Annual report 2021
Throughout this challenging year, Education International drove union solidarity across borders and shaped the global agenda on education.
Scroll through the timeline below to find out more about our work in 2021.
January
International Day of Education
Read moreMorocco: repeated government attacks on educators’ human and trade union rights
Read moreCambodia: Educators join global trade union wave of solidarity with union leader Rong Chhun
Read more76th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation: German, Israeli, and Polish trade unions unite to say “Never again”
Read moreFebruary
Solidarity with Myanmar
Read moreJordan: Education International condemns dissolution of teachers’ union and detention of leaders
Read moreEducation unions defend and promote academic freedom around the world!
Read moreFiji: Trade union solidarity as two cyclones hit Pacific island
Read morePandemic Privatisation in Higher Education: Edtech & University Reform
Read moreDevelopment Cooperation Handbook: A guide to successful partnerships
Read moreMarch
65th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Read moreNigeria: students and schools must be protected from attacks
Read moreBiggest Development Cooperation Network meeting ever showcases union solidarity in action
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Vaccine equity
Read moreApril
Teach for the Planet
Read moreMay
Solidarity with students and teachers in Afghanistan
Read moreEducation unions’ success in improving working conditions and status for the profession despite COVID-19 crisis
Read morePalestine and Israel: Education International condemns all acts of violence against children and civilians
Read moreWorld Education Support Personnel Day: Pandemic, Privatisation and Public Education
Read moreIsrael and Palestine: Education International calls for immediate action to ensure lasting peace
Read moreUnion Renewal in the Education Sector: Prospects for the Asia-Pacific
Read moreJune
Trade union renewal in Asia-Pacific to advance educators’ conditions and representation
Read moreEducation research in the spotlight: COVID-19 recovery and the status of teachers in 2021
Read moreAlarming new child labour numbers reiterate the need for quality public education
Read moreTeacher unionists’ continuous advocacy for inclusive education and LGBTI rights
Read moreWorld Refugee Day: Education unions stand with refugee students and educators
Read moreGlobal trade union movement launches toolkit in campaign to eradicate violence and harassment in the world of work
Read moreJuly
Nigeria: Education unions call for the immediate release of students after new attack
Read moreArab educators and their unions ready to rebuild education and shape the future of their work
Read moreBelarus: Education International calls for an end to crackdown on democratic forces
Read moreCrises and the COVID-19 pandemic: education responses and choices during times of disruptions
Read moreAugust
Solidarity with Hong Kong
Read moreCameroon: Education organisations’ joint project for democracy and union renewal
Read moreSeptember
Solidarity with colleagues in the Philippines
Read moreOctober
World Teachers' Day
Read moreNew global report points to overworked, underpaid, and undervalued teaching profession
Read moreNew research: IMF imposed austerity slashes three million frontline workers from world’s most fragile education and health systems
Read moreThe attack on the CGIL in Italy is an assault on democracy
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International Summit on the Teaching Profession
Read moreNovember
International Barometer on Education Personnel’s Health and Well-being
Read moreThe world is failing millions of refugees. We must act now.
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