by Oona Martens | May 19, 2020 | Food, In the spotlight, News & Media, Press release
On 18 May 2020, an international coalition of trade unions comprising EFFAT, the International Union of Foodworkers (IUF), União Geral dos Trabalhadores (Brazil), and the Service Employees International Union (US and Canada) filed a first-of-its-kind complaint...
by Oona Martens | May 14, 2020 | In the spotlight, Tourism
EFFAT deems encouraging the intention to coordinate the relaunch of a strategic sector of the economy, yet stresses the Commission’s weak ambition on workers’ participation and social partners’ involvement EFFAT welcomes the Tourism and Transport Package...
by Oona Martens | May 13, 2020 | In the spotlight, Tourism
The hospitality-tourism sector is one of the major players in the EU economy. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sector is facing an unprecedented crisis which is putting the viability of companies and employment at risk. Thousands of companies are struggling to...
by Oona Martens | Mar 17, 2020 | Food, Publications
EFFAT has released the final report on the joint EFFAT-FoodDrinkEurope project “New professions and career paths in the Food and Drink Industry: Delivering high-level food industry skills in the digital economy” tackling how digital technology is drastically changing...
by Oona Martens | Mar 12, 2020 | Food, In the spotlight
To all EFFAT Member Organisations Dear colleagues, As the COVID-19 continues to spread across Europe, we believe it is of utmost importance to implement concrete initiatives to protect the health of EFFAT Staff and EFFAT affiliates. We have therefore decided to take...
