On 9 March, 2023, Elizabeth was arrested by the Hong Kong National Security police under allegations of “endangering national security”. She is currently out on bail awaiting to see how her case will unfold. IDWF refutes all the allegations against Elizabeth. We...
On the second anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, the Global Unions, representing 200 million workers worldwide, call for renewed global efforts to restore democracy. The Global Unions support the call by the Confederation of Trade Unions, Myanmar (CTUM) for...
Let’s build Social Dialogue in the PHS sectors at all levels January 18, 2023 The social partners in Personal and Household Services - EFFAT, EFFE, EFSI and UNI Europa - wish you a happy new year full of good health and success. Last year was a big year for us as...
EFFAT Resolution adopted at the EFFAT Executive Committee on 14 June 2022 Ukrainian people are paying the highest price of the brutal Kremlin’s invasion with thousands of lives lost, entire families divided and the destruction of their homes and cities. In the rest of...
EFFAT NEWSLETTER MARCH APRIL 2022
Today, on International Workers’ Memorial Day, EFFAT reminds that despite employing half of the world population, the agriculture sector remains one of the highest fatalities. As the ILO confirms, farm workers run at least twice the risk of dying on the job as workers...
Brussels, 24 February 2022 - The Commission has finally issued its long awaited proposed directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence after the EU Regulatory Scrutiny Board struck down twice previous proposals. The text, made public yesterday, can become a...
As European countries keep working on their preparedness to face the new challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, EFFAT is leaving behind another year of hard work, devoted to the protection of million workers in the Agriculture, Food, Tourism and Domestic Work in Europe....
18 December 2021 - On International Migrants Day, EFFAT celebrates millions of undocumented workers active along the EFFAT sectors and their supply chains, in agriculture, food processing, tourism and domestic work. As the pandemic continues to unfold, migrant...
The European Commission proposal for a Directive on Platform Work ensures fairness to platform workers and gives them protection by clarifying their status as employees Brussels, 9 December 2021 – With the Proposal for a Directive on improving working conditions in...
