WCOTP
World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession
SuccessorEducation International (EI)
Founded1952
Dissolved1992

The World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP) was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing teachers.

History

19th Assembly of Delegates of the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession, Sydney Town Hall, August 1970

The federation was established in 1952, with the merger of the International Federation of Secondary Teachers (FIPESO), the International Federation of Teachers' Associations (IFTA), and the World Organisation of the Teaching Profession (WOTP), the three main international federations of teachers. FIPESO and the IFTA became sections of the new organisation, while the WOTP was dissolved into it.[1]

The federation aimed to promote the consolidation of teachers' unions, to have one in each country, to support its members, and to exchange professional knowledge. For many years, it had around 140 members, plus sixty associate members and five specialist international members. These international members were the International Association for School Librarianship, the International Council on Education for Teaching, the International Council on Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and the International Reading Association.[1]

At the end of 1992, the federation merged with the International Federation of Free Teachers' Unions, to form Education International.[2]

Affiliates

In 1979, the following unions were affiliated to the federation:[1]

Union Country Affiliated membership
Australian Teachers' Federation Australia 104,404
Verband der Professoren Oesterreichs Austria 1,500
Bangladesh College Teachers' Association Bangladesh 10,320
Barbados Secondary Teachers' Union Barbados 230
Barbados Union of Teachers Barbados 1,200
Fédération de l'enseignement moyen officiel du degré superieur de Belgique Belgium 1,000
Fédération générale du personnel enseignant Belgium 3,362
Belize National Teachers Union Belize 500
Amalgamated Bermuda Union of Teachers Bermuda 650
Botswana Teachers' Union Botswana 265
Associacao Brasileira de Educacao Brazil 1,000
Confederacao dos Professores do Brasil Brazil 20,150
British Virgin Islands Teachers' Association British Virgin Islands 100
Brunei Malay Teachers' Association Brunei 1,344
Canadian Teachers' Federation Canada 212,874
China Education Society Taiwan 500
Asociacion Nacional de Educadores Costa Rica 18,000
Danmarks Laererforening Denmark 46,492
Gymanasieskolernes Laererforening Denmark 3,400
Solidaridad de Maestras Salvadorenas El Salvador 1,000
Fiji Teachers' Union Fiji 1,600
Fijian Teachers' Association Fiji 1,800
Lastentarhanopettajaliitto Finland 1,779
Opettajien Ammattijarjesto Finland 35,866
Svenska Finlands Lärarförbund Finland 1,700
Syndicat national de l'enseignement technique France 11,000
Syndicat national des enseignements de second degre France 45,500
Syndicat national des personnels de direction des éstablishments de l'enseignement secondaire France 2,926
Syndicat national des Professeurs des Ecoles normales France 1,500
Gambia Teachers' Union Gambia 400
Deutscher Lehrerverband West Germany 120,500
Ghana National Association of Teachers Ghana 22,000
Assistant Masters' Association United Kingdom 40,000
Association of Assistant Mistresses United Kingdom 33,300
Association of Head Mistresses United Kingdom 765
Head Masters' Association United Kingdom 1,855
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education United Kingdom 40,000
National Union of Teachers United Kingdom 196,164
Educational Institute of Scotland United Kingdom 45,527
Ulster Teachers' Union United Kingdom 3,664
Federation of Primary Teachers of Greece Greece 15,000
Guyana Association of Masters and Mistresses Guyana 128
Guyana Teachers' Association Guyana 2,472
Colegio Profesional 'Superacion Magisterial' Hondureno Honduras 3,133
Hong Kong Teachers' Association Hong Kong 1,041
Felag menntaskolakennara Iceland 140
Samband Islenzkra Barnakennara Iceland 1,086
All-India Federation of Educational Associations India 450,000
Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia Indonesia 256,800
