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COVID-19 in Cold Environments: risks in meat processing plants
A team of public health experts led by Dr. David Nabarro, co-director of the Institute for Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London and Strategic Director 4SD Switzerland, has produced a working paper for the IUF on the factors which make cold food processing...
Global Week of Action for Hotel Workers 2020
Safe Work + Secure Jobs + Union Rights = Safe hotels . This past week Trade Unions across the globe have organized events around a global week of action for hotel workers. Under the slogan Safe Work + Secure Jobs + Union Rights = Safe hotels, EFFAT joined forces with...
Solidarity to the workers of Ciano and Compass at the European Commission
EFFAT and its members condemn the attitude of the European Commission concerning the suspension of its catering activities from 1 January 2021. The contract between the European Commission and two catering companies was scheduled to end on 31 December 2020. But a Call...
Roadmap to rebuild the hospitality sector : Joint statement EFFAT – HOTREC
HOTREC, the European umbrella association of Hotels, Restaurants and Cafés, and its trade union counterpart EFFAT, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions, call upon the EU and Member States to follow a range of proposed measures to put...
Don’t miss the Ad-PHS final conference!
After two years of work, the Advancing Personal and Household Services (Ad-PHS) project reached its end, so it is time to discuss its results. Go to the website of the final conference to discover the programme and start registering to the event During the event, it...
Stop sexual harassment in the fast food industry
International day of action Today, November 17, is the global fast food day of action. Far to long global fast food corporations have not taken their responsibility. Hundreds and hundreds of workers across the world have testified of cases of sexual harassment and...
Belgian Trade Unions call for a moratorium on redundancies to save jobs!
Belgian Trade Unions are very concerned about the employment situation in the hotel and catering industry. The coronavirus crisis shows its socio-economic effects in the short and long term. For workers, it means a reduction in income today and a serious risk of...
#FutureofCAP: EP Plenary delivers a first important win for workers’ rights
After a whole week of intense debate and voting sessions, the Plenary of the European Parliament adopted this afternoon its reports on the three legislative proposals determining the Future of the Common Agriculture Policy. MEPs supported crucial EFFAT long-standing...
The EU Chemicals Strategy: A step in the right direction, but more needed for agricultural workers
On Wednesday 14 October, the European Commission adopted and published the long-awaited EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability towards a toxic-free environment. This EU action delivers a set of action points to ensure “safe and sustainable chemicals, for human...
EFFAT’s reaction on Council Conclusions on improving the working and living conditions of seasonal and other mobile workers
On 9 October 2020, the Council of the European Union approved conclusions on “Improving the working and living conditions of seasonal and other mobile workers”. This follows the European Parliament Resolution on 19 June 2020 and the Guidelines on Seasonal Workers...
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