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EFFAT supports the ETUC Manifesto, Delivering a Fair Deal for Workers
As the 2024 European Parliament elections approach next year, EFFAT mobilised to support the European Trade Union Confederation's #WorkersManifesto launch at the European Parliament today. EFFAT's presence underscores our commitment to a Europe that remains on a path...
Trade Unions battle the Storm for Workers’ Rights
Trade unions across Europe and beyond are facing systematic and targeted attacks on workers' fundamental rights. In an era marked by the rise of populism and right-wing governments, we are at the forefront of defending the rights and safety of workers. Recent...
EFFAT joins European mobilisation against Austerity
Today 13 October 2023, EFFAT joins the European Trade Unions movement in Paris as part of On the Road for a Fair Deal For Workers to express workers' concerns about the looming possibility of a return to EU austerity policies. As per the European Commission's recent...
IDWF Congress: ‘Domestic Workers Build Bridges, Close Gaps, Gain Rights’
The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) is holding its 4th Congress, set to take place on 2-5 October 2024, in the town of De Haan, Belgium. Under the theme "Domestic Workers Build Bridges, Close Gaps, Gain Rights," this Congress is a pivotal moment for...
EU glyphosate evaluation fails to acknowledge key mechanism that can lead to cancer
On 7 September EFFAT along with other 15 member of the European Coalition Stop Glyphosate, EFFAT sent an open letter to Health Commissioner Kyriakides to highlighted that solely based on the cancer evidence glyphosate, the world’s most used herbicide, does not...
#SOTEU | EFFAT Wishlist
As the European Commission President, Ursula Von der Leyen, prepares to deliver her much-anticipated State of the Union speech (#SOTEU) next 13 September, EFFAT is hoping to hear some much-needed mention of concrete plans on how to secure a fairer society for millions...
EFFAT and FoodServiceEurope joint declaration on public procurement and collective bargaining
Brussels, 19 June 2023 EFFAT and FoodServiceEurope have united to raise concerns about the potential threats posed by the current public procurement rules in the EU to the social and economic rights of workers and employers in the contract catering sector. They...
International Domestic Workers Day: EFFAT and IDWF give rise to a global movement in protection of Domestic Workers Worldwide
Brussels 16 June 2023: It’s International Domestic Workers Today Today, EFFAT celebrates the dedication of nearly 10 million of hard-working domestic workers in Europe who operate in private households, not only enabling countless families to improve work-life...
Give every child the right tools to thrive – End child labour
Today - 12 June 2023 - marks World Day Against Child Labour. Today, we still count 160 million children working worldwide. 70 percent of all child labour is in agriculture. That’s 112 million children working in agriculture...
Subcontracting Chains and Labour Intermediaries: EFFAT Calls for an EU Binding Initiative
Brussels, 31 May 2023 On occasion of the EFFAT conference Mobile and Migrant Workers: What’s the Road Ahead for their protection in Europe? EFFAT reiterates its call for a new inclusive EU vision on labour mobility and migration and calls for a EU binding initiative...
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