by colombi | Jul 5, 2021 | Featured, Food, Press release
Brussels, 5 July 2021 – Today, the European Commission releases the Code of Conduct for Responsible Business and Marketing Practices under the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy, referring to the processing part of the food chain. EFFAT very much regrets to witness...
by colombi | Jun 25, 2021 | Agriculture, Featured, Press release
Brussels, 25 June 2021 – Co-legislators struck a political deal on the next reform of the Common Agricultural Policy following yesterday and today’s Jumbo trilogue. For the first time in history, EU Institutions have agreed on a CAP reform that takes into...
by colombi | Jun 15, 2021 | Agriculture, Featured, Press release
Brussels, 15 June 2021 – Today EFFAT joins the European Labour Authority (ELA)’s campaign “Rights for all seasons” which will run until October 20201 with an action week foreseen between 20-24 September. The campaign, targeting in particular seasonal workers in...
by colombi | Jun 2, 2021 | Featured, Food, Press release
After weeks of mobilising and more than 20 strikes, NGG succeeded to get employers´ organisations in the German meat industry back to the negotiating table, while increasing trade union membership. Trade unions and employers struck a deal on a nationwide minimum wage,...
by colombi | May 28, 2021 | Agriculture, Featured, In the spotlight, Press release
Brussels, 28 May 2025 – EFFAT welcomes the progress made during this week’s trilogue negotiations on social aspects. However, more must be done to deliver an effective social conditionality mechanism, broad in scope, through which CAP could finally uphold...
by colombi | May 19, 2021 | Domestic Workers, Featured
Over the last year, EFFAT has started to build a sectoral structure for domestic workers to ensure the European representation of the sector through trade union engagement, and a solid and comprehensive political commitment. On the occasion of today’s 2nd Sectoral...
