Union renewal and development 25 November 2025 Mexico: UNESCO celebrates teachers in recognition of their efforts to foster peace
Teachers from the SNTE (National Education Workers’ Union), affiliated to Education International, received international recognition for their leadership in educating generations of students committed to harmonious coexistence and the peaceful resolution of conflicts. The ceremony took place at the UNESCO head office in Mexico, in the framework of the peace...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 May 2025 Mexico: A 10% salary increase and an additional week of vacation in recognition of teachers’ invaluable contribution to the nation
On May 15, Teachers’ Day in Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced a significant salary raise of 10% and an additional week of vacation for the country’s teaching workforce. The new measures are the result of constructive and open social dialogue between the government and the National Union of Education...
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Leading the profession 25 April 2025 Mexico: Education, labour rights, and trade unionism are key to building the future
“Labour rights, trade unionism, and education are key to building the future of society”, stressed David Edwards, General Secretary of Education International (EI), during his recent visit to Mexico.
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Climate action and literacy 21 February 2025 Mexico: Caring for water, like education, is everyone's task
In a country where water scarcity is becoming an increasingly pressing issue, the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (National Union of Education Workers-SNTE) has taken a proactive stance. The union's campaign, ¡El agua es vida, el agua se agota! (Water is life, Water runs out!), launched in 2024,...
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Standards and working conditions 7 February 2025 Academic freedom at risk: the view from North America
David Robinson
To fulfil their mission of preserving, sharing, and advancing knowledge, higher education institutions must ensure that academic staff enjoy academic freedom. Academic freedom isn’t a special perk or privilege. Rather, it’s a necessary condition for the job. It is a professional and contractual right ensuring that in their teaching, research,...
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Democracy 26 September 2024 Mexico: teachers unite for peace
On the occasion of International Day of Peace, on 21 September, the SNTE, an affiliate of Education International (EI) in Mexico, launched a permanent campaign under the heading “Arm yourself with valour for a culture of peace!” (¡Ármate de valor por una cultura de paz!), to promote peace and non-violence...
Mexico: teachers unite for peace
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