Presenting the conclusions of the High-Level Group on sugar at the working group meeting of the EU sugar sector social dialogue, representatives of the European Commission Directorate General for Agriculture & Rural Development once again offered no concrete,...
EFFAT took action today to show solidarity to the all protesters in Hong Kong who are seeing their freedoms of assembly seriously infringed. Excessive force has been deployed against peaceful pro-democracy protesters who have been detained including youth and...
MERCOSUR: EU offers its biggest ever concession on sugar in the context of a free trade agreement, as the sector remains mired in crisis. Sugar has again been the trade-off to conclude the deal; the latest in a series that have contributed to the closure of sugar...
Following an overview of the situation of digitalisation in the food and drink industry, EFFAT affiliates in the food sector gathered in Bologna to discuss consequences for jobs, mainly in terms of impacts on required workers’ skills, training programmes and wages....
Gathered at the annual EFFAT EWC-TNC Conference in Brussels on 12 and 13 June 2019, around 50 members of national and European works councils, Trade union officers and experts had the opportunity to exchange experiences and good practices around topics of paramount...
On 16 June 2019, EFFAT joined the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) calling for a strong ILO Convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work. Over 100 million women work as domestic workers in the world, most without rights or basic...
12 June 2019: World Day Against Child Labour - As 2 million children in West-Africa are currently exploited in the cocoa production, global trade unions in the food supply chain step up their efforts calling on chocolate manufacturers to end child labour in the...
Gathered at the Executive Committee in Brussels, EFFAT affiliates joined the IUF and strongly called on Perfetti van Melle to immediately stop the use of #childlabour by third party labour and services provider Rahat Corporation. The company should: compensate the...
McDonald’s workers are standing up and are asking for support. With the support of their union, BFAWU, McDonalds' workers started a petition to call McDonald’s to end harassment in its stores and protect staff from sexual harassment. They need thousands of people...
After almost three years of negotiation Management left the negotiating table when the employee representatives refused to sign an unacceptable proposal Since the creation of Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) in 2016, Trade Unions have denounced continued attacks on...
