Europe numbers one million agricultural employers who provide work to over 7 million workers. With 15 million farm holdings, in which over 40 million people work, the agriculture sector makes a vital contribution to healthy nutrition, and still plays a key role in the economic, environmental and social policies in Europe. EFFAT activities in the agriculture sector include promoting a sustainable Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), safeguarding employment and fair pay in rural areas, and further developing social dialogue in order to improve working conditions in this sector.
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Call for an updated and stronger EU Forest Strategy17/01/2019Acknowledging the report from the European Commission on progress in the implementation of the Forest Strategy the undersigned organizations, representing forest owners, managers, contractors and the forest-based industry, call on the European Commission, Parliament and Council to update the EU... -
World Food Day 2018 - EFFAT calls for decent working conditions through the food supply chain16/10/2018Brussels, 16 October 2018 – On World Food Day, EFFAT is calling for the enforcement of decent working conditions for all workers that contribute to bringing food to our table as a key to guarantee food security and food rights across the planet.EFFAT is voicing its concerns over the lack of... -
EFFAT applauds new committee on pesticides19/04/2018The controversial decision to re-approve the use of glyphosate for another five years has exposed some fundamental failures of the EU’s pesticide approval system, revealing that chemical companies have an undue influence on EU scientific assessments.The EC and the European Food Safety Authority (... -
Annual report 2017 of the Agriculture sector13/11/2017This year we have approached representatives of the political centre and the left to win their support for our demands regarding the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). We receive a great deal of positive response and would like to thank all member organizations at this point for... -
The positions of agricultural unions on social issues involving the EU Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)08/11/2017The creation of social instruments within or linked to the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the main focus of agricultural unions in Europe.For the 10 million agricultural workers and their unions, the CAP is of crucial importance, as without it many farms in Europe would be unable to survive... -
EFFAT and FLAI fight underpayment and gang masters in agriculture31/08/2017A new week of Ancora in Campo (“Back in the field”) has just finished. Ancora in Campo is the national campaign of the FLAI CGIL (Federazione Lavoratori Agroindustria – Federation of Farming Industry Workers, Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro – General Italian Labour Federation)...
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Written contracts only can set out employee rights and duties09/11/2017Millions of cross-border migrant workers in European agriculture - mostly seasonal workers, temporary workers, harvest workers or day laborers - are victims of social dumping and work in precarious conditions. They need the protection of the Written Statement Directive (Directive 91/533/ EEC).They... -
Minutes from the meeting of the working group of the European sectoral social dialogue committee of Agriculture from May 11, 201611/05/2016Minutes from the meeting of the working group of the European sectoral social dialogue committee of Agriculture from May 11, 2016 -
Health Check of the European Common Agricultural Policy - Background information April 201619/04/2016EFFAT hopes that the health check of the CAP will result in the recognition of the agricultural workers' role and improve the conditions under which these workers have to work.THE SITUATION OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IN EUROPE:low income, high working time load,decreasing proportion of skilled workers... -
European co-funded project in support of agricultural seasonal workers29/01/2016With the financial support of the European Commission DG EMPL and its member organizations, the EFFAT agriculture sector has conducted EU project Combining competitiveness, quality employment and job security for seasonal workers in agriculture - enhancing the sector’s appeal. ... -
European co-funded project on combining competitiveness, quality employment and job security for seasonal workers in agriculture - enhancing the sector's appeal26/01/2016
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Zero tolerance of labour exploitation14/12/2015This code of conduct for fair and transparent employment relationships is in response to a report of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2015, « Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union ») which...
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EFFAT is the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions. As a European Trade Union Federation representing 120 national trade unions from 35 European countries, EFFAT defends the interests of more than 22 million workers towards the European Institutions, European employers’ associations and transnational companies. EFFAT is a member of the ETUC and the European regional organisation of the IUF.