Maddalena Colombi
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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...
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...
BRUSSELS, 1 October 2024 – Today, 1,000 essential workers – cleaners, security guards and food service employees – from nine European countries rallied in Brussels, demanding that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen act to improve pay and conditions for...
Brussels, 20 September 2024: Third-Party Violence and Harassment at work (TPVH), be it of a psychological, sexual or physical nature, is on the increase and must be halted. This is why the EU social partners in five sectors, Education, Local and Regional Government,...
Strasbourg, 17 September: More than 700 workers united today in front of the European Parliament, Strasbourg, France, to call upon the EU institutions for urgent action to stop exploitation in subcontracting chains and labour intermediation. The European action...
EFFAT welcomes the delivery of the final report of the Strategic Dialogue in Agriculture to the President of the European Commission, Ms. Von der Leyen. Representing millions of workers in the agri-food chain, EFFAT is encouraged by the report's acknowledgment that...
Foggia (Italy), 17 July 2024 Summer is the most important season for agriculture in Europe, and EFFAT's affiliates are actively supporting and protecting workers through various actions. EFFAT joined the FLAI-CGIL organising campaign "Diritti in Campo" [Rights in the...
EFFAT Resolution, as approved by the EFFAT Agriculture General Assembly 3 July 2024 The recent death of Satnam Singh, a 31-year-old Indian farm worker employed in the Italian province of Latina, is an unacceptable tragedy that cannot be described as an accident. The...
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...
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...
