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News 21 November 2025 Myanmar: Defending democracy and teacher union rights: EI stands in solidarity
In Myanmar, while educators and union leaders continue to face relentless oppression, the military junta that seized power in February 2021 seeks to legitimize its rule through upcoming sham elections. Against this background, Education International (EI) and its member organisations committed to strengthen their support and solidarity with the Myanmar...
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News 20 November 2025 Chad: the union at the heart of negotiations to improve the status of teachers
After years of negotiations, the SET teachers’ union of Chad has secured a revision of the decree governing the status of teachers. This is a first step that rekindles hope for improved working conditions and opens up a new phase of negotiations. But many challenges lie ahead.
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Take action! 20 November 2025 Call to solidarity with Jamaican teachers impacted by Hurricane Melissa
Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, Education International has launched an urgent action appeal in solidarity with its member organisation in Jamaica, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), to help the union address the needs of affected teachers, school communities and to restore access to learning as soon...
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Statements 20 November 2025 Transgender Day of Remembrance: Defending trans people in the workplace
Statement by the Council of Global Unions
November 20th is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR ) when we mourn our lost siblings and call for justice. It is also an opportunity to remember that an injury to one is an injury to all; trade unions have a duty to defend trans workers.
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Worlds of Education 18 November 2025 Decolonizing education: Restoring and expanding Hawaiian language and cultural education
Osa Tui, Jr.
In Hawaiʻi public schools, teaching using the Hawaiian language was made illegal in 1896 and did not resume until the 1980s, when ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) revitalization efforts led to the creation of Hawaiian-medium preschools in 1984, which were then piloted in two elementary schools in 1987.
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News 17 November 2025 Nepal: Education unions unite for transformative gender justice
Education International (EI) affiliates in Nepal came together in the capital city Kathmandu for a three-day Gender Justice Training, aimed at strengthening union capacity to promote gender equality and end gender-based discrimination in the education sector.
Nepal: Education unions unite for transformative gender justice