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EU Tax Plans: a Blow to Tobacco Workers
Brussels, 17 July 2025 – Representing tobacco workers in Europe, EFFAT expresses its deep concern over the European Commission’s newly proposed recast of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED). While we support the EU’s public health objectives, we strongly oppose...
EU must act over scandal of farm workers living in shacks
Thousands of agricultural workers are living in slum conditions while working for employers in receipt of EU farming subsidies, a delegation of trade unionists and MEPs found today during a visit to Italy. The delegation organised by the European Federation of Food,...
A New Day for CAP: EFFAT Calls for a More Social Common Agricultural Policy Post-2027
Brussels, 26 June 2025 – A New Day for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): that is how EFFAT defines its latest comprehensive demands for the upcoming post-2027 CAP reform. At an event bringing together farm workers, trade union leaders, the EU Commissioner for Food...
Subcontracted, Overworked, Unheard: EFFAT Presents Model Directive to End Abuse in Subcontracting and Labour intermediation Across Europe
Brussels, 25 June 2025 Today, EFFAT hosted a high-level event in Brussels to present its Model Directive on Labour Intermediaries and Fair Working Conditions across Subcontracting Chains, a concrete proposal to end abusive labour practices that continue to undermine...
“We deserve fair pay & good jobs”: European unions launch billboards in Brussels metro for EU procurement reform
European unions representing 45 million workers across Europe, including ETUC, UNI Europa, EFFAT and industriAll Europe, have launched a digital billboard campaign in Brussels metro stations Schuman and Arts-Loi today. The billboards show a diverse workforce employed...
AB InBEv: Record Profits, Declining Working Conditions
Once again, we are witnessing a familiar and troubling pattern: a highly profitable multinational company mistreating the very workers who drive its success. AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer, recently reported strong Q1 2025 results — with shareholder returns,...
EFFAT Welcomes Progress on European Works Council Directive Revision
The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) welcomes the provisional trilogue agreement reached on the revision of the European Works Council (EWC) Directive, marking an important step forward for workers' rights in multinational...
LGBTIQ discrimination strongest felt at work
Joint statement from European Trade Union Federations International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia – 17 May 2025 No one should have to live in fear of being themselves. Yet, for many, this fear remains an everyday reality. Imagine being afraid to...
A CAP Simplification That Tastes of Deregulation
Excluding Social Conditionality from Crisis Payments Sets Risky Precedent Brussels, 14 May 2025: EFFAT expresses serious concern over today’s European Commission’s reported proposal to exclude social conditionality from the complementary crisis payments outlined in...
EFFAT launches Model Directive to End Exploitation in Subcontracting and Labour Intermediation
Brussels, 13 May 2025 – In a crucial step forward for the protection of workers’ rights across Europe, EFFAT – the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions – officially presented its Model Directive on Labour Intermediaries and Fair Working...
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