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  1. Equity and inclusion 12 July 2024

    Empowering women in education: The Arab Women Educators Network gears up

    The Arab Women Educators Network (ArWEN) held its second meeting on June 8th-9th, 2024, charting a course for a future where gender equality is not just an ideal but a reality in the education sector.

    Empowering women in education: The Arab Women Educators Network gears up
  2. Leading the profession 5 July 2024

    Empowerment at the forefront: Asia-Pacific women lead in education

    The first Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) Regional Women’s Conference, titled “Sisters in Solidarity: Empowering Action and Leadership in Education Unions Across Asia-Pacific,” marked a significant milestone in the journey toward gender equality in education. From July 2nd to July 4th, 2024, women leaders, trade unionists, and youth from 42 member...

    Empowerment at the forefront: Asia-Pacific women lead in education
  3. Fighting the commercialisation of education 3 July 2024

    Shifting the burden: How an employer levy could transform Higher Education financing in the UK

    Higher education contributes over £70 billion to the United Kingdom's economy. However, despite this significant contribution, the current funding model relies heavily on student debt repayment over up to 40 years, often resulting in government losses.

    Shifting the burden: How an employer levy could transform Higher Education financing in the UK
  4. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 July 2024

    Global education leaders meet to accelerate progress towards quality education for all

    With only 6 years until the 2030 deadline, Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education for all is off track. Millions of children continue to be out of school, deprived of their right to education, while education systems struggle with an alarming shortage of 44 million teachers. In this context,...

    Global education leaders meet to accelerate progress towards quality education for all
  5. Solidarity in emergencies 3 July 2024

    War and trauma: Addressing mental health in Palestine

    The toll of war on teachers, students, and their communities in Palestine, is reaching catastrophic levels. Education International, with the direct support of affiliates around the world, continues to support its members, as they face the uncertainty and trauma of a devastating war.

    War and trauma: Addressing mental health in Palestine
  6. Leading the profession 2 July 2024

    The world’s educators rally to grow their unions, elevate their professions, and defend democracy

    Under the theme of “Growing our Unions, Elevating our Professions, Defending Democracy,” educators from around the world are ready to come together for the 10th World Congress of Education International (EI) which will convene in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from July 29th until August 2nd, 2024.

    The world’s educators rally to grow their unions, elevate their professions, and defend democracy
  7. Trade union rights are human rights 1 July 2024

    Education unions call on ILO to ensure implementation of UN recommendations on the teaching profession

    At the 112th session of the International Labour Conference, the delegation of Education International brought attention to the recommendations of the United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession as the new landmark instrument for governments to engage with teacher unions, aiming to improve the status of education workers and...

    Education unions call on ILO to ensure implementation of UN recommendations on the teaching profession
  8. Go public! Fund education 26 June 2024

    Addressing the teacher shortage crisis in Nepal: A call for action

    Nepal is grappling with a severe teacher shortage that threatens the future of its public education system. Despite the 2015 federal Constitution guaranteeing free and compulsory education, there is a critical shortage of over 65,000 teachers, particularly at lower secondary and secondary levels, to maintain national student-teacher ratios. Furthermore, 12.6...

    Addressing the teacher shortage crisis in Nepal: A call for action
  9. Leading the profession 26 June 2024

    Mongolia: Campaign leads to salary increase for teachers and education workers and more support for students

    Through a series of campaigns in the past year led by the Federation of Mongolian Education and Science Unions (FMESU) significant reforms across multiple educational sectors have led to a salary increase for teachers and education workers, more support for students’ well-being, and a focus on infrastructure for higher education.

    Mongolia: Campaign leads to salary increase for teachers and education workers and more support for students
  10. Democracy 25 June 2024

    Global Rights Index stresses the critical connection between workers’ rights and democracy

    "This year’s report makes for difficult reading – a clear and urgent wake-up call that the future of democracy and fundamental rights agreed by most countries at an international level are at risk”, warned Luc Triangle, ITUC General Secretary, as introduction to the 2024 ITUC Global Rights Index .

    Global Rights Index stresses the critical connection between workers’ rights and democracy
  11. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 June 2024

    Global development cooperation partners share successes and unite to advance public education

    From Albania to Cameroon, members of Education International, are building campaigns to increase funding for public education, and investment in teachers, supported by a network of solidarity from education unions around the world.

    Global development cooperation partners share successes and unite to advance public education
  12. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 June 2024

    Mongolia: Union launches nationwide call to invest in education

    The Federation of Mongolian Education and Science Unions (FMESU), Education International (EI) national affiliate, has held a series of events to call for respect for teachers’ rights and increased investment in education. It also addressed critical challenges in the education sector, such as teacher shortages, inadequate infrastructure, and the provision...

    Mongolia: Union launches nationwide call to invest in education
  13. Leading the profession 17 June 2024

    Empowering educators: Transformative initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region

    In the face of pressing global challenges, Education International’s Asia-Pacific (EIAP) regional office is spearheading Development Cooperation (DC) initiatives to revitalize unions, advocate for public education, and address the urgent climate crisis.

    Empowering educators: Transformative initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region
  14. Equity and inclusion 14 June 2024

    Togo: Raising awareness is the key to combating child labour

    A pilot project carried out by the Fédération des Syndicats de l'Education Nationale (Federation of National Education Unions - FESEN) in the region of Sotouboua, in central Togo, is helping to change attitudes so that child labour is no longer considered acceptable. Agricultural and domestic work are the main activities...

    Togo: Raising awareness is the key to combating child labour
  15. News 13 June 2024

    Empowerment in education: Kurdistan Teachers’ Union advocates for change

    The Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) is spearheading a transformative campaign for the rights and recognition of educators in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. To that end, it held a series of high-level meetings with Iraq’s public authorities.

    Empowerment in education: Kurdistan Teachers’ Union advocates for change
  16. Leading the profession 13 June 2024

    Public education in Cape Verde: A union call for investment

    In the archipelago nation of Cape Verde, a recent round of negotiations between the government and teachers’ unions has brought to light the critical need for increased funding in public education. Despite reaching consensus on some demands, the two parties remain at an impasse over salary updates, with the unions...

    Public education in Cape Verde: A union call for investment
  17. Equity and inclusion 12 June 2024

    Quality public schools, empowered teachers and a student centered approach are key to eliminating child labour

    Projects to address child labour carried out by Education International affiliates in 15 countries (1) have enabled more than 8,000 former child workers to return to school over the past nine years. Awareness-raising campaigns, visits to parents by teachers and local authorities, and the adoption of local by-laws banning child...

    Quality public schools, empowered teachers and a student centered approach are key to eliminating child labour