World Teachers’ Day is being observed on 05 October every year across the globe since 1994.UNESCO proclaimed the day as World Teachers’ Day. Observing the day is an opportunity to acknowledge the teachers’ contribution to develop the future generation. More than 100 countries observe the day and Bangladesh also stands in the list.
This year, the focus was on working conditions. Under the motto ‘Better working conditions for teachers mean better learning conditions for learners’, Education International identified six main demands on behalf of its teacher organisations: 1) a decent working environment 2) living wages 3) equal pay and equal rights for women 4) initial and ongoing professional development 5) involvement in policy-making 6) collective bargaining to defend and enhance teachers’ rights. This year was a special year, marking the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel. Please click here for more information. Teachers around the world marked World Teachers’ Day in a variety of different ways. In Saint Lucia, a Teacher Appreciation Day was held. NUT in the UK marked the day by organising a joint event with Amnesty International. Prochesta organised a forum on the working conditions of teachers and quality education. In Lesotho, LAT, in collaboration with the Campaign for Education Forum organised a World Teachers’ Day rally.
