EFFAT represents the interests of over 4.5 million workers across Europe in the food and drink sector. As the largest in Europe, this is a key EU area in terms of workforce, innovation and high quality products. The EFFAT mission is to fight social dumping and reach fair pay and decent working conditions. Through its active participation in the social dialogue at European level, EFFAT negotiates agreements with European employers’ organisations that aim to improve workers’ conditions
Deputy General Secretary (with responsibilities for Food, Drink, and Tobacco Sector): Wiebke Warneck – [email protected]
Chair: Susanne Uhl (NGG, Germany)
Deputy Chairs: Gaël David (FGA-CFDT, France) and Lea Väänänen (SEL, Finland)
Under the slogan - Invest in Care - World Day of Decent Work this year sheds a light on the hard and vital work of domestic and care workers in Europe. Both are amongst the fastest growing sectors in Europe. Yet, they belong to the most vulnerable groups. Working...
Presenting the conclusions of the High-Level Group on sugar at the working group meeting of the EU sugar sector social dialogue, representatives of the European Commission Directorate General for Agriculture & Rural Development once again offered no concrete,...
MERCOSUR: EU offers its biggest ever concession on sugar in the context of a free trade agreement, as the sector remains mired in crisis. Sugar has again been the trade-off to conclude the deal; the latest in a series that have contributed to the closure of sugar...
Following an overview of the situation of digitalisation in the food and drink industry, EFFAT affiliates in the food sector gathered in Bologna to discuss consequences for jobs, mainly in terms of impacts on required workers’ skills, training programmes and wages....
6000 people from EFFAT Italian affiliates Fai-CISL, Flai-CGIL and Uila-UIL took the streets of Rome on Saturday 11 May 2019 to urge the government to take prompt measures towards improved quality work in agriculture, forestry, food and fisheries industry. EFFAT...
Second workshop of the project “The bioeconomy and a future biobased food industry and agriculture sector: How can workers’ organisations shape the change?” took place in Venice on 28 and 29 March The agro-food system across the world needs to respond to emergencies...
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...
Speaking at today’s plenary meeting of the EU sugar sector social dialogue, representatives of the European Commission Directorate General for Agriculture & Rural Development once again offered no answers to the most pressing question ever faced by the EU beet...
A sustainable Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is really in place when workers, from fishers, to aquaculture and food processing staff, are fairly treated throughout the whole fish supply chain. Unions' role is paramount as it eases workers' organization, collective...
EFFAT welcomes the European Parliament's decision on 25 October to end unfair trading practices (UTPs) and pave the way towards a fairer and more balanced food supply chain that benefits all actors involved: producers, workers and consumers. With 428 votes in favour...
