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Organising Young Workers for a Stronger Hospitality Sector
As part of the EU-funded Stronger Hospitality project, our recent webinar brought together 45 participants from 18 countries to address the challenges faced by young workers in the hospitality sector and explore strategies for trade union engagement. The hospitality...
Solidarity with Unite members fighting for fair pay at Princes Foods
Workers at Princes Group in the UK are taking industrial action these days to secure fair pay and resist the erosion of previously agreed commitments. With Unite the Union, EFFAT is calling on all its affiliates to share their solidarity and stand with these workers...
NGG Nationwide Action today || Fast-Food Workers Deserve Decent Pay!
EFFAT fully supports its German affiliate NGG in its major nationwide day of action in Hamburg today in support of fast-food workers fighting for decent pay and better working conditions. The NGG is currently renegotiating a national collective agreement in the...
Important Ruling from the EU Court of Justice on Domestic Workers’ Rights
The EU Court of Justice has ruled that domestic employers must implement a system to measure daily working hours, ensuring compliance with Directive 2003/88 on working time. This decision aims to protect workers by allowing them to reliably track their hours and...
Equal Treatment for Migrant Workers: Recognizing the Backbone of Europe’s Prosperity
On this International Migrants Day, EFFAT honours the indispensable role of migrant and mobile seasonal workers in Europe’s agricultural, tourism and domestic work sectors. These workers, who often face systemic exploitation and discrimination, are the backbone of our...
EFFAT backs ETUC’s stance opposing efforts to deregulate EU laws
EFFAT fully supports the joint ETUC’s stance opposing efforts to deregulate essential EU laws like the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The CS3D establishes clear, democratically...
Countries must act now on forced labour ban
EU member states have a ‘moral obligation’ to immediately enforce the ban on goods produced through forced labour which takes effect today. While members states have up to three years to implement it, the evidence from the International Labour Organisation shows there...
Global Week of Action for Hotel Housekeepers for a fairer hospitality sector
Hotel housekeepers create a clean, safe, and welcoming environments for guests worldwide. however, their working conditions do not always reflect the importance of their role, as they often face low wages, long hours, and exposure to physically demanding tasks without...
EFFAT Congress Elects New Leadership with Enrico Somaglia as General Secretary
Today, EFFAT Congress has elected new leadership for the upcoming term. Enrico Somaglia, has been elected as the new General Secretary, a position he will hold for the next five years, marking a new chapter in the organization’s mission to defend workers' rights...
#FightingForward: EFFAT Congress Officially Kicks Off in Valencia
Valencia, 27 November 2023 – Under the slogan Fighting Forward, EFFAT affiliates came together today to launch the first of two working days of the EFFAT Congress in Valencia, a city recently devastated by the catastrophic DANA flooding. The tragedy served as a stark...
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