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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Draft opinion of agricultural workers on the Common Agricultural Policy after 201320/01/2012This draft has still to be discussed within the agricultural affiliates. The draft will be updated in February/March 2012 and the final one will be adopted end of April 2012 at the conference in Bratislava.
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Call for tenders for a new EU co-funded project on: Anticipating structural changes in agriculture: the possibility of setting up a European Sector Council to have a positive impact on jobs08/12/2011This call for proposals is available in English and French only.Deadline to send the bids: 23 December 2011 - 1pm.
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Don’t let the fat cats blame the workers!29/11/2011Workers in Europe are outraged and indignant at the austerity measures being taken, and therefore trade unions are organising days of action in Portugal and Bulgaria on 24 November, followed by days of action in the United Kingdom and across Europe on 30 November and in Greece on 1 December, in...
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Call for tenders for a new project entitled: Quality jobs in sustainable agriculture and an upgraded image28/11/2011Call for tenders for a new project co-funded by the EU Commission on "Quality jobs in sustainable agriculture and an upgraded image".This call for tenders is only available in French and English.Deadline to send the tenders: 13 December 2011
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Call for tenders for a new project cofunded by the EU on coordination between social security bodies21/10/2011Call for tenders for a new project co-financed by the EU on EFFAT contribution to the development of coordination between social security bodies and to the improvment of information in the agricultural sector.This call for tenders is only available in English and French.Deadline for sending offers...
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Brochure: Posting of workers in the European agricultural sector - 10 contributions for the protection of workers08/09/2011This publication received support from the European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities.
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Information leaflet on bird flu27/10/2005
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Conference on developing the sectoral social dialogue in the candidate countries (Sofia, 30.09.2005-1.10.2005)01/10/2005
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EFFAT work areas 2005-200923/06/2005
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Social partners in agriculture sign a sectoral agreement on the reduction of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in agriculture21/05/2005
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Agreement of the social partners in agriculture on vocational training01/01/2003
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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.