As this week's heatwave hits, EFFAT-EPSU-EFBWW present their Model Directive, warning that heat is a daily occupational hazard, not a one-off summer event. Brussels, 25 June 2026 | As temperatures rise across Europe, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and...
While EU leaders meet in Brussels on 18-19 June to discuss competitiveness and deregulation, more than 10,000 workers from across Europe gathered in Madrid for a different vision: investment, social justice, and quality jobs for all. The "Rally for Quality Jobs,...
The European Parliament has just voted to adopt the Return Regulation, despite explicit and urgent warnings from the European trade union movement and civil society organisations. This is not a victory for "control." It is a profound defeat for human dignity and the...
English / Italian EFFAT Statement on the Killing of Four Agricultural Workers in Amendolara, Italy Last Monday, four agricultural workers were brutally killed. They were locked inside a minivan at a service station along the SS106 Jonica Road, near the municipality of...
Foggia, Italy, 31 March 2026 – EFFAT led a delegation of Members of the European Parliament from the EMPL Committee to the Foggia region to examine both the exploitation of migrant agricultural workers and the promising practices in place to combat it. The visit was...
European Parliament calls for European Legislation to tackle Exploitative Subcontracting and Labour Intermediation Brussels, 12 February 2026 - Today, the European Parliament adopted the EMPL Committee's own-initiative report Addressing subcontracting chains and the...
EFFAT and ETF affiliated trade unions representing food delivery workers across Europe held a coordination meeting to discuss the concerning situation facing food delivery workers. Despite the fact the deadline to transpose the Platform Work Directive is approaching...
Brussels, 31 October 2025 European trade unions with membership in Nestlé held an urgent meeting, coordinated by EFFAT and IUF, following the company's announcement to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years, largely affecting Europe. The unions call on...
Following fifteen days of determined strike action, workers at JDE Peet’s Andrézieux have achieved a successful outcome with an agreement reached by their union representatives from our affiliates CFDT Agri-Agro and FNAF-CGT on 8 October 2025. The agreement provides...
The following letter was sent by European trade union leaders to Kaja Kallas, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Dear High Representative Ms Kallas, As European trade unionists committed to justice, human rights, and...
