Education International (EI) members FECODE and ASPU have been targeted by paramilitary threats. Educators from around the world call on the Colombian government to do its duty: ensure the safety of educators and protect schools as territories of peace. On...
The UQAM strike will continue. The Syndicat des employées et employés de l’UQAM (SEUQAM) has announced that its members will be on strike for another two days, on Friday September 6 and Monday September 9. “Moreover, all 1800 members have been invited to...
Education International (EI) member FECODE - the largest union in Colombia - has been targeted by paramilitary threats made against its executive committee. Educators from around the world call on the Colombian government to do its duty: ensure the safety...
Focusing on the key findings of a study on the privatisation of education in Argentina commissioned by Education International, the Confederación de Trabajadores de la Educación de la República Argentina has launched the video ‘Educación S.A.’ to highlight how economic...
Harland and Wolff, the shipyard that built the Titanic, went into administration on 6 August with the potential loss of over 120 jobs when the troubled parent company, Norwegian Dolphin Drilling, failed to find a buyer.The workers have occupied the...
The tragedy occurred at around 5.45 PM as a heavy metal cable collapsed on the workers, who were scrapping the ship CSL Virginia. The deceased have been identified as Aminul Islam (50) and Tushar Chakma (25). The injured were admitted...
In February this year, General Motors (GM) signed an agreement with the union, promising to pay workers 2,500 Brazilian Real (US$ 600) with no deductions. Not all workers received the payment, but after the union threatened to go on strike,...
The violence is a repeat of what has happened in previous xenophobic attacks in the country, and the police say they made several arrests.Louise Modikwe from IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the Southern African Clothing and Textile Union, who is also...
The RSC is an unprecedented national initiative, uniting industry, brands and trade unions to ensure a sustainable solution, based on a unified compliance standard, to carry forward the significant accomplishments made on workplace safety in Bangladesh since the creation of...
Commemorating the start of World War II, German educators have reiterated their commitment to the initiative on disarmament and peace education recently adopted by Education International and its affiliates. “On September 1st, 1939, World War II began with German troops...
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) was formed in 1999 in Toronto-Canada and formally announced its formation in January 2000. In nearly two decades of continuous activism, we have played an impactful role in securing international support for Iranian workers’ struggles against the Islamic Republic of Iran, employers, and the inhumane conditions the capitalist order has imposed on working-class lives in Iran. During these years, our politics and the foundational basis guiding our activism have been predicated on working-class traditions with an uncompromising emphasis on working-class independence and autonomy.