Call for participants for this years Global Education Lab:
This November, we are bringing people together from all over the world to share methods, knowledge and strategies for combating forced labour – and to develop educational formats together.
Skill share 18. – 25. November 2025 in Bern, Switzerland.
Global Education Lab is an annual series of skillshare weeks for educators working on global justice, neocolonialism and global supply chains.The skillshare focuses on critical and decolonial pedagogy. It has been organised by Service Civil International since several years.
About the Training
This year’s theme is Forced Labour – affecting 27.6 million people worldwide, especially in agriculture, construction, domestic work, the fashion industry and sexual exploitation. Together, we will:
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Exchange knowledge and real-world cases from the Global South.
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Explore ongoing resistance in both the Global South and Global North.
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Discuss alternative economic models to abolish modern slavery.
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Create educational tools and content for youth.
Participants will co-create a short educational video, a social media campaign, and a small toolkit of methods to address forced labour with young people.
Practicalities
- Who can participate? Educators, youth workers or activists working on global justice, neocolonialism or global supply chains. Participants should have experience in Global Education or the topic of forced labour.
- Eligible countries of residence: Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong China, Zimbabwe, Azerbaijan, Germany, Pakistan, Brazil, Switzerland
- Financial conditions: Participation is for free, thanks to the coverage by Movetia Foundation.
- Simple life: We will live as a community during this week! You will sleep in a room shared with a few other people and will be involved in cleaning and cooking tasks.
- Sustainable food: The food we provide will be vegan. This is not just a practical decision, but also an ideological one.
