Just over 200 days until the UK leaves the EU, we’re at crisis point. The Tory government has comprehensively failed to negotiate a Brexit that protects the jobs, rights and livelihoods of working people across the UK. We don’t represent the elite, the...
The United Nations Global Compact on Migration is a Key Opportunity to Recognise Rights of Migrant Domestic and Care Workers BRUSSELS, 15 JUNE 2018 - Across Europe, many individuals and families rely on support to carry out essential domestic and care work, to look...
After a few months of intensive negotiations, on 6 June 2018 EFFAT and the Special Negotiating Body of Asahi Breweries Europe signed an EWC agreement in Pilsen (Czech Republic). In April 2016 Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (“Asahi”) completed the acquisition of former...
With the acquisition of Starwood, Marriott has become the largest hotel company in the world with over 6,400 hotels in 126 countries, over 220,000 employees globally, and global profits of almost USD 1 billion. Marriott’s growth continues with at least one new hotel...
The controversial decision to re-approve the use of glyphosate for another five years has exposed some fundamental failures of the EU’s pesticide approval system, revealing that chemical companies have an undue influence on EU scientific assessments. The EC and the...
After 4 years and 8 months of intense and difficult negotiations, EFFAT affiliates in the tourism sector, Filcams CGIL, Uiltucs UIL and Fisascat CISL have concluded a new 4 years agreement for one million workers employed in more than 300 thousands workplaces...
Brussels, 16 November 2017 – HOTREC, the umbrella association of hotels, restaurants and cafes in Europe, and EFFAT, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions, call the Commission for the publication of their proposal for guiding policy...
Millions of cross-border migrant workers in European agriculture - mostly seasonal workers, temporary workers, harvest workers or day laborers - are victims of social dumping and work in precarious conditions. They need the protection of the Written Statement...
Members from industriAll European Trade Union and the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions, EFFAT, confirmed a set of industrial policy recommendations for south-east Europe during a conference held in Belgrade, Serbia, on 17-18 October....
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...
