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World Food Day 2025: Food security and Healthy Diets depend on Fair Work
The fight against hunger, malnutrition, and poverty needs Fair Work. Every meal we enjoy depends on millions of people: farm workers, food processors, and hospitality staff, too many of whom are overworked, subcontracted, and unheard. Promoting action for those who...
Successful outcome at JDE Peet’s Andrézieux, France
Following fifteen days of determined strike action, workers at JDE Peet’s Andrézieux have achieved a successful outcome with an agreement reached by their union representatives from our affiliates CFDT Agri-Agro and FNAF-CGT on 8 October 2025. The agreement provides...
CAP Simplification Package: Social Conditionality is not a burden.
This week the European Parliament adopted the CAP Simplification Package during its plenary session in Strasbourg shaping its position ahead of trilogue negotiations. While EFFAT welcomes the overall outcome and the Parliament’s decision to uphold Social...
EWC Directive: Today’s Vote Brings Us Closer to Truly Effective EWCs and Greater Workplace Democracy
Brussels, 9 October 2025 Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of legislation that will deliver key improvements for the European Works Council (EWC) Directive and millions of trade union representatives and working people in transnational companies. Members...
“We work in the shadows”: Trade unions call for EU action to end exploitation in subcontracting chains and labour intermediaries
My colleague Mykailo died on the GHdC construction site in Charleroi on 27/9/21. He was Ukrainian and was working here in Belgium as a worker posted by a Polish company for which he had not performed any work in Poland. This company subcontracted to a firm registered...
EFFAT Solidarity in Action at TNC Committee in Barcelona
The annual meeting of the EFFAT Transnational Companies Committee is taking place in Barcelona on 1–2 October 2025. The TNC Committee once again proves to be the main platform where EFFAT affiliates active in multinational companies, TNC/EWC Coordinators, and members...
Joint trade union statement following the meeting with the Ambassador of Palestine to the EU
Joint trade union statement following meeting with the Ambassador of Palestine to the EU Following a meeting with the Palestinian Ambassador to the EU in Brussels, the European Trade Union Confederation and the European Trade Union Federations reiterate their call for...
Time for Public Procurement rules that promote quality jobs
Last week, the European Parliament adopted the INI report on public procurement. The report calls on the European Commission to revise current EU rules to address their shortcomings. The current framework presents several challenges: The frequent use of the lowest...
SOTEU: Can we expect vision, courage, and coherence with Europe’s founding principles?
As Ursula von der Leyen is about to deliver her State of the Union speech, EFFAT calls for honesty and consistency in EU policymaking. Our expectations are clear: Consistency with EU Treaties and Values Article 3(5) TEU commits the EU to peace, security, sustainable...
EU-US (Unbalanced) Trade Deal: European Agro-Food Workers Bear the Burden amid Lack of Fairness and Reciprocity
Brussels, 25 August 2025 | EFFAT voices deep concerns about the EU-US Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade. The recently released joint declaration statement validates the concerns we expressed in July, on the occasion of the talks between...
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