Confront attacks on education unions and their members, particularly with respect to freedom of association, collective bargaining rights and professional freedoms
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Promote the ratification and application of ILO conventions and support the respect of ILO, ILO/UNESCO, and UNESCO instruments concerning teachers and other education workers.
Utilise the international complaint mechanisms to pursue public authorities and employers for breaches of international labour standards and other relevant international standards.
Identify and promote effective models of union-government relationships, including social dialogue, which enhance education quality and teachers' professional status.
Support member organisations in trade union efforts to assert the professional voice of teachers, including by ensuring that professional issues are included in the scope of bargaining.
Re-enforce professional standards, including autonomy, and resist the de-skilling and de-professionalisation of teachers.
Expose and oppose global market actors that seek to transform schools into profit-making business enterprises at the expense of students and teachers.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect any official policies or positions of Education International.
