In light of the further spread of Coronavirus in Europe, officially proclaimed by the World Health Organisation as a global pandemic, EFFAT expresses concern over the deepening public health crisis in many countries across Europe, and the real potential for a serious...
HOTREC, the European umbrella association of Hotels, Restaurants and Cafés, and its trade union counterpart EFFAT, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions, advise companies and employees to respect all health and safety measures. As the...
On occasion of the last Executive Committee meeting on 3 and 4 March 2020, EFFAT adopted a resolution exposing the recurrent anti-union approach of the Algerian government. Following various dismissals of union members, harassment, judicial persecution of union...
Grant agreement - VS/2019/0062 EFFAT is looking for an expert in the framework of the project: Making full use of the EU social acquis to better shape the impact of technological developments in the European food and drink industry. The project has two main...
Ahead of the European Commission’s publication of its proposals for binding rules on gender pay transparency, EFFAT took part today in a visual street theatre action in front of the European Commission building to “end the secrecy” over pay. With the initiative,...
During today’s annual Social Dialogue Plenary meeting, the social partners CEFS and EFFAT presented their fifteenth EU-wide Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. Ever since 1969, just after the creation of the Sugar Common Market Organisation, social dialogue...
EFFAT sent a letter of solidarity to all French affiliates showing support to the longest ever strike in France. Since early December, workers from all over the country and sectors have been protesting over the recently proposed Macron’s pension reform. If in place...
After 3 years negotiations, EFFAT and the Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) signed a long awaited agreement establishing a European Works Council. Operating in 12 European countries and employing 23000 workers the company is the biggest Coca-Cola bottler globally in...
On 14 January the European Commission presented its proposals for a Just transition mechanism and a sustainable investment action plan. As an organisation representing workers in sectors that both contribute and are at the same affected by the climate crisis, EFFAT...
The first stage consultation document issued yesterday by the Commission aims at collecting Social Partners reaction on a possible Union action addressing the challenges related to fair minimum wages. Reacting to the Commission’s initiative, Kristjan Bragason, EFFAT...
