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While Brussels Chooses Deregulation, Madrid Chooses Workers: EFFAT rallies along 10,000 for Quality Jobs
While EU leaders meet in Brussels on 18-19 June to discuss competitiveness and deregulation, more than 10,000 workers from across Europe gathered in Madrid for a different vision: investment, social justice, and quality jobs for all. The "Rally for Quality Jobs,...
The New Return Regulation is a Defeat for Europe
The European Parliament has just voted to adopt the Return Regulation, despite explicit and urgent warnings from the European trade union movement and civil society organisations. This is not a victory for "control." It is a profound defeat for human dignity and the...
Happy International Domestic Workers Day 2026!
On International Domestic Workers Day, EFFAT celebrates and honours all domestic workers across Europe and around the world. Every day, domestic workers provide essential care and household services to families, children, older persons, and people with disabilities....
EFFAT Statement on the Killing of Four Agricultural Workers in Amendolara, Italy
English / Italian EFFAT Statement on the Killing of Four Agricultural Workers in Amendolara, Italy Last Monday, four agricultural workers were brutally killed. They were locked inside a minivan at a service station along the SS106 Jonica Road, near the municipality of...
EFFAT Calls for Full Recognition and Decent Work for Domestic Workers at European Parliament Debate
Today at the European Parliament, EFFAT contributed to the debate on Decent Work for All: Advancing the Rights of Domestic Workers in the EU, ahead of the upcoming own-initiative report to be led by MEP Catarina Martins (The Left). Domestic work is a cornerstone of...
Happy 1st of May!
Happy 1st of May! Today is our day, brothers and sisters. A day to celebrate what working people have won through struggle and solidarity, and to look ahead with confidence to face the challenges before us. This First of May, we stand together at a moment when the...
Sugar industry: Any decision regarding IPR should not lead to further job losses.
The sugar sector in Europe is under high pressure, companies are not making profits, production is slowing down and workers are losing their jobs. Six companies closed across Europe since the beginning of 2025 alone, meaning more than 1000 jobs lost. These figures...
Strengthening Social Dialogue in the Agri-Food Sector in South-Eastern and Central-Eastern Europe
EFFAT's project "Strengthening Social Dialogue in the Agri-Food Sector in South-Eastern and Central-Eastern Europe" aimed to strengthen social dialogue and collective bargaining across the EU agri-food sector, with a particular focus on South-Eastern Europe (SEE) and...
EU Talent Pool: A Missed Opportunity to Protect Migrant Workers
EFFAT calls on EU institutions to put workers' rights first as Parliament adopts the EU Talent Pool Regulation Brussels, 11 March 2026: This week the European Parliament adopted the EU Talent Pool Regulation with 414 votes in favour, 182 against and 21 abstentions....
International Women’s Day 2026: Equality is not a Slogan but a trade union mission
Brussels, 8 March 2026 – On International Women's Day, EFFAT reaffirms a simple message: gender equality is not a slogan. It is a collective bargaining priority, a workplace right, and a trade union responsibility. EFFAT knows it well. Through the recent campaign...
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