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We are the voice of teachers and education workers around the world.

Through our 375 member organisations, we represent more than 33 million teachers and education support personnel in 180 countries and territories.

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Informed and empowered by teachers and education support personnel everywhere, we develop tools and strategies that enable us to work across all sectors of education and all regions of the world to effect change and create a better future for our students. Click here to see how we work and find out more about our priorities below.

  1. Quality education for all

  2. The profession

  3. Rights and democracy

  4. Building union power

Latest Updates

  1. News 18 December 2024

    Season's greetings to our Education International family!

    As we reflect on the year, we celebrate the dedication and hard work of our member organizations. They have been relentless in their commitment to improve the living and working conditions of teachers and education support personnel globally.

    Season's greetings to our Education International family!
  2. News 17 December 2024

    Educators condemn the weaponisation of sexual and gender-based violence in war

    Members of the Education International Executive Board denounced sexual and gender-based violence as a method of torture in wars and conflicts around the world. Marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Education International leaders brought attention to victims in Ukraine, Sudan, and beyond and made a strong call...

    Educators condemn the weaponisation of sexual and gender-based violence in war
  3. News 16 December 2024

    Decolonising minds and hearts: unions leading the transformation of education

    On International Human Rights Day, Education International (EI) launched its latest research on decolonising education, highlighting the key role of unions in dismantling colonial legacies in public education systems worldwide.

    Decolonising minds and hearts: unions leading the transformation of education
  4. News 16 December 2024

    Japan's education crisis: New survey calls for urgent action

    In liaison with Education International (EI) “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign, the Japan Teachers’ Union (JTU) unveiled a new survey which shows the country's educators are grappling with long working hours, additional extracurricular activities, and no significant improvement in working conditions.

    Japan's education crisis: New survey calls for urgent action
  5. Worlds of Education 12 December 2024

    The three ways all teachers can improve student engagement

    Jenny Anderson, Rebecca Winthrop

    There are a myriad of reasons students disengage from their learning and school. Our new book, The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better (out January 7 2025), shares new evidence on the powerful strategies teachers can use to support struggling students. Teachers play an essential...

    The three ways all teachers can improve student engagement
  6. News 10 December 2024

    Malawi: Coming together across borders to eradicate child labour

    Education unionists from Burundi, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe came together in Malawi to learn about successful local efforts to end child labour. From 1 to 6 December 2024, coordinators and project leaders spearheading the unions’ work against child labour had the opportunity to exchange know-how and good practice...

    Malawi: Coming together across borders to eradicate child labour

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