International day of action Today, November 17, is the global fast food day of action. Far to long global fast food corporations have not taken their responsibility. Hundreds and hundreds of workers across the world have testified of cases of sexual harassment and...
Belgian Trade Unions are very concerned about the employment situation in the hotel and catering industry. The coronavirus crisis shows its socio-economic effects in the short and long term. For workers, it means a reduction in income today and a serious risk of...
On Wednesday 14 October, the European Commission adopted and published the long-awaited EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability towards a toxic-free environment. This EU action delivers a set of action points to ensure “safe and sustainable chemicals, for human...
On 9 October 2020, the Council of the European Union approved conclusions on “Improving the working and living conditions of seasonal and other mobile workers”. This follows the European Parliament Resolution on 19 June 2020 and the Guidelines on Seasonal Workers...
Respect and protect the rights of the Agro-food workers Make EU agriculture and food systems more sustainable and just Europe needs a fair, transparent, and sustainable food supply chain that can benefit everyone. In recent decades, there has been an increased process...
EFFAT- IUF Europe together with its UK and Irish affiliates, SIPTU, UNITE, USDAW, BFAWU and GMB, call on the UK conservative Government in Westminster and the EU to do whatever it takes to reach a trade deal that save jobs and delivers for working people across our...
During the Sugar Social Dialogue meeting on the 9th of October, the Social Partners EFFAT and CEFS had the opportunity to present the European Commission with the measures undertaken at factory level to protect workers, keep the production running and help the fight...
As you know, EFFAT is involved in the European project “Advancing Personal and Household Services” Ad-PHS, which has as its main objective to support, guide and provide advice to public authorities and stakeholders across Europe in the development of their PHS...
The pandemic is casting new light on the exploitative working and living conditions experienced by millions of agricultural workers in Europe. Exploitation, gangmaster practices, underpayment, undeclared work, illegal wage deductions, lack of equal treatment and of...
On 18 September 2020, the European social partners in the contract catering sector, EFFAT and FoodServiceEurope, had a meeting with OIB, the European Commission’s Office for Infrastructure and Logistics Brussels, to discuss the current call for tenders for the...
