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Top education unionists in Tajikistan vocalized a strong appeal for enhanced public investment in education, aligning with the global "Go Public! Fund Education" campaign by Education International (EI).
The National Education Union (NEU) conference took place in Bournemouth, 3-6 April 2024.
The National Education Union (NEU) conference took place in Bournemouth, 3-6 April 2024.
“749 days our brothers and sisters have been living under bombardments, shelling, and attacks. This is their reality. Our solidarity is unwavering because theirs is a fight for democracy and freedom which are at the core of who we are as education trade unions,” stated David Edwards, Education International General Secretary to unionists gathered to show support for teachers and students in Ukraine.
Mark Osborn, a teacher from south London, recently met activists from Ukraine’s Free Trade Union of Education and Science Workers (VPONU), an affiliate of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions (KVPU), in Lviv and Kyiv. On 22 August, in western Ukraine, I met the Lviv Committee of VPONU. Nataliia Babych told me that Ukrainian education workers needed solidarity from British unions: “We want to survive. We want to be free and live in an independent Ukraine. We want to live in a democratic state.”