Europe numbers one million agricultural employers who provide work to over 7 million workers. With 15 million farm holdings, in which over 40 million people work, the agriculture sector makes a vital contribution to healthy nutrition, and still plays a key role in the economic, environmental and social policies in Europe. EFFAT activities in the agriculture sector include promoting a sustainable Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), safeguarding employment and fair pay in rural areas, and further developing social dialogue in order to improve working conditions in this sector.
Political Secretary: Ivan Ivanov – [email protected]
Chair: Fabrizio De Pascale (UILA UIL, Italy)
Deputy Chairs: Aneliya Galabova (NFZGS PODKREPA, Bulgaria) and Allan Busk (3F, Denmark)
The creation of social instruments within or linked to the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the main focus of agricultural unions in Europe. For the 10 million agricultural workers and their unions, the CAP is of crucial importance, as without it many farms in...
A new week of Ancora in Campo (“Back in the field”) has just finished. Ancora in Campo is the national campaign of the FLAI CGIL (Federazione Lavoratori Agroindustria – Federation of Farming Industry Workers, Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro – General...
A blood shed is ongoing in Africa, due to wars dictatorships and famine. The hope of building a new life in Europe, too often end up in falling victim to serious forms of labour exploitation, if not in death. EFFAT’s sectors, in particular tourism and agriculture are...
Throughout the spring the European Commission is conducting a public consultation for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). EFFAT calls its members to participate actively in the consultation to point out that the needs of agricultural workers are until...
