For several months, unions have been raising concerns about the future of Club Med, a key transnational tourism company which, since 2015, has been owned by the Chinese conglomerate FOSUN. Since the COVID-19 crisis, the group has accumulated over 40 billion USD in...
The European trade union movement is sounding the alarm at proposals being tabled for the EU Talent Pool. The proposal would greenlight recruitment sharks who use exploitative methods. In a detailed joint letter sent to Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs of...
Just days before the upcoming European Elections (6-9 June 2024), the EFFAT Executive Committee convened in Brussels on 3 and 4 June 2024. In anticipation of these critical EU elections, EFFAT urged affiliates and all workers to participate in the voting process,...
In the face of climate change, European beet sugar sector social partners EFFAT and CEFS take a bold step towards sustainability. A positive statement, made jointly by employers and trade unions in the context of social dialogue, underscores a united commitment to...
Brussels, 22 May 2024 Working conditions of domestic and home care workers across Europe are not sustainable, according to a new Europe-wide survey released today. Most surveyed workers (56.9 per cent) said they will be unable to work in their job until retirement...
Joint Statement from European Trade Union Federations and the ETUC On 17 May, the European trade union movement celebrates the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). On this day, we remind ourselves and European policymakers that...
Amsterdam, 26 April 2024: On 24 and 25 April, German NGG, Dutch FNV and French FO trade unions met in Amsterdam to discuss strategy and engagement with platform companies. Following Wednesday's landmark vote in the European Parliament on the EU Platform Directive, the...
A United Call on the EU for Improved Conditions for Meat Workers across the Continent Berlin, 16 April 2024 – At a conference in Berlin, The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) successfully concluded the EU-wide project...
An agreement in principle has been found for the establishment of a new European Works Council in the family owned French transnational company LDC. LDC is the largest poultry meat company in France and operates in Europe with production plants based in Poland,...
9 April 2024: EFBWW, EFFAT, and ETF have joined forces to confront the common challenges of abusive subcontracting, unregulated labour intermediaries, and insufficient enforcement of existing workers' rights within their sectors. These issues underpin high levels...
