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International Migrants Day – Praising all migrant workers’ contribution to the EFFAT sectors
On International Migrants Day, EFFAT celebrates all migrant workers that allow some of its sectors to thrive. Over the last year, they have exposed their lives to provide essential services and kept vital sections of the economy going through the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Only healthy workers can feed Europe
As Covid-19 vaccinations achieve regulatory approval in the EU, European trade union federation EFFAT and food manufacturers association FoodDrinkEurope have urged Member States to consider the food and drink workforce as a priority group in their vaccination plans....
EFFAT – EFFE – EFSI – UNI-Europa Joint Statement on Personal and Household Services Workers Require Priority Access to COVID-19 vaccine
EFFAT, EFFE, EFSI and UNI Europa are delighted by the announcement that the European Commission is progressing with the acquisition of a large number of doses of an anti-Covid19 vaccine that will then be distributed to Member States[1]. The Commission’s prioritising...
Appalling working conditions in the German meat industry have short to live
As slaughterhouses and meat processing plants have recently become major hot spots of COVID-19 outbreaks, workers in the meat industry now get finally the attention they deserve . Thanks to EFFAT affiliate NGG’s tireless work and pressure exerted over the years,...
Five urgent requests on EU-UK trade relations
Five urgent requests on EU-UK trade relations As the EU and UK trade negotiations seem be reaching a conclusion, Europe's farmers and agri-cooperatives, food manufacturers, traders, and agri-food sector workers have issued the following joint statement outing what...
COVID-19 in Cold Environments: risks in meat processing plants
A team of public health experts led by Dr. David Nabarro, co-director of the Institute for Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London and Strategic Director 4SD Switzerland, has produced a working paper for the IUF on the factors which make cold food processing...
Global Week of Action for Hotel Workers 2020
Safe Work + Secure Jobs + Union Rights = Safe hotels . This past week Trade Unions across the globe have organized events around a global week of action for hotel workers. Under the slogan Safe Work + Secure Jobs + Union Rights = Safe hotels, EFFAT joined forces with...
Solidarity to the workers of Ciano and Compass at the European Commission
EFFAT and its members condemn the attitude of the European Commission concerning the suspension of its catering activities from 1 January 2021. The contract between the European Commission and two catering companies was scheduled to end on 31 December 2020. But a Call...
Roadmap to rebuild the hospitality sector : Joint statement EFFAT – HOTREC
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 follow a range of proposed measures to put...
Don’t miss the Ad-PHS final conference!
After two years of work, the Advancing Personal and Household Services (Ad-PHS) project reached its end, so it is time to discuss its results. Go to the website of the final conference to discover the programme and start registering to the event During the event, it...
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