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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Council and EP adopt directive on third-country national seasonal workers17/02/2014Following a vote in the European Parliament on 5 February 2014, the Council adopted the seasonal workers directive on 17 February. Member states will now have to incorporate the directive into their legal codes within two and a half years.The directive harmonises the conditions of entry and stay of... -
Morocco: Agriculture workers struggle for an end to discrimination06/02/2014Watch videos of a demonstration by the Moroccan agricultural trade union Fédération Nationale du Secteur Agricole (FNSA) in Rabat on 6 February 2014 for a minimum wage and working time provisions: -
New limits on food speculation a step in the right direction but no silver bullet04/02/2014As part of an agreement reached on 14 January by the European Parliament and the Council to reform markets in financial instruments, new restrictions will apply to commodity speculation – including speculation on the products we eat.Excessive speculation on food prices is undermining fair price... -
European labour ministers’ agreement privileges internal market over rights of posted workers11/12/2013In a desperate attempt to show progress on the draft Enforcement Directive on the posting of workers before upcoming European elections, European labour ministers reached a last-minute agreement on Monday 9 December that is far from meeting the trade unions’ hopes.Despite the Directive’s original... -
European trade unions gather in joint call to EU labour ministers: Protect posted workers or farewell Social Europe09/12/2013The European Federation for Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT), together with fellow European trade union federations and hundreds of their members mobilised before the European Council today, 9 December 2013, to reject the current proposals regarding the draft Enforcement Directive... -
Call for proposals of services for a new project co-funded by the EU on identifying and addressing priorities for overcoming the crisis and a successful implementation of the European Employment Stragegy 2020: A European initiative of EFFAT03/12/2013EFFAT has submitted and obtained co-financing from the European Commission to develop a project that focuses on the development of employment within the framework of the European Employment Strategy 2020. In this context, we are looking for experts to assist us to achieve some of the...
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Protect the workers: Instructions for spray operators - Spraying methods, environment and safety26/01/2010 -
Minutes of the European Conference on seasonal work in agriculture (Marseille, 30-31 March and 1st April 2009)03/05/2009
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Experts' report on the situation of social dialogue in agriculture in Bulgaria, Croatia, Rumania and Turkey24/04/2009
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European conference on seasonal work in agriculture held in Berlin on 15 January 200915/01/2009Find attached the invitations, enrolment form and minutes of the European conference on seasonal work in agriculture held in Berlin on 15 January 2009 -
EFFAT celebrates 50 years Anniversary26/11/2008This year, on the 19th of November, EFFAT looked back on a 50-year history. Under the chairmanship of Bruno Vannoni, Vice-President, Harald Wiedenhofer, Secretary General, invited guest speakers Mario Sepi, EESC President, John Monks, ETUC Secretary General and Dr Rainer Fattman, author of the book...
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Summary report and conclusions of the study on Undeclared work in Europe in the agricultural sector20/10/2008Summary report and conclusions of the study carried out by the EFFAT agricultural sector in close co-operation with its member organisations and with the support of the DG Employment, social affairs and equal opportunities of the European Commission on "Undeclared work in Europe, in the...
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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.