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Education International (EI) is a global union federation that represents organisations of teachers and other education employees. We are the world's largest, most representative organisation of teachers unions, with over 32 million trade union members representing around 400 organisations in 170 countries and territories across the globe. We promote the principle that quality, publicly-funded education should be accessible to every student in every country. We promote and represent the interests of teachers and other education employees on the international level. We assist the development of independent democratic organisations to represent teachers and other education employees, and seek to foster solidarity and cooperation between them. We support the development of qualifications of teachers, and the recognition of teachers as professionals. We support democracy, peace, social justice, and human rights, including trade union rights and the right to education. We advocate for equity in society, and to combat racism and xenophobia. We challenge discrimination on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, and racial or ethnic origin. We work with other global union federations and other friendly organisations to promote and achieve solidarity.We promote quality education, the interests of teachers and other education employees, and equity in society.