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“Platform workers are well on their way to enjoying their rights!”
Yesterday, the Council finally approved the agreement reached on February 8, 2024, between the Council Presidency and the European Parliament on the Platform Work Directive. EFFAT welcomes this new legal framework, which will help improve the situation of food...
International Women’s Day: Unveiling Invisible Work
EFFAT Urgently Appeals to Acknowledge Unpaid Domestic Work for the Collective Benefit of Women International Women’s Day (IWD) serves as a platform to expose persisting gender disparities. This year, EFFAT focuses on a critical issue – unpaid Domestic and Care Work. ...
Amid farmers’ protests, the dignity of agri-workers’ working conditions in the future CAP must remain a red-line.
EFFAT urges to strengthen Social Conditionality at EP hearing on the future of CAP Ahead of the EU elections and the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform, EFFAT organised a hearing this week supported by MEP Maria Noichl (S&D) and MEP Martin Häusling (The...
Farmers demonstrations: EFFAT shares some of the concerns, but the way forward is not to abandon the Green Deal
Thousands of farmers across Europe have demonstrated in recent days, from Romania and Poland to France and Germany. The protests have been co-opted by far-right movements seeking to exploit farmers' discontent for political gain ahead of the European elections in...
Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture: EFFAT champions its vision for a Sustainable Food System
Today, our General Secretary, Kristjan Bragason, actively participated in the inaugural Strategic Dialogue with the food sector—as announced by Ursula Von der Leyen during her September State of the Union address. EFFAT welcomes the decision to convene various...
Political deal on Due Diligence sets a new era in the fight against corporate impunity
EFFAT, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions, applauds the political agreement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). This crucial law can address labour abuses in supply chains and franchise networks....
Social Partners in agriculture adopt joint declaration on the impact of global warming on agriculture
The European social partners in agriculture, EFFAT and GEOPA-COPA, representing the interests of workers and employers in the sector, have spoken with one voice on the need to work together to mitigate the effects of severe weather conditions on agriculture. Global...
Global Week of Action for Hotel Housekeepers: Demanding change
Housekeepers play a pivotal role in ensuring the comfort and cleanliness of our hotels, yet they often grapple with issues that threaten their working conditions and their health and safety. As we celebrate another Global Week of Action for Hotel Housekeepers from...
EFFAT reiterates its Zero Tolerance policy on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Gender-based violence and harassment persist as a dire reality in many workplaces across the European Union, representing both a cause and a consequence of inequality between men and women. In response to this urgent problem, EFFAT has prioritized the fight against...
Social Partners united: Education and Training are key for Future-Ready Hospitality Jobs
Brussels, 21 November 2023 – Against the backdrop of the European Year of Skills, HOTREC and EFFAT hosted an event at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels centred around the theme, “Education and Training: the driving force of skilled hospitality...
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