Iran Teachers' Association Iran 6,000
Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland 3,000
Irish National Teachers' Organisation Ireland 18,670
Association of Secondary School Teachers Israel 6,000
Israel Teachers' Union Israel 25,040
Federazione Nazionale Insegnanti Scoule Medie Italy 1,000
Sindicato Nazionale scuola media Italy 8,000
Syndicat national de l'enseignement primaire public de Cóte de'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire Unknown
Jamaica Teachers' Association Jamaica 14,000
Japan Education Association Japan 35,000
Japan Teachers Union Japan 381,000
Kenya National Union of Teachers Kenya 38,200
Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations South Korea 60,000
Syndicat des enseignants des écoles privées Lebanon 7,000
National Teachers' Association of Liberia Liberia 2,500
Association des instituteurs réunis Luxembourg 1,800
Association des professeurs de l'enseignement secondaire et supérieur Luxembourg 600
General Federation of Teachers of Luxembourg Luxembourg 460
Fédération des Syndicats des Fonctionnaires des Affaires Culturelles Madagascar 1,850
National Union of the Teaching Profession Malaysia 8,000
Sabah Teachers' Union Malaysia 1,000
Sarawak Teachers' Union Malaysia 1,200
Syndicat National de l'Education et de la Culture Mali 3,000
Malta Union of Teachers Malta 2,500
Secondary School Teachers' Association Malta 310
Dutch Association of Teachers Netherlands 14,674
New Zealand Educational Institute New Zealand 17,558
Post Primary Teachers' Association New Zealand 9,300
Nigeria Union of Teachers Nigeria 150,000
Norsk Laererlag Norway 34,200
Norsk Lektorlag Norway 7,125
Magisterio Panameno Unido Panama 1,620
Papua New Guinea Teachers' Association Papua New Guinea 9,800
Federacion de Educadores del Paraguay Paraguay 1,704
Philippine Public School Teachers' Association Philippines 147,000
Rhodesia African Teachers' Association Rhodesia 1,898
Rhodesia Teachers' Association Rhodesia 2,329
Sierra Leone Teachers' Union Sierra Leone 4,850
Singapore Chinese Middle School Teachers' Union Singapore 500
Singapore Chinese School Teachers' Union Singapore 1,200
Singapore Malay Teachers' Union Singapore 782
Singapore Tamil Teachers' Union Singapore 150
Singapore Teachers' Union Singapore 7,000
African Teachers' Association of South Africa South Africa 20,000
Federacion de Trabajadores de la Ensenanza del Estado Espanol Spain Unknown
All-Ceylon Union of Teachers Sri Lanka 1,200
Swaziland National Association of Teachers Swaziland 800
Lärarhögskolornas och Seminariernas Amneslärarförening Sweden 700
Lärar Riksförbund Sweden 17,773
Svenska Facklärarförbundet Sweden 37,042
Swedish Teachers' Union Sweden 57,159
Skolledarförbundet Sweden 1,715
Tekniska Linjers Lärarförbund Sweden 500
Schweizerischer Lehrerverein Switzerland 19,000
Société pédagogique de la Suisse romande Switzerland 6,100
Société suisse des professeurs de l'enseignement secondaire Switzerland 3,560
Education Society Thailand 510
Syndicat des enseignants laiques du Togo Togo 1,500
Tonga Teachers' Association Tonga 222
Trinidad and Tobago Teachers' Union Trinidad and Tobago 6,000
Syndicat national de l'enseignement primarie en Tunisie Tunisia 3,000
Uganda Teachers' Association Uganda 4,000
National Education Association United States 1,400,000
Organisation libre des enseignants africains de Haute-Volta Upper Volta 185
Asociacion de Profesores de Ensenanza Secundaria Uruguay 1,200
Union de Funcionarios Docentes y Administrativos de la Universidad del Trabajo Uruguay 1,200
Caribbean Union of Teachers West Indies 25,000
Zambia National Union of Teachers Zambia 13,000

Leadership

General Secretaries

1952: William George Carr
1970: John M. Thompson
1980: Norman Goble
1989: Robert Harris

Presidents

1952: Ronald Gould
1970: William George Carr
1975: Wilhelm Ebert
1978: Motofumi Makieda
1981: Jim Killeen
1986: Joseph Itotoh

References

  1. ^ a b c Coldrick, Percy; Jones, Philip (1979). The International Directory of the Trade Union Movement. New York: Facts on File. pp. 223–233. ISBN 0871963744.
  2. ^ Potts, Patricia (1995). Equality and Diversity in Education. Psychology Press. ISBN 0415119987.
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