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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...
Multi-sectoral guidelines adopted to tackle third party violence and harassment
Violence is not part of the job! Five sectoral social dialogue committees adopt revised guidelines to prevent and tackle third party violence and harassment (TPVH) at the workplace Brussels, 6 May 2025 The European sectoral social partners for Local and Regional...
The European Commission’s Omnibus Package is a Direct Attack on Workers’ Rights
EFFAT calls for the withdrawal of all deregulation measures Adopted at the EFFAT Executive Committee on 22-23 April 2025. Driven by right-wing political forces and corporate lobbies, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in November 2024 that the...
EFFAT Launches “Unequal No More” Campaign to Combat Gender Inequality Across Food, Agriculture, Tourism, and Domestic Work Sectors
Copenhagen, 22 April 2025 Today, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) launched a groundbreaking campaign to tackle entrenched gender inequalities across the sectors it represents. The "Unequal No More - Strengthening Gender...
EFFAT Statement on Serbian Anti-Corruption Protests
10 April 2025, Brussels Background Demonstrations erupted across Serbia in November 2024 following the tragic collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad that claimed 16 lives and left one person severely injured. What began as student-led university blockades...
Strengthening Collective Bargaining in European Hospitality: Insights from the Cyprus Workshop
8-9 April 2025, Larnaca EFFAT held a workshop in Larnaca, Cyprus which brought together 35 participants from 13 countries as part of the EU-funded Stronger Hospitality project. The two-day event (April 8-9) focused on best practices in collective bargaining agreements...
Solidarity with POEET and Greek Workers Striking for Their Future
EFFAT expresses full solidarity and support with the Greek colleagues from POEET, the Panhellenic Federation of workers in Food and Tourism sectors. The general strike taking place in Greece tomorrow is a powerful call for action over the declining purchasing power of...
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