Egypt: Falsely Accused Journalist Ahmed Khalifa Must be Released
NewsEducation International (EI) joins the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in demanding freedom for jailed Egyptian journalist Ahmed Khalifa.
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1 February 2021
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29 January 2021 
India: Trade union calls for strong and immediate action to save teachers’ lives during the pandemic
NewsTeachers across India continue to be deployed on COVID-19-related duties without any support, sanitation facilities, personal protective equipment kits, or training to deal with the pandemic. These duties range from distribution of ration/food to door-to-door surveys to identify confirmed COVID-19 cases. Teachers are undertaking these duties despite appeals to the...
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28 January 2021 
76th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation: German, Israeli, and Polish trade unions unite to say “Never again”
NewsZNP: Education about Holocaust vital
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27 January 2021 
Over 300 ECE Educators Graduate in Tanzania
NewsThe Early Childhood Education (ECE) project run by the Tanzania Teachers’ Union (TTU) and Education International has, among the achievements, led to 352 educators receiving a diploma in early childhood education after undergoing a two-year in-service course. The graduation ceremony took place on 21 December 2020 in Dodoma, Tanzania.
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27 January 2021
Over 300 ECE Educators Graduate in Tanzania
NewsECE Educators Graduate in Tanzania
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26 January 2021 
Malaysia: Union calls for protection of teachers as frontline personnel
NewsAs the pandemic continues, the NUPT is also concerned about teachers’ physical attendance at a recent workshop. “This group of teachers were instructed to attend in presential mode a workshop on remote teaching and learning organised by the district’s Education Office, while the country is confronted by the COVID-19 pandemic,”...
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24 January 2021 
No society can recover unless it lives up to the promise of education for all
NewsThe third edition of the International Day of Education (January 24) comes at a time when education is facing its biggest crisis in modern history. In 2020, over 1.6 billion students were affected by the global school closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to remote education....
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24 January 2021 
“Teaching with Tech: Why Education Unions Must Act Now To Have a Role in Shaping the Future”, by Christina J. Colclough.
NewsThe global digital health market was valued at USD 111.4 billion in 2019 and is expected to reachUSD 510.4 billion by 2025[1] . The Ed Tech market, was valued at USD 76.4 million in 2019. With an annual growth rate prediction of 18%, the market size is anticipated to reachUSD...
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21 January 2021 
“Riot Backlash Hastens Moment of Truth for Internet Giants”, by Aidan White.
NewsJust how powerful these companies are in shaping public discourse is shown by the co-ordinated crackdown barring Trump and his allies from their platforms. It had an immediate effect -- an instant drop in the spread of fake news and disinformation.
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20 January 2021 
Iraq: Union highlights that pandemic has deepened long-term deficiencies in education
NewsThe KTU made its call at a symposium on “Education in the era of the COVID -19 pandemic”. Held in Erbil, the symposium gathered education unionists, as well as educational and religious personalities, members of Parliament, and representatives of civil society organisations.
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16 January 2021 
Germany: Unions call for government clarity and laud work of education staff in remote education
NewsVBE: Commitment from teachers despite “bumpy” resumption of classes
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15 January 2021 
France: Unions prepare to mobilise in face of uncertainty caused by COVID-19
NewsOn 12 January, theConfédération générale du travail (CGT) Educ’action, theFédération syndicale unitaire(FSU), theFédération des syndicats généraux de l'Education nationale et de la recherche-Confédération française démocratique du travail(SGEN-CFDT), theSyndicat national des lycées, collèges, écoles et du supérieur (SNALC), the Syndicat national des collèges et des lycées(SNCL),Sud Éducationand theUnion nationale des syndicats...
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15 January 2021 
“Safe schools: the foundation of recovering children's education from this pandemic”, by Patrick Roach (NASUWT, UK).
NewsWe want to see schools and colleges reopen fully to all pupils as soon as it is safe to do so, but more than this, when schools do reopen fully we want them to be able to stay open. Keeping schools open sustainably and avoiding the repeated periods of self-isolation...
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14 January 2021 
Taiwan: Private schools profit from government help, embezzle money, and leave teachers jobless
NewsBoth unions have made public how the government’s legislation allows the boards of private schools that are undergoing transformation or closing to manage public-funded assets as their own funds. This sacrifices the rights of teachers, students, and the public.
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13 January 2021 
Mexico: Irreplaceable role of teachers in the COVID-19 educational process
NewsThe SNTE has highlighted the key principles necessary to ensure the health and safety of educators and students during the ongoing COVID-19. According to SNTE General Secretary Alfonso Cepeda Salas, these principles are:
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13 January 2021 
Cambodia: Educators join global trade union wave of solidarity with union leader Rong Chhun
NewsRong Chhun is the president of the independent Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU), a member of the Cambodia Watchdog Council, and former president of the Education International affiliate, the Cambodia Independent Teachers' Association (CITA).
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12 January 2021 
Hong Kong: International trade union solidarity
NewsReleased on 8 January, one day after her imprisonment, after swift international mobilisation, Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) president, Carol Ng, stated: “As a union fighter for many years, I know why I committed to my union role and the union fight. I will carry on with what...
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12 January 2021 
Taiwan: Education union highlights unequal conditions as it campaigns for quality education
NewsPublic authorities support English as a second language (ESL) in Taiwan, according to the NTA’s 2030 Bilingual Policy. It said the Ministry of Education is expanding ESL education to ECE in a non-compulsory way, allowing private ECE institutions to provide expensive bilingual courses on specific-subjects, on a half-day, or even...
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