The recruitment of active and motivated young teachers within the union and union involvement in shaping policy pertaining to teachers and education: these are some the topics we were fortunate to discuss with Gifty Apanbi of the Ghana National Association of Teachers. She underlines how committed teachers in her country are ensuring that they can provide all students with quality education.

(English to follow) Oggi, con la Prof.ssa Mari D'Agostino, docente ordinario di linguistica italiana all'Università di Palermo in Italia, parliamo dell’accoglienza degli studenti neoarrivati nelle scuole e in particolare, di come i docenti e il personale della scuola possono accompagnarli nel loro percorso di apprendimento della lingua.

Quale ruolo per gli insegnanti delle diverse materie? Come affrontare questo percorso con studenti a bassa scolarizzazione? E, infine, come valorizzare questi studenti e il loro repertorio linguistico perché l’apprendimento linguistico favorisca il processo di inclusione sociale e relazionale?

(English version to follow) Hablamos con Alejandro Tiana, Secretario de Estado de Educación de España, sobre los esfuerzos llevados a cabo desde la escuela para luchar contra la segregación de niños y niñas refugiados.

¿Cuáles son los principales obstáculos? ¿Cuáles las mejores experiencias hasta el momento?

France Castro of the Alliance of Concerned Teacher Philippines tells us about the human and trade union rights violations under the Duterte government and how her union is fighting back.

En este podcast entrevistamos a Sonia Alesso, Secretaria General de CTERA, Argentina, sobre la situación en América Latina en un contexto de movimientos sociales, lucha sindical y cambio político.

"All I'm asking from social media is that they take care of the city that they have created. That when someone is murdering someone else they hold them to account. They built this city and put no traffic lights, no laws." An enlightening conversation with Rappler's Maria Ressa - Time person of the year 2018 - on media literacy, social media and the war on truth. #GlobalMILWeek

On the occasion of World Day for Decent Work, October 7th, International Trade Union Confederation's General Secretary Sharan Burrow gives her views on trade union renewal and explains how a new social contract should look like.

For this year's World Teacher's Day, on October 5th, with the theme “Young Teachers: The future of the Profession”, we interviewed Kelera Tinai, a young woman education unionist from the Fiji Teachers' Association. Listen to Kelera detailing the leadership training she followed in Korea, and the knowledge and experience she got from it and which she was able to share with Fiji's colleagues.

Tuvimos la suerte de charlar con Roberto Baradel, secretario general de SUTEBA (Argentina) y Secretario General de la CTA-Provincia de Buenos Aires, durante el 8º congreso de la IE en Bangkok, Tailandia. Baradel analiza la importancia de la solidaridad internacional así como los principales retos a los que se enfrentan los sindicatos en la región de América Latina y en Argentina en particular.

L'éducation aux changements climatiques a été débattue au 8e Congrès mondial de l'Internationale de l'Education. Alors que débute la semaine mondiale d'action pour le climat initiée par les étudiants, Luc Beauregard de la Centrale des Syndicats du Québec/Canada nous en dit plus sur les établissements verts Brundtland et les activités syndicales dans sa province.