The Seminar "Improving Machinery Safety: current issues and emerging risks, automation, robotics and the new Machinery Directive"- jointly organised by ETUI, EFFAT and EFBWW - was held in Bruxelles on 11 and 12 February 2019. Under the chairmanship of Claudio...
There are almost 26 million domestic workers in Europe working in private homes or others. Though representing a huge and vital workforce, their economic and social contribution has been often denied and longing for recognition. Although domestic workers are finally...
Seven European trade unions are supporting the global day of protest being staged by young people against climate change on Friday: ETUC, EFJ, EFBWW, EPSU, EFFAT, ETF and IndustriAll (representing workers in energy intensive industries). Greta Thunberg, the...
Today, Members of the European Parliament strongly voted in favour of promoting a fair food supply chain, delivering on their promise to #CutTheUnfair. The signatories welcome this historic vote for banning unfair trading practices in the food value chain. This...
On International Women’s Day on 8th March, EFFAT and the entire European trade union movement are calling for women to be the agents of change. With their election programme “A fairer Europe for workers”, ETUC trade unions push for a Europe: Where the European Pillar...
Around 1.000 Icelandic hotel housekeepers are going on a strike tomorrow at the International Women‘s Day to demand living wages and better working conditions in the industry. The housekeeping industrial action on the 8th of March applies to cleaning, housekeeping and...
The EU is committed to policies intended to make Europe a highly competitive, dynamic, knowledge-based economy within a framework of progressive social rights. However, this ambition does not match what trade unions are seeing on the ground. This study shows that...
European Trade union movement puts forward EU elections Manifesto In the run up of the European elections that are meant to determine the future direction of Europe, the European trade union movement publishes today its manifesto, urging its members to go to the...
The upcoming REBALANCE Conference eill take place in Berlin on Thursday 28 February and Friday, 1 March 2019. Please find attached: * The final programme * The list of participants * A location map showing how to get to the restaurant/hotel/venue * The draft...
EFFAT is looking for external experts for its project: “Fighting sexual harassment and violence at work in the agriculture, food, tourism and domestic work sectors” - VS/2019/0035 A full description of the project, objectives, conditions, required expertise and...
