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Solidarity is our core value. We work to inspire and support solidarity and cooperation among our member organisations for a strong, united, and empowered trade union movement in the education sector and beyond.

We assist our member organisations to meet their development needs and respond to emergencies, building bridges between hundreds of unions across the world. Our projects in this area are tailored to the needs of our members and are aligned with their strategic directions.

Together we grow stronger every day.

Union cooperation programmes

  1. Union renewal and development

    Development Cooperation Handbook: A guide to successful partnerships

    28 February 2021

    This development cooperation handbook is intended for the use of all Education International affiliates. Those that are already involved in development cooperation will find food for thought and tools for use in their work. Affiliates that are not yet involved in development cooperation will find useful information to help them...

    Development Cooperation Handbook: A guide to successful partnerships
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  2. Union renewal and development 27 July 2023

    Burkina Faso: Teacher unionists' capacity building through development cooperation

    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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  3. Standards and working conditions 25 April 2023

    The Gambia: Development cooperation supports teacher union’s co-operative credit union

    The successful partnership between the Gambia Teachers Union Co-Operative Credit Union (GTUCCU) and the Comhar Linn INTO Credit Union of Ireland has positively impacted the lives of teachers and their families in The Gambia. GTUCCU currently has over 30,000 members who use a variety of financial services, including savings and...

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  4. Leading the profession 24 April 2023

    Strengthening education unions, a key priority in Latin America

    Cooperation and solidarity, the Pedagogical Movement and women workers in education and their network. These initiatives to strengthen education unions were debated during the Education International (EI) Development Cooperation Café dedicated to the Latin American region.

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  5. Union renewal and development 24 April 2023

    Education International provides educators with a tool to support the strengthening of their unions

    Education International (EI) has developed a "Toolkit for Union Building – Making Education Unions More Effective” . This toolkit enables each member organisation to engage in a process of self-assessment, proposing that they experiment with new activities to strengthen their organisations.

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Solidarity in emergencies

  1. Together we build union power 15 September 2023

    Urgent Action Appeal: Earthquake in Morocco

    Education International (EI) is launching a call for solidarity in support of colleagues in Morocco.

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  2. Together we build union power 13 September 2023

    Libya: Solidarity Statement Following Deadly Floods

    We stand together, united in grief and hope, as we bear witness to the devastating floods of Storm Daniel that have already claimed 11,000 lives and over 10,000 missing in Libya, and destroyed the livelihoods of thousands of others.

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  3. Together we build union power 13 September 2023

    Morocco: Education International stands in solidarity after devastating earthquake

    A 6,8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco on September 9th, killing more than 2,900 people and causing severe injuries to 5,500 people more, including many teachers, students, and their communities. Many buildings have been damaged or destroyed. The rescue operations are ongoing in the affected areas.

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  4. Together we build union power 7 June 2023

    Madagascar: trade union solidarity with teachers affected by natural disasters

    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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  5. Union renewal and development 14 April 2023

    Development cooperation and solidarity in the Caribbean, in times of COVID-19 and afterwards

    Present in Brussels, Belgium, for a meeting of the Education International (EI) Development Cooperation Network , Don Howell, General Secretary of the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) - an Education International umbrella body for teachers in the Caribbean - and President of the Saint Lucia Teachers' Union (SLTU), explained how...

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