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PHS Social Partners Statement on the European Commission’s Roadmap to Strengthen Women’s Rights
Brussels, 7 April 2025 Introduction The Personal and Household Services (PHS) social partners – EFFE, EFSI, EFFAT and UNI Europa – have come together in the context of the publication of the EU Roadmap for Women’s Rights to advocate that stronger PHS sectors and...
Trump’s Liberation Day: A Cage for Agri-Food Workers in Europe
Brussels, 3 April 2025 – The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) expresses deep concern over President Donald Trump’s recent "Liberation Day" trade announcement, which signals a dangerous return to protectionism. His proposed 20%...
Joint Call: The New EU Commission Must Give Space to Its Ambitions on Long-Term Care
Brussels, 26 March 2025 - European Care Advocacy Alliance In December 2022, the EU took a decisive step towards addressing the long-term care crisis, a critical issue that will determine the quality of life of a growing part of its population. It adopted the Council...
Joint European Trade Union Statement on the Omnibus Proposal: A Direct Attack on Workers’ Rights and Corporate Accountability
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW), the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT), the IndustriAll European Trade Union, the European Public Services Union (EPSU)...
EFFAT Condemns Lieferando’s Mass Layoffs and Push for Precarious Work in Austria
The European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) strongly condemns Lieferando Austria's decision to dismantle its employed courier model, laying off around 1000 delivery riders and 65 operational staff. This abrupt shift to a freelance...
EU Parliament Backs EFFAT’s call for an EU Directive on Subcontracting and Labour Intermediaries
Brussels 13 March 2025: Today, the European Parliament has backed EFFAT’s demand for an EU Directive to tackle the exploitation of workers in subcontracting chains and labour intermediation in the report The motion for a resolution 'Social and employment aspects of...
CEFS and EFFAT Sound the Alarm on Mercosur Deal—Again
On Friday 7 March, the social partners of the SSDC Sugar (CEFS and EFFAT) called on the European Member States and the European Parliament not to give the green light to the EU-Mercosur agreement as negotiated. At a time when the EU's domestic beet sugar sector is...
Advancing Gender Equality in EFFAT Sectors – A Commitment on International Women’s Day and Beyond
Brussels, 8 March 2025 - This International Women's Day, EFFAT stresses its key findings from our comprehensive report – "Understanding Gender Inequalities in EFFAT Sectors" – bringing into sharp focus the persistent gender inequalities across food, agriculture,...
Omnibus Package: EU Takes a Major Step Backwards in the Defence of Human Rights
The Omnibus package published yesterday by the European Commission seriously undermines the objectives of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the EU Taxonomy. The proposed amendments...
EU Vision for Agri-Food: The Commission recognizes the importance of raising labour standards: Now Time for Concrete Actions on Workers’ Rights
Brussels, 19 February 2025 – EFFAT welcomes the European Commission's vision for the future of the agri-food sector up to 2040. The text marks a step forward in recognising the importance of fair working and living conditions and collective bargaining in agriculture...
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