On October 5, 1966, the Special Intergovernmental Conference on the Status of Teachers in Paris, France, was closed and the « Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers » was signed by representatives of UNESCO and International Labour Organization. On October 12, 1997, the 29th session of UNESCO’s General Conference was opened. During this conference, on November 11, 1997, the « Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel » was adopted.

On October 5, 1994, the first World Teachers’ Day was held. This event has been organized on the same date each year since then. However, local events may be on some other date close to October 5, so that they do not fall during fall (northern hemisphere) or spring (southern hemisphere) school vacations. In 2002, Canada Post issued a postage stamp to commemorate World Teachers’ Day.

Source: Text: timeanddate.com Image: Wayne Highlands School District