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Social dialogue package: time for action
Brussels 26 January 2023 The EU Commission has yesterday released its long-awaited package on social dialogue, which comprises a Communication on the strengthening of EU social dialogue and a draft Council Recommendation on strengthening social dialogue at national...
Ahead of EU-ASEAN Summit, EFFAT demands immediate release of Cambodian trade union leader Chhim Sithar
Ahead of this week EU-ASEAN Commemorative Summit, EFFAT wrote a letter to the Embassy of Cambodia in Brussels, demanding the immediate release of Chhim Sithar, President of Cambodia’s Labour Rights Supported Union (LRSU), unfairly arrested on 26 November 2022 after...
Demanding an EU-wide ban on the export of pesticides banned in Europe
To protect Europeans’ health and the environment, the EU has banned or severely restricted the use of many hazardous chemicals. Furthermore, this European Commission and its commitment in the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability to protect people’s health and the...
FIFA World CUP 2022 – Leave Sexual Harassment out of the Game.
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and ahead of Global Week of Action for Hotel Housekeepers, EFFAT joins the IUF urging FIFA to protect hospitality workers, mostly women, in host hotels during the World Cup 2022. In a country well...
Joint EFFAT-HOTREC Statement on the Commission’s Short-Term Rental Initiative
For a level playing field and fair competition in hospitality and tourism 12 October 2022 | EFFAT and HOTREC, the European social partners for the hotel, restaurant, bar and café sector are welcoming the European Commission’s intention to present a legislative...
McDonalds’ workers speak out at European Parliament about corporate violence and abuse
On 7 September 202, four former young McDonalds’ workers featured in dedicated hearing in the European Parliament hosted by MEP Manon Aubry (FR, The Left) and Maria Noichl (DE, S&D). They spoke out about the...
Employers and workers jointly call on European Commission to recognise diversity of care workers
Brussels, 29 September 2022 – The European Care Strategy is at risk of excluding some of the most vulnerable frontline care workers. During a European Parliament event, employers and workers who provide personal and household care have emitted a joint call for the...
On World Tourism Day EFFAT is joining the global call to ‘Rethink Tourism’
Tourism continues to show strong signs of recovery, international tourist arrivals are moving towards pre-pandemic levels, with arrivals in Europe reaching 74% of 2021 numbers in the first months of 2022. However, emerging from the pandemic shutdowns, the tourism...
McDonalds’ workers speak out at European Parliament about corporate violence and abuse
This week four young McDonalds' workers featured a dedicated hearing in the European Parliament hosted by MEP Manon Aubry (FR, The Left) and Maria Noichl (DE, S&D) to speak out about the corporation's global and systemic malpractice of sexual harassment and...
EU Care Strategy overlooks the reality of Domestic Workers
Brussels, 8 September 2022: EFFAT appreciates the European Commission’s recognition that Domestic Workers, many of whom are women and often with a migrant background, are subject to the poorest working conditions in the long-term care workforce. As defined by ILO...
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