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Joint Statement on Sustainable Corporate Governance
1 October 2021 - On Thursday, September 30th, leading officials of the European trade union federations EFFAT, EPSU, IndustriAll Europe and UNI Europa as well as the ETUC met with the cabinet of European Commissioner Thierry Breton (Internal Market). The purpose was...
International Youth Day 2021 – Statement from EFFAT Youth Committee
The United Nations General Assembly has been marked as the International Youth Day of August 12, beginning in 1999. The International Day of Youth is important for the development of awareness about the meaningful and fair participation of young people in all social...
’Domestic Workers in Europe: Getting the Recognition they Deserve’. New EFFAT booklet is out!
10 years since the adoption of the ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, EFFAT releases today a new booklet: ‘Domestic Workers in Europe: Getting the Recognition they Deserve’ [ Link] Domestic work is a growing sector crucial for the EU economy,...
European alliance calls on EU governments to ratify convention on domestic workers
An alliance of employers, trade unions, European and international institutions and civil society organisations has ramped up calls for the protection of Europe’s 9.5 million domestic workers, including millions of home care workers. On the 10th Anniversary of the ILO...
New digital tools for enforcing mobile workers’ rights
EFFAT jointly with the ETUC, EFBWW, ETF, EPSU, UNIEuropa and industriAll sent a letter and a joint paper, including a call for action and concrete proposals, to introduce new digital tools for enforcing mobile workers’ rights in the Internal Market. The letter was...
A transforming European sugar industry focus of 1st EFFAT/CEFS workshop
CEFS and EFFAT joint project: “A transforming European sugar industry - New and better jobs in a competitive, innovative and sustainable industry” The 1st workshop of the joint sugar project brought together around 60 experts discussing the key role of the sugar...
28 April – Workers Memorial Day: Health & Safety is your right!
With 1 in 3 people working from home, and those at the workplace taking special precautions, COVID-19 shows the life and death importance of health and safety at work. Among the 530,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the European Union* are uncounted thousands of workers...
Workers’ influence on outsourcing, tender processes and transfer of employment contracts: watch the gap!
The two-year European project “Workers’ influence on outsourcing, tender processes and transfer of employment contracts: watch the gap!” was carried out in partnership with EFFAT, ETF, EPSU, UNI Europa and Syndex. Its purpose was to analyse the implementation of EU...
How are Domestic Workers organised in your country? Fill in our Survey!
To better prepare the future work in the EFFAT Domestic work sector and to strengthen its sectoral structure, EFFAT is asking their member organisations to provide the EFFAT secretariat with some basic information on the organisation of domestic workers in your...
Poverty wages in the German meat sector are a European problem. And it needs fixing, now!
Ahead of the next round of collective bargaining negotiations on 29 March 2021, EFFAT is sending solidarity and much strength to all of its NGG affiliates in the meat sector fighting for better wages and working conditions. Last year’s COVID-19 outbreaks in several...
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