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Articles

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   Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 February 2025

   Go Public! Underfunding threatens Nordic education systems

   Despite their reputation for strong public education systems, Nordic countries in Europe are facing increasing inequalities, teacher shortages, and creeping privatisation. As governments shift the financial burden onto municipalities, schools are forced to compete with other public services for resources.

   Go Public! Underfunding threatens Nordic education systems

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   Standards and working conditions 13 September 2023

   Elevating Teachers' Voices to the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession

   Educators from around the world expressed their concerns about the global teacher shortage, sharing firsthand experiences which highlight the detrimental implications for their classrooms and school communities. Their testimonies were part of consultations organised by Education International to bring the voices of educators to the UN High-Level Panel on the...

   Elevating Teachers' Voices to the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession

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   Union renewal and development 21 January 2022

   Finland: Using social media to promote education union’s development cooperation and solidarity work

   Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö (OAJ) proactively uses social media to inform its members about its development cooperation and solidarity work. The union has allocated part of its membership fee to this form of promotion, which has increased members’ understanding of and commitment to development cooperation and solidarity work.

   Finland: Using social media to promote education union’s development cooperation and solidarity work

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   Union renewal and development 30 November 2021

   OAJ Finland international cooperation: Using own resources to ensure autonomy

   In 2019, the Finnish education union OAJ decided to allocate 0.7% of its national budget to development cooperation, supporting its cooperation programmes that span several continents.

   OAJ Finland international cooperation: Using own resources to ensure autonomy

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   Trade union rights are human rights 27 March 2020

   Education unions in Nordic countries join forces with public authorities to fight COVID-19 pandemic

   Educators in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden are using well-developed social dialogue channels and information technology to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.

   Education unions in Nordic countries join forces with public authorities to fight COVID-19 pandemic

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   Climate action and literacy 4 November 2019

   Finland: Leading education event in Nordic countries welcomes international participants

   The Trade Union of Education in Finland (OAJ) invites educators from across the world to Educa’s 25th anniversary edition and its first international programme in English on 24 and 25 January in Helsinki.

   Finland: Leading education event in Nordic countries welcomes international participants