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Education International (EI) and education unions around the world stand in solidarity with our colleagues from Eğitim Sen, EI member organisation in Türkiye. We condemn the placement of Eğitim Sen’s Executive Board under house arrest as well as the violence and intimidation unleashed against educators, students, and protesting citizens in...
Türkiye: Solidarity with education trade unionists defending democracyGlobal education union leaders convened to address current challenges and opportunities in education on the occasion of the 70th Executive Board (Board) meeting of Education International (EI) held online from April 1st-3rd, 2025.
A milestone of reflection and action: The 70th meeting of the Executive Board of Education InternationalWe, members of the Council of Global Unions (CGU), stand in solidarity with the people of Myanmar following the devastating recent earthquake. We have been outraged by the Myanmar military junta’s continued attacks, exploitation of a humanitarian crisis, and deliberate obstruction of life-saving assistance through indiscriminate aerial bombings and systematic...
Global Unions demand that humanitarian aid reaches Myanmar’s people, not the military juntaFor many years Education International has been following the discussions being held within the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organization (SCCR/WIPO) regarding limitations and exceptions to copyright for libraries, archives and educational institutions. There are times when it seems progress is being made,...
A treaty to protect teachingIn response to an avalanche of authoritarian measures enacted by the Trump Administration, the Executive Board of Education International, during its 70th meeting, on 1-3 April 2025, unequivocally reaffirms its commitment to public education, inclusive democracy, and human and trade union rights in the United States and around the world.
Resolution of the Executive Board of Education International on the attacks on public education, democracy, and union values in the United StatesThe Executive Board of Education International (EI) during its 70th meeting, on 1-3 April, reaffirmed the central role of inclusive education in building just and equitable societies.
Statement of the Executive Board of Education International on the Global Disability Summit