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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...
“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....
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