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Poverty wages in the German meat sector are a European problem. And it needs fixing, now!
Ahead of the next round of collective bargaining negotiations on 29 March 2021, EFFAT is sending solidarity and much strength to all of its NGG affiliates in the meat sector fighting for better wages and working conditions. Last year’s COVID-19 outbreaks in several...
Press Release | Rebuilding the Hospitality sector
HOTREC, the European umbrella association of Hotels, Restaurants and Cafés, and its trade union counterpart EFFAT, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions, call upon the EU and Member States to prolong the EU and national funding as long...
IWD 2021 – A World of Work free from gender-based violence and harassment
This International Women’s Day, EFFAT joins the international organisations IUF and ETUC calling all governments to promptly ratify the ILO Convention 190, coming into force on 25 June 2021. As the first International Labour Standard to address violence and harassment...
Europe’s travel & tourism sector calls on EU governments to chart restart plan in time for summer
Over 60 travel and tourism organisations unveil concrete recommendations for re-opening travel & tourism in Europe, including creation of Commission-led Task Force to restore freedom of movement. The European Tourism Manifesto alliance, a group of more than 60...
Press Release | The Sugar Sector in the future EU Trade Policy
On 18 February 2021, the European Commission published a Communication on the new EU Trade Strategy based on openness, sustainability, and assertiveness.1 Brussels – 24 February 2021: CIBE (International Confederation of European Beet Growers), CEFS (Association of...
Press Release | Open Letter: European aviation and tourism requires a coordinated approach to cross-border travel
Coordinated COVID-19 measures needed to save jobs and upcoming summer season, say European aviation and tourism stakeholders. Brussels – 24 February 2021: Ahead of the 1 March Extraordinary meeting of Ministers of Tourism, 15 European stakeholders in aviation and...
EFFAT expresses firm opposition to the military coup in Myanmar
Along with trade unions all over the world, EFFAT expresses its firm opposition to the civil society restrictions as well as the military action ongoing in Myanmar and calls for the immediate release of the detained to restore rule of law, respect human rights, and...
Press Release | Open Letter: The new CAP needs Social Conditionality
A movement of 300+ organisations and personalities urges EU CAP funds to be conditional on the respect for labour rights in agriculture. Brussels – 17 February 2021: As the interinstitutional negotiations on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are...
EU sugar sector: EU policies need to be coherent to ensure a just transition
On the occasion of their Social Dialogue Plenary session on 8 February 2021, CEFS and EFFAT, social partners in the Sugar Sector discussed various crucial issues for the industry in the context of the EU Green Deal and the Commission’s Trade Policy. They agreed on the...
Working together for a quick, safe and sustainable recovery of Europe’s Hospitality sector
The below signatories call for the immediate setting up of a hospitality task force across the EU Institutions to discuss the impact that COVID-19 has had on business and jobs and deliver a road map for the recovery of the hospitality sector and its value chain....
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