Organisations Working for Child Rights

Education International (EI) 5, Bd du Roi Albert II (8th floor), B-1210 Brussels, Belgium, Tel.: +32 2 224 06 11, Fax: +32 2 224 06 06, Email: headoffice@ei-ie.org Web: www.ei-ie.org

EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL (EI)

Education International is a worldwide trade union organisation of education personnel, whose 25 million members represent all sectors of education from pre-school to university 311 national trade unions and associations in 159 countries and territories.
A voice for the education sector worldwide

AIMS
Education International aims to:

» Defend the professional and industrial rights of teachers and education personnel;
» Promote for all peoples in all nations peace, democracy, social justice and equality through the development of quality public education for all;
» Combat all forms of racism and discrimination in education and society;
» Give particular attention to developing the leadership role and involvement of women in society, in the teaching profession and in organisations of teachers and education employees;
» Ensure the rights of the most vulnerable groups such as indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities, migrants and children. EI's work to end child labour is a key aspect of its human rights campaign.

Each Education International member organisation has subscribed to the aims and principles of the organisation, and is actively committed to their promotion.