On 18 May 2020, an international coalition of trade unions comprising EFFAT, the International Union of Foodworkers (IUF), União Geral dos Trabalhadores (Brazil), and the Service Employees International Union (US and Canada) filed a first-of-its-kind complaint...
On 15 May 2020, the social partners in agriculture EFFAT and GEOPA-COPA, representing the interests of workers and employers in the sector, signed a joint declaration providing clear action points for ensuring seasonal workers coming from EU Member States can...
Every year on April 28, throughout the world the trade union movement comes together to mark International Workers Memorial Day, remembering those who have died at work, or from work-related injury or disease, and resolving to continue to organise – even more...
By Kristjan Bragason, EFFAT General Secretary (Originally published on OpenCorporation blog, 19/04/2020 - also available to read in Italian) The spread of Coronavirus is first and foremost a health crisis, and our hearts in EFFAT go out to all those who have lost...
Along with other 38 co-signatories from the civil society, EFFAT co-signed a European Food Coalition letter link below) addressed to the European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans on the importance and urgency to keep April 2020 as the Farm to...
The statement is supported by IDWF (International Domestic Workers Federation) Across Europe, personal and household services (PHS) provider organisations, private employers and workers are mobilising to address the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ultimate...
The EFFAT secretariat received yesterday messages of solidarity from colleagues in IUF Asia-Pacific. On behalf of all affiliates, the secretariat conveys its gratitude to IUF Asia-Pacific for their kind and welcome words of support. In letters to EFFAT-IUF affiliates...
Food and drink is Europe’s largest manufacturing sector and our two organisations come together as EU Social Partners to represent the employees (EFFAT) and employers (FoodDrinkEurope) in the industry. Please see below our joint statement in the face of the Covid-19...
