In partnership with the Canadian Teachers' Federation, Burkina Faso's Syndicat National des Enseignants du Secondaire et du Supérieur (SNESS) organised the 14th edition of a training session for in-service activists.
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In a letter of protest dated 13 July 2023 addressed to Tunisian Education Minister Ali Mohamed Al Boughdiri, Education International (EI) condemned the salary penalties imposed on teacher trade unionists calling for better funding of education in their country.
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Organizaçao Nacional dos Professores(ONP) top leaders convened at the Premiere Hotel in Nelspruit, South Africa, on the 6th and 7th July, 2023 in a retreat facilitated by SADTU and EI to help transform the ONP/SNPM into a strong, democratic, and independent teachers’ union capable of effectively defending and promoting the...
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From India to Senegal, from Albania to Uganda and Mali, Education International (EI) members raised their voices in support of quality education to commemorate World Day Against Child Labour on June 12th.
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The Africa Regional Office of Education International (EI Africa) is seeking a consultant or team of consultants to conduct research that investigates the main barriers to the participation of young members in education unions and identifies ways to overcome these barriers. The research will involve a literature review and a...
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The 9th Education International World Congress is taking place online from July 11 to 13. This edition of our World Congress will focus on “Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy." Read on to see how you can connect with colleagues from across the world!
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The National Teachers Association of Liberia (NTAL) and Education International (El) Africa held a two-day workshop aimed at reviewing the state of education in Liberia in relation to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4 aimed at ‘ensuring inclusive, equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all’. The...
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Education union representatives from Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, and Zambia convened at the Mensvic Hotel in Accra, Ghana, for the public event on education financing . The Education Financing Forum, which took place on June 22, 2023, aimed at urging governments to enhance funding for public education.
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Educators in Africa came together for the Education Financing Forum: Go Public! Fund Education in Accra, Ghana from 21-22 June. The event, held in collaboration with the TaxEd Alliance, aimed to strengthen education unions' capacity in advocating for fair and just taxation to fully fund public education systems.
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Education International (EI), together with its member organisations in Ghana, hosted a workshop at Mensvic Hotel in Accra on the 21st June 2023 to discuss education financing. EI member organizations from Senegal and Zambia involved in the Tax and Education (TaxEd) Alliance project joined their counterparts from Ghana and Nigeria...
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Top education union leaders from Cameroon, Malawi, Rwanda, and Zambia took stock of gains in their fight against education privatisation through the Education International (EI) Global Response campaign and committed to continue these efforts through EI's Go Public! Fund Education campaign to mobilise to fully fund public education systems and...
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Education International, the global federation of educators, strongly condemns the horrific attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe, Uganda and mourns in solidarity with the families and communities impacted by this devastating act of violence.
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Education International, the global federation of educators, strongly condemns the horrific attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe, Uganda and mourns in solidarity with the families and communities impacted by this devastating act of violence.
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On June 15, 2023, Education International (EI) Africa held an online meeting on the EI Global Response (GR) to Privatisation and Commercialisation of and in Education. The meeting was held in the context of the new EI campaign, “Go Public! Fund Education”. The privatisation and commercialisation of education is growing...
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The SNE-CDT (Syndicat National de l’Enseignement-Confédération Démocratique du Travail) has been negotiating for several years with the government to improve the living and working conditions of Moroccan education staff, and to secure a comprehensive reform of the country’s education system, to put an end to the ongoing inequalities in the...
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The Fédération Chrétienne des Enseignants et Employés de l’Éducation (FEKRIMPAMA) has spared no effort in distributing financial resources from the Education International (EI) solidarity fund to its affiliates most severely affected by cyclones Cheneso and Freddy .
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Syndicat National des Enseignants des Écoles Maternelles du Bénin (SYNAEM Benin), the Teachers and Workers Union organizing in early childhood education in Benin, commemorated their 20th anniversary on Saturday, May 13, 2023.The event was held at the Bourse du Travail in Cotonou, and was led by their Secretary General, Elvis...
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Education International promotes the application of International Labour (ILO) Standards, including freedom of association and the right to organise, to bargain collectively and to undertake industrial action, including strike action, if necessary. EI also supports the right of teachers and education employees’ organisations to participate in the formulation and implementation...
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