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EFFAT Prepares for EU Elections and Paves the Way for Congress with New Leadership candidates
Just days before the upcoming European Elections (6-9 June 2024), the EFFAT Executive Committee convened in Brussels on 3 and 4 June 2024. In anticipation of these critical EU elections, EFFAT urged affiliates and all workers to participate in the voting process,...
Social Partners in the Sugar Sector Commit to a Sustainable Future through Just Transition
In the face of climate change, European beet sugar sector social partners EFFAT and CEFS take a bold step towards sustainability. A positive statement, made jointly by employers and trade unions in the context of social dialogue, underscores a united commitment to...
Largest-ever survey finds low pay makes Europe’s domestic and home care sector “unsustainable.”
Brussels, 22 May 2024 Working conditions of domestic and home care workers across Europe are not sustainable, according to a new Europe-wide survey released today. Most surveyed workers (56.9 per cent) said they will be unable to work in their job until retirement...
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
Joint Statement from European Trade Union Federations and the ETUC On 17 May, the European trade union movement celebrates the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). On this day, we remind ourselves and European policymakers that...
The time is now: Trade unions challenge platform companies right after landmark vote on EU law on Platform work
Amsterdam, 26 April 2024: On 24 and 25 April, German NGG, Dutch FNV and French FO trade unions met in Amsterdam to discuss strategy and engagement with platform companies. Following Wednesday's landmark vote in the European Parliament on the EU Platform Directive, the...
Meat Sector: European Trade Unions Rally Behind German Law
A United Call on the EU for Improved Conditions for Meat Workers across the Continent Berlin, 16 April 2024 – At a conference in Berlin, The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) successfully concluded the EU-wide project...
LDC: EFFAT coordinates the establishment of a new EWC
An agreement in principle has been found for the establishment of a new European Works Council in the family owned French transnational company LDC. LDC is the largest poultry meat company in France and operates in Europe with production plants based in Poland,...
EFBWW, EFFAT and ETF join forces to Combat Labour Exploitation in Subcontracting Chains and Labour intermediation
9 April 2024: EFBWW, EFFAT, and ETF have joined forces to confront the common challenges of abusive subcontracting, unregulated labour intermediaries, and insufficient enforcement of existing workers' rights within their sectors. These issues underpin high levels...
Groundbreaking Deal on Due Diligence: EFFAT wins on Franchise
The agreement on the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability #DueDiligence found by Member States last Friday and confirmed yesterday by the EP JURI Committee is a great victory for the protection of the environment, for local communities, and for millions of workers...
EFFAT-HOTREC Joint Declaration on How to Overcome Labour and Skills Shortages in the Hospitality Sector
The lack of skills and labour force is strongly affecting the hospitality sector. In order to overcome the challenges, EFFAT and HOTREC agree that social dialogue and collective bargaining can be used as part of the solution, namely by: negotiating employment...
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