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Contract Catering: Employers and Unions Agree on Solutions to Address Labour Shortages in the Sector
EFFAT and FoodServiceEurope, adopted a joint declaration today addressing the persistent and worsening labour shortages affecting the contract catering sector across Europe. Shared view Social partners agree that labour and skills shortages are one of the main...
World Tourism Day | Overtourism: The Hidden Cost Behind Europe’s Record-Breaking Season
Despite geopolitical unrest and a summer marked by unprecedented heatwaves and devastating forest fires that severely affected several European regions, European tourism recorded 1.31 billion overnight stays in the first half of 2026 — a 1.7% increase compared to the...
Workers’ rights are not up for shopping: EFFAT rallies against EU Inc
EFFAT stood alongside the ETUC outside the EU Councill as ministers discussed the 28th Regime, warning that the draft regulation could weaken labour enforcement, collective rights and protections against abusive subcontracting Brussels, 24 September 2026. This...
Labour Mobility Package: a step forward. Now time to tackle abuse in subcontracting and labour intermediation
On 15 September, the European Commission published its Fair Labour Mobility Package. It includes a communication on fair labour mobility and five legislative proposals covering the mandate of the European Labour Authority (ELA), a European Social Security Pass, skills...
Short-term Rental Regulation: Beyond Housing Affordability, EFFAT Demands Labour Safeguards
Brussels, 15 September 2026: EFFAT welcomes the European Commission's proposal for a regulation on short-term rentals aimed at addressing housing affordability in popular tourist destinations but expresses concern over the voluntary nature of the initiative and the...
Public procurement reform moves forward. Contract catering is left in the dark.
The European Commission published its long-awaited proposal to revise the EU Public Procurement Directive. EFFAT's first and most urgent concern is that the special procedure applicable to canteen and contract catering services is left without the clarification needed...
New Joint Report: AI & Social Dialogue in the EU Beet Sugar Sector
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 -...
Catering Workers Take to the Streets for Fairer Public Procurement
Catering workers today rallies along hundreds of other workers in cleaning security and logistics, demanding an overhaul of the EU's public procurement rules that have negatively shaped their pay, their hours, and the quality of the food served in Europe's schools,...
#TooHotToWork: Trade Unions Demand Binding EU Rules on Workplace Heat Protection
As this week's heatwave hits, EFFAT-EPSU-EFBWW present their Model Directive, warning that heat is a daily occupational hazard, not a one-off summer event. Brussels, 25 June 2026 | As temperatures rise across Europe, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and...
Friesland Campina Leeuwarden: Workers Strike for Fair Compensation
Today, more than 200 dairy workers at FrieslandCampina Leeuwarden will strike, continuing a wave of labour actions across the Dutch dairy sector. The issue While FrieslandCampina reports record profits, workers are seeing their purchasing power being eroded. EFFAT's...
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