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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...
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...
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