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  1. Standards and working conditions 24 October 2016

    Belize: education union forces government to agree on its demands

    The Belize National Teachers’ Union has suspended its strike for improved working and living conditions for teachers and quality education after the national government agreed on the educators demands.

    Belize: education union forces government to agree on its demands
  2. Union growth 20 October 2016

    Former member of EI staff receives top USA human rights award

    Education International has warmly welcomed the announcement that the 2016 Edward O’Brien Award for Human Rights Education is awarded to Human Rights Education Associates’ Founder, and former Education International’s research coordinator, Felisa Tibbitts.

    Former member of EI staff receives top USA human rights award
  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 October 2016

    UN: Education should be the foundation of sustainable cities

    The Habitat III agreement on the New Urban Agenda acknowledges the strong links between sustainable urbanisation and education for all.

    UN: Education should be the foundation of sustainable cities
  4. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 October 2016

    African teachers top up efforts for quality education

    Teachers from Kenya and Zambia are taking decisive steps to improve the quality of education in their schools through a project to help them assess and defend a better curriculum at primary and secondary level.

    African teachers top up efforts for quality education
  5. Equity and inclusion 18 October 2016

    UK: gender inequality puts future of teaching profession at risk

    Gender inequality, combined with crushing workloads and attacks on their pay and working conditions, are threatening to drive women out of the teaching profession in the UK.

    UK: gender inequality puts future of teaching profession at risk
  6. Union renewal and development 17 October 2016

    Haiti: global educator solidarity at work after devastating Hurricane Matthew

    Education International is meeting with its member organisations in Haiti to shape a plan to strengthen their capacity for action and offer long-term assistance for severely affected educators in the country’s hard hit south.

    Haiti: global educator solidarity at work after devastating Hurricane Matthew
  7. Standards and working conditions 16 October 2016

    Portugal: Creative celebration of educators

    Artists from a wide variety of disciplines and locations joined education unionists in Lisbon to celebrate the importance of teachers and education workers to the development of individuals and society as a whole.

    Portugal: Creative celebration of educators
  8. Union renewal and development 14 October 2016

    Education unions pay tribute to New Zealand’s Helen Kelly

    A former teacher and union leader, Ms Kelly is being remembered by friends, colleagues and the global teaching community for her lifelong commitment to quality public education both at home and around the world.

    Education unions pay tribute to New Zealand’s Helen Kelly
  9. Fighting the commercialisation of education 13 October 2016

    Global unions demand that TiSA negotiations be stopped

    Following the release of new leaked documents exposing the details of the secret Trade in Services Agreement, six global union federations are calling for all talks to be brought to a halt.

    Global unions demand that TiSA negotiations be stopped
  10. Trade union rights are human rights 13 October 2016

    Nigeria: bittersweet news as 21 kidnapped Chibok girls are released

    Education International (EI) joins with the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education in welcoming the rescue of 21 kidnapped Chibok girls while urging the focus to return to the 200 still missing.

    Nigeria: bittersweet news as 21 kidnapped Chibok girls are released
  11. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 October 2016

    Norway: Government doubles down on support for global education

    Education unionists have commended the Norwegian government for delivering on its promise to double its financial support for global education.

    Norway: Government doubles down on support for global education
  12. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 October 2016

    Government’s education reform plan is harmful, Polish educators say

    Education unionists have been at the forefront of the protest against the education reform, which they believe will lead to mass educator dismissals and a decrease in the quality of education.

    Government’s education reform plan is harmful, Polish educators say
  13. Equity and inclusion 11 October 2016

    Educators celebrate International Day of the Girl Child 2016

    As each year on October 11th, Education International highlights girls’ lives across the world, celebrates girls’ achievements, and also shines the spotlight on the issues that continue to hold far too many girls back.

    Educators celebrate International Day of the Girl Child 2016
  14. Fighting the commercialisation of education 10 October 2016

    Ireland: Union launches charter against casualisation of teaching

    The Irish Federation of University Teachers has launched a Charter for casual workers in University College Cork, providing a code of practice for members to support and defend casual and precarious workers within the university.

    Ireland: Union launches charter against casualisation of teaching
  15. Union growth 6 October 2016

    The time is now to strengthen global trade unionism

    The Global Labour University invites trade unionists from all over the world to register for its ENGAGE Programme with the aim of strengthening the intellectual and strategic capacity of workers and their organisations.

    The time is now to strengthen global trade unionism
  16. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 October 2016

    US educators and civil society mobilise for public schools

    World Teachers’ Week in the US saw thousands of teachers, students, parents and community members participating in a “walk-in” to schools across the country to advocate for quality public schools.

    US educators and civil society mobilise for public schools
  17. Standards and working conditions 6 October 2016

    Teachers celebrated globally for World Teachers’ Day

    Teachers were acknowledged for being among the most powerful agents to change the world and shape a better future at a special one-day event held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.

    Teachers celebrated globally for World Teachers’ Day