Rong 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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Released 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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Public 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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NEA: We must come together
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On 5 January, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the prime ministers of the federal states (Länder) agreed on the lockdown as the Coronavirus rages across the country. On 25 January, this situation will be reviewed before a decision is made on whether to extend the lockdown into February.
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But in the spirit of teaching itself as the ultimate act of optimism, it’s worth identifying and nurturing the hopeful signs for climate change action in 2021. There are several and educators are amongst those taking action at the forefront. Thisyear the world will see a long-overdue acceleration of collective...
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On 5 January, the SNE-CDT informed Education International of “the strong tension resulting from the unilateral decisions of the Minister of National Education that affect the social acquis of teachers, their constitutional right to strike and their trade union freedom, given the lack of responsible social dialogue".
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In early January, 69 members of KTU branches in Sora, Garmiyan, and Khanaqin participated in three training courses to upskill them in modern teaching methods. The training curriculum included several lessons tackling teaching methods and the use of new technologies in education and e-learning, as well as two new practical...
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Education International is alarmed about ongoing violations of trade union freedoms and the rights and acquis of teachers in Morocco as reported by the Syndicat national de l'enseignement–Confédération démocratique du Travail (SNE-CDT).
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On 30 December, Argentina became only the third country in South America to permit elective abortions after its Senate approved a legislative change by 38 votes in favour to 29 against with one abstention.
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Scotland’s Government has also announced that the country will be in lockdown throughout January; and in Wales all schools will be closed until at least 18 January.
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Education unions in the UK had called for schools not to reopen on 4 January and gave their reactions to the Prime Minister’s announcement – after some pupils had been in school for one day.
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The ACT welcomed the recent increase contained in the annual teaching allowance from 3,500 to 5,000 pesos (about 85 euros) incorporated in the education budget for 2021. However, ACT Secretary General and member of the Education International’s Executive Board, Raymond Basilio stressed that “The P5,000 annual allowance is totally short...
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This year, 2021, will unfortunately still be marked by the Coronavirus crisis. As we did last year, Education International will collaborate with governments and international organisations and demand thateducators be considered a priority group in COVID-19 vaccinations .
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Women’s network consolidates fight for gender equality
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On 13 December, at least 600 teenagers were kidnapped by Boko Haram at the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, northwest Nigeria. Education International, the global union federation representing educators, has joined the international community in calling for the safe release of the 300 teenagers still in captivity.
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Education International (EI) Executive Board Resolution on Terrorist Attacks in Mozambique
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Education International calls upon Kenyan authorities to stop its onslaught on the KNUT
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