At the June 2021 Executve meeting, EFFAT adopted its position on the use of Glyphosate (EN) Protecting agri-workers’ health is EFFAT’s number one priority. EFFAT calls for an immediate ban on glyphosate in the renewal process, which ends in 2022. EFFAT also calls for...
10 years since the adoption of the ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, EFFAT releases today a new booklet: ‘Domestic Workers in Europe: Getting the Recognition they Deserve’ [ Link] Domestic work is a growing sector crucial for the EU economy,...
On 1 June 2021 EFFAT held its second and very participated Executive Committee meeting of the year. During a fruitful, day-long discussion with affiliates, the Executive committee adopted an EFFAT position paper on labour mobility and migration (EN). EFFAT sectors...
The pandemic is casting new light on the exploitative working and living conditions experienced by millions of agricultural workers in Europe. Exploitation, gangmaster practices, underpayment, undeclared work, illegal wage deductions, lack of equal treatment and of...
EFFAT has released the final report on the joint EFFAT-FoodDrinkEurope project “New professions and career paths in the Food and Drink Industry: Delivering high-level food industry skills in the digital economy” tackling how digital technology is drastically changing...
The EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has an admirable goal: to preserve and sustainably manage Europe’s fragile fish stocks. However, the CFP has tended to focuses almost exclusively on environmental questions, and has never paid sufficient attention to the human...
FoodDrinkEurope is the representative body for Europe's food and drink industry. This industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the European Union in terms of turnover, employment and value added. That's why bringing in new talents and managing and ageing...
This “practical advice and guidance” document addresses the role of workers in minimising the risk of exposure to antimicrobial resistant agents. The role of social partners remains very important in order to improve working conditions. Practical advice for workers on...
In this brochure for the European elections you can discover the wishes and demands for a better Europe. This way we can ensure the continued growth and sustainable competitiveness of Europe's food and drink manufacturing and processing sector, as well as the...
It is often said that the bioeconomy can tackle food and energy grand challenges. With its newly published bioeconomy action plan the European Commission has the ambition to develop a more innovative and low-emissions economy, reconciling demands for sustainable...
