Together with CEFS, EFFAT is proud to launch the 18th joint CSR report, this year focused on a topic reshaping our industry: the integration of Artificial Intelligence. The EU beet sugar sector isn't just an economic pillar - producing - 50% of global beet sugar -...
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...
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...
EFFAT's project "Strengthening Social Dialogue in the Agri-Food Sector in South-Eastern and Central-Eastern Europe" aimed to strengthen social dialogue and collective bargaining across the EU agri-food sector, with a particular focus on South-Eastern Europe (SEE) and...
Strasbourg, 10 February 2026 - Today, more than 800 workers and trade unionists gathered in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg for a joint demonstration organized by EFBWW, EFFAT and ETF, the three European Trade Union Federations representing workers in...
Joint trade union statement following meeting with the Ambassador of Palestine to the EU Following a meeting with the Palestinian Ambassador to the EU in Brussels, the European Trade Union Confederation and the European Trade Union Federations reiterate their call for...
EFFAT expresses full solidarity and support with the Greek colleagues from POEET, the Panhellenic Federation of workers in Food and Tourism sectors. The general strike taking place in Greece tomorrow is a powerful call for action over the declining purchasing power of...
On Friday 7 March, the social partners of the SSDC Sugar (CEFS and EFFAT) called on the European Member States and the European Parliament not to give the green light to the EU-Mercosur agreement as negotiated. At a time when the EU's domestic beet sugar sector is...
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...
Today, EFFAT Congress has elected new leadership for the upcoming term. Enrico Somaglia, has been elected as the new General Secretary, a position he will hold for the next five years, marking a new chapter in the organization’s mission to defend workers' rights...
