EFFAT has officially sent a letter to the European Commission, urging to uphold corporate accountability and reject any attempts to weaken key EU sustainability regulations. Representing 2.6 million workers in some of the most precarious sectors—where labour rights...
85 organisations - including environmental, health, and human rights groups, as well as farm worker unions and farmer organisations - have created a Roadmap for Pesticide Phase-Out for EU policy-makers. This document outlines key demands and actionable steps to reduce...
As part of the EU-funded Stronger Hospitality project, our recent webinar brought together 45 participants from 18 countries to address the challenges faced by young workers in the hospitality sector and explore strategies for trade union engagement. The hospitality...
Workers at Princes Group in the UK are taking industrial action these days to secure fair pay and resist the erosion of previously agreed commitments. With Unite the Union, EFFAT is calling on all its affiliates to share their solidarity and stand with these workers...
EFFAT fully supports its German affiliate NGG in its major nationwide day of action in Hamburg today in support of fast-food workers fighting for decent pay and better working conditions. The NGG is currently renegotiating a national collective agreement in the...
The EU Court of Justice has ruled that domestic employers must implement a system to measure daily working hours, ensuring compliance with Directive 2003/88 on working time. This decision aims to protect workers by allowing them to reliably track their hours and...
On this International Migrants Day, EFFAT honours the indispensable role of migrant and mobile seasonal workers in Europe’s agricultural, tourism and domestic work sectors. These workers, who often face systemic exploitation and discrimination, are the backbone of our...
EFFAT fully supports the joint ETUC’s stance opposing efforts to deregulate essential EU laws like the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The CS3D establishes clear, democratically...
EU member states have a ‘moral obligation’ to immediately enforce the ban on goods produced through forced labour which takes effect today. While members states have up to three years to implement it, the evidence from the International Labour Organisation shows there...
Hotel housekeepers create a clean, safe, and welcoming environments for guests worldwide. however, their working conditions do not always reflect the importance of their role, as they often face low wages, long hours, and exposure to physically demanding tasks without...
