The FISE – WFTU International Conference on Education titled “The subject of the conference is “The role of teachers today, today’s school, public education, democracy in education” kicked off yesterday with great success at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. The FISE Conference was presided by the leadership of this WFTU TUI, General Secretary Orlando Perez (from Venezuela) and President Hassan Ismail (Lebanon), elected by the FISE Congress that was held in Caracas Venezuela in September 2012.
The Conference counts with the presence of trade unionists from 16 countries from all over the world. The participants debated on the role of teachers and education workers today and on initiatives that will help coordinate the struggle of education workers all over the world.
