Our work in this area
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Worlds of Education 28 June 2022 Transforming our understanding of refugee teachers and teaching in contexts of forced displacement
Chris Henderson
In refugee-hosting contexts, teachers contribute more to children’s learning and well-being than any other school-level factor . Refugee teachers also have strong local knowledge and the desire to contribute to better crisis response and recovery outcomes . However, despite their crucial role and the challenging context in which they ensure...
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News 17 June 2022 Israel: Union takes strike action to demand better working conditions to avoid losing more teachers
The Israel Teachers’ Union (ITU) has been engaging recently in rolling strikes across the country to demand decent working conditions and a fair wage agreement reflecting the importance, significance, and complexity of working as an educator in these challenging times.
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News 15 June 2022 Education International reaffirms the crucial role of social dialogue for quality education systems
In her address to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Education International Deputy General Secretary Haldis Holst stressed the need for social dialogue to establish education policies and ensure decent working conditions of all education personnel.
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News 25 May 2022 United States: Teachers demand immediate action on guns, as 21 are killed in elementary school shooting
Educators around the world stand in solidarity and grieve with the students, teachers, school staff, parents, and the entire community of Uvalde, Texas – the scene of yet another school shooting that has taken the lives of 19 children and 2 teachers in the United States.
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News 18 May 2022 Governments must uphold migrant workers’ rights, access to justice and decent work
Education International has joined other Global Union Federations in pushing the world’s governments to fully implement the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) formally endorsed by the UN General Assembly on 19 December 2018. They aim to ensure the GCM adheres to human and labour rights standards,...
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News 17 May 2022 Decent work for education support personnel now!
On the occasion of World Education Support Personnel (ESP) Day , Education International organised a virtual event where member organisations representing ESP at all education levels and in every corner of the globe highlighted the crucial yet underrecognised role played by ESP in quality education systems, as well as the...
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Worlds of Education 16 May 2022 Education Support Personnel build and protect universities
Matthew McGowan
The idea of a university is a noble and important one. A place where knowledge can be shared, tested, developed and expanded. Where people can interrogate everything important about who we are, how the world works and how we fit within it. This happens in an environment built on freedom...
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News 13 May 2022 Celebrate education support personnel with us!
On May 16th, Education International and its member organisations will mark the fifth edition of World Education Support Personnel (ESP) Day by holding an online meeting around this year’s theme, Decent Work for ESP Now!
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Publications Well-being and the education of the whole child
A background paper by the OECD and Education International for the Pre-Summit Seminar at the International Summit on the Teaching Profession 2022
10 May 2022Well-being and the education of the whole childPublished in April 2021 by the OECD and Education International, the Ten Principles for Effective and Equitable Educational Recovery (hereinafter Principles) were intended to facilitate the collaboration of education authorities and the teaching profession, and their organisations, navigate the health crisis effectively and reshape education systems after the pandemic. The...
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News 2 May 2022 Hungary: Union defending the rights of members while welcoming Ukrainian refugees
The Teachers' Democratic Union of Hungary (PDSZ) has been proactive this year in its actions to ensure quality inclusive education. It has also led various initiatives to help Ukrainian refugees coming into the country.
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Worlds of Education 23 April 2022 Economically disadvantaged Malawi teachers bear the brunt of IMF wage bill policies
Dr. Limbani Eliya Nsapato
Malawi has a long-term relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which drives the country’s macroeconomic policies, often to the detriment of progress in targeted sectors such as education and health. Malawi became a member of the IMF on 19 July 1965 and has had at least 16 arrangements (loans)...
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Worlds of Education 22 April 2022 The impact of IMF policies on the public service wage bill in Zambia
Gideon Bulwani
There is sufficient evidence to suggest that the International Monetary Fund austerity measures have the potential to negatively affect Zambian ability to attain SDG 4. It is a paradox that the global system encourages investment in access to quality education for all, while putting obstacles along the path to the...
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Research Teacher Wage Bill Constraints: Perspectives from the Classroom
20 April 2022Teacher Wage Bill Constraints: Perspectives from the ClassroomConstraints to the teacher wage bill blocks teacher recruitment and limits teacher salaries. This exacerbates teacher shortages and decreases the attractiveness of the profession, impeding the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education for all.
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Worlds of Education 20 April 2022 Wage Bill Constraints: Hardship of Teachers in Nepal
Prabin Kumar Acharya
In 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) directed the governments of 15 countries, including Nepal, to reduce their public expenditure. This has greatly impacted teachers after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Worlds of Education 19 April 2022 IMF policies undermine quality education
Dennis Sinyolo
Teacher quality, status, and conditions matter. Quality learning depends on quality teaching, delivered by qualified, well-supported, and motivated teachers.
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News 28 March 2022 Mexico: Ensuring equity and raising the status of teachers high on the education agenda for 2022
The SNTE (National Education Workers’ Union) has submitted its 2022 National List of Demands to Mexico’s Public Education Secretariat (SEP) for review.
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Worlds of Education 28 March 2022 Teachers and students in Lebanon need global solidarity to save their education system and their hope for the future. The world must answer.
David Edwards
The failure of governance and the inability to deal with over-lapping crises has paralysed Lebanon. A whole generation of young people risks losing life opportunities due to the meltdown of the education system.
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News 21 March 2022 Senegal: Unions win pay rise
At a high-level meeting with several ministers, the leaders of Senegal's principal education unions reached agreement on several positive measures, namely a pay rise for education and training staff and the upgrading of the allowance system for managerial and administrative roles. The career prospects for education and teaching staff were...
Senegal: Unions win pay rise