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Trade unions support Action for Climate 14/03/2019
Seven European trade unions are supporting the global day of protest being staged by young people against climate change on Friday: ETUC, EFJ, EFBWW, EPSU, EFFAT, ETF and IndustriAll (representing workers in energy... -
An important step closer to a fairer food chain for everyone