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Study Circles are changing the lives of women in Nepal – and inspiring others. We speak to two women who are in Study Circles with CLASS Nepal, and learn how they gained the skills and confidence. Read more.
Study Circles are changing the lives of women in Nepal – and inspiring others. We speak to two women who are in Study Circles with CLASS Nepal, and learn how they gained the skills and confidence. Read more.
You can also download our Study Circles for Social Change Information Packet and find out about forming your own Study Circle.
Foundation Skills for Social Change Programme
Build your skills for leadership and social change through IFWEA’s Foundation Skills for Social Change Programme. Explore our course catalogue in organisational development, digital skills, leadership, popular education, and labour movement issues designed for grassroots leaders and worker educators worldwide. Click here.
Strengthen your organisation or union
IFWEA offers dynamic online learning opportunities for trade unions, NGOs, community organisations, worker educators, and social justice movements worldwide. Download the IFWEA e-learning programme here.
IFWEA offers dynamic online learning opportunities for trade unions, NGOs, community organisations, worker educators, and social justice movements worldwide. Download the IFWEA e-learning programme here.
Our services include Moodle platform set up and management, and training for Moodle administrators and online educators.
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IFWEA is the only international organisation for worker educator associations. We provide a global space for workers to share resources and deepen their understanding of the transformative role of trade union and community struggles.
WHAT WE DO
We provide global education to trade unions and member-based associations in worker communities. Our programmes include Study Circles, Certificate Courses and an annual youth leadership project (YGAP).
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From Digital Skills to Study Circles to Leadership: Find out what programmes, courses, workshops and other activities are part of IFWEA’s schedule of activities. We also teach you how to design your own courses.
STUDY CIRCLES
Study circles enable small groups to learn together about how to advance their interests. They are essential for grassroots leaders to build up vibrant, democratic organisations. IFWEA study circles cover a range of topics including training for shop stewards, moderating online workshops, IT skills and more.
FOUNDATION SKILLS
The Foundation Skills for Social Change (FSSC) certificate programme is for leaders in trade unions and community organisations. The courses, designed by IFWEA affiliates with specific expertise, are user-friendly, relevant and practical. They include topics such as women’s leadership, and how to design online courses
OLA
The IFWEA Online Labour Academy (OLA) is an online education platform used by IFWEA affiliates to design and deliver online workplace, social and political education to their constituencies. The platform is highly flexible, allowing for a wide range of activities and resources to be used in courses. These can be moderated or self-managed.
YGAP
The Youth Global Awareness Programme (YGAP) is a vibrant exposure and exchange programme for young members of IFWEA affiliates and associated labour organisations. The programme develops the next generation of worker educators to tackle the challenges of the 21st century. To find out more about our YGAP programme, click the button below.
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❤️ Without public education, Sweden is silent.![]()
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IFWEA affiliate ABF (Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund or the Workers' Educational Association) is Sweden’s largest liberal adult education (folkbildning) association. Deeply rooted in the Swedish labour movement, it receives state and municipal grants to provide democratically focused, non-formal adult education, cultural events, and lifelong learning for hundreds of thousands of participants annually. But what happens when that funding is removed?
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is hosting a hybrid, 45 minute practical Introduction to AI session. ![]()
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2026 | WSIS Forum 2026
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WSIS Forum 2026 is scheduled to be held from 6 to 10 July 2026 in Geneva.
👉 Philippines Now an “Upper Middle Country”: Statistically yes, but quality of life is poor ![]()
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IFWEA affiliate Labor Education and Research Network has responded to theWorld Bank Announcement that Philippines has reached “Upper Middle Income” status by saying:![]()
"Recently, the Philippines has been classified by the World Bank as an “Upper Middle Income” country. We now join a growing number of developing economies that have a GNI per capita between $4,496 and $13,935. While the Marcos Jr. administration maximizes the opportunity to announce that its policies and governance works, the everyday reality of working people tells a different story — a story of poverty, insecurity, chronic stress, and terrible public services...![]()
LEARN strongly doubts that the people stuck in traffic, the riders struggling to breathe in clogged underpasses, and the commuters desperate for a ride home actually believe that things are improving. Until the supposed “prosperity” of the nation is actually felt by the majority through proactive policies such as a living wage, public employment, and genuine industrial policy, claims that we are getting richer are hard to believe."
👷🏽Strengthening the Collective Knowledge of Workers to Support Action.![]()
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On 21–22 June 2026, IFWEA affiliate Labour Education Foundation (LEF) organised a two-day capacity-building training in Lahore, Pakistan. ![]()
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✅ The training brought together textile and garment workers to enhance their understanding of labour laws, social protection, occupational safety and health, gender equality, minimum wage issues, unionisation, and workers’ rights advocacy. ![]()
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✅ Participants engaged in interactive discussions on constitutional labour rights, workplace safety, gender-based discrimination, living wage campaigns, social media advocacy, and mechanisms for filing complaints through supply chain accountability systems. ![]()
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✅ The training also highlighted the importance of collective action and involvement in the Textile Power-loom Garment and Worker Union Punjab in advancing decent work and social justice.
How do workers defend their rights when there are no formal contracts or legal safety nets? 🤝![]()
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They negotiate. Together.![]()
For more than 20 years, IFWEA affiliate StreetNet has been adapting collective bargaining to the realities of street and market vendors, equipping worker leaders with the skills to negotiate with authorities, resolve conflicts, and advocate for their rights.![]()
These negotiation skills workshops have helped workers influence policies, secure trading licences, strengthen democratic organisations, and build more constructive dialogue with governments.![]()
Because lasting change doesn't happen by chance - it happens at the negotiating table. ✊🏾![]()
📸 Photos from recent workshops in Bangladesh, Lesotho, Senegal, and Ch#StreetNete#CollectiveBargainingi#negotiationskillsk#WorkersRightsi#leadershipr#nothingforuswithoutuso#informaleconomyworkersrkers