Foggia, Italy, 31 March 2026 – EFFAT led a delegation of Members of the European Parliament from the EMPL Committee to the Foggia region to examine both the exploitation of migrant agricultural workers and the promising practices in place to combat it. The visit was...
EFFAT's project "Strengthening Social Dialogue in the Agri-Food Sector in South-Eastern and Central-Eastern Europe" aimed to strengthen social dialogue and collective bargaining across the EU agri-food sector, with a particular focus on South-Eastern Europe (SEE) and...
EFFAT calls on EU institutions to put workers' rights first as Parliament adopts the EU Talent Pool Regulation Brussels, 11 March 2026: This week the European Parliament adopted the EU Talent Pool Regulation with 414 votes in favour, 182 against and 21 abstentions....
Brussels, 8 March 2026 – On International Women's Day, EFFAT reaffirms a simple message: gender equality is not a slogan. It is a collective bargaining priority, a workplace right, and a trade union responsibility. EFFAT knows it well. Through the recent campaign...
Joint HOTREC-EFFAT Statement on the Commission’s Short-Term Rental Initiative In the framework of the European sectoral social dialogue, EFFAT and HOTREC, social partners in the hospitality sector have reached a joint position on the rapid expansion of short-term...
European Parliament calls for European Legislation to tackle Exploitative Subcontracting and Labour Intermediation Brussels, 12 February 2026 - Today, the European Parliament adopted the EMPL Committee's own-initiative report Addressing subcontracting chains and the...
Strasbourg, 10 February 2026 - Today, more than 800 workers and trade unionists gathered in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg for a joint demonstration organized by EFBWW, EFFAT and ETF, the three European Trade Union Federations representing workers in...
This week, EFFAT took part in the Strategic Dialogue on Tourism with Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas, responsible for transport and tourism. The dialogue was organised in conjunction with the European Tourism Forum. During the event, the European Commission...
EFFAT and ETF affiliated trade unions representing food delivery workers across Europe held a coordination meeting to discuss the concerning situation facing food delivery workers. Despite the fact the deadline to transpose the Platform Work Directive is approaching...
Brussels, 18 December 2025 – On the occasion of today’s farmers’ demonstration in Brussels, EFFAT reiterates its strong opposition to the European Commission’s proposals to cut the budget for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2028–2034 by more than 20% and to...
