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A Level Playing Field in Hospitality and Tourism as a Foundation for Affordable Housing
Joint HOTREC-EFFAT Statement on the Commission’s Short-Term Rental Initiative In the framework of the European sectoral social dialogue, EFFAT and HOTREC, social partners in the hospitality sector have reached a joint position on the rapid expansion of short-term...
EFFAT, EFBWW, and ETF’s Voices heard
European Parliament calls for European Legislation to tackle Exploitative Subcontracting and Labour Intermediation Brussels, 12 February 2026 - Today, the European Parliament adopted the EMPL Committee's own-initiative report Addressing subcontracting chains and the...
800 Workers Mobilise In Strasbourg as MEPs Face Plenary Vote on Ending Labour Exploitation
Strasbourg, 10 February 2026 - Today, more than 800 workers and trade unionists gathered in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg for a joint demonstration organized by EFBWW, EFFAT and ETF, the three European Trade Union Federations representing workers in...
Mercosur: EFFAT Maintains Strong Opposition Ahead of Council Vote
Ahead of the Council vote on the EU–Mercosur Trade Agreement, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) reiterates its strong concerns and opposition to the agreement in its current draft. EFFAT General Secretary, Enrico Somaglia...
EFFAT and ETF affiliates call for immediate action to end abuses and social dumping in the food delivery sector
EFFAT and ETF affiliated trade unions representing food delivery workers across Europe held a coordination meeting to discuss the concerning situation facing food delivery workers. Despite the fact the deadline to transpose the Platform Work Directive is approaching...
Food and Feed Safety: Another Dangerous Deregulation at the Expense of Workers & Citizens’ Health
EFFAT is concerned by the Commission’s “Food & Feed Safety” initiative and calls it for what it is: deregulation that threatens the wellbeing of agro-food workers and consumers alike. The European Commission has made the callous decision to weaken the core pillars...
Human Rights Day 2025: EFFAT Rejects EU Sustainability Deal that Fails Workers and the Planet
Brussels, 10 December 2025 | On Human Rights Day, EFFAT warns that the political deal on the EU Sustainability Omnibus reached yesterday sides with reckless corporations over workers and the planet, gutting accountability and leaving communities, in Europe and across...
EU Quality Jobs Act: EFFAT Demands Subject to Social Partners Consultation
EFFAT acknowledges positive elements in the newly published EU Quality Jobs Roadmap and Act, the package of social policy initiatives announced yesterday by the European Commission. Following years and months of intense mobilisation, including the publication of an...
Support the Global Week of Action of Hotel Housekeepers
This week is Global Week of Action for Hotel Housekeepers. As EU institutions increasingly recognise abusive subcontracting as a major barrier to equal treatment in the labour market, EFFAT stands in solidarity with hotel housekeepers across Europe. These essential...
Employment Committee vote to curb abusive subcontracting and unregulated labour intermediaries sends a clear signal to the European Commission
Brussels 3 December 2025 - Today, union federations EFBWW, EFFAT, and ETF, along with workers and MEPs, gathered outside the European Parliament to show their support ahead of the EMPL Committee vote on the report addressing abusive subcontracting and unregulated...
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