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EFFAT on the Action against Exploitation in Agriculture
Foggia (Italy), 17 July 2024 Summer is the most important season for agriculture in Europe, and EFFAT's affiliates are actively supporting and protecting workers through various actions. EFFAT joined the FLAI-CGIL organising campaign "Diritti in Campo" [Rights in the...
Satnam Singh’s Death is a desperate plea to End Exploitation and Violence in European Agriculture
EFFAT Resolution, as approved by the EFFAT Agriculture General Assembly 3 July 2024 The recent death of Satnam Singh, a 31-year-old Indian farm worker employed in the Italian province of Latina, is an unacceptable tragedy that cannot be described as an accident. The...
Club Med: Concerns about Company’s Future Provoke Demand for Info
For several months, unions have been raising concerns about the future of Club Med, a key transnational tourism company which, since 2015, has been owned by the Chinese conglomerate FOSUN. Since the COVID-19 crisis, the group has accumulated over 40 billion USD in...
Talent pool will embed exploitation
The European trade union movement is sounding the alarm at proposals being tabled for the EU Talent Pool. The proposal would greenlight recruitment sharks who use exploitative methods. In a detailed joint letter sent to Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs of...
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...
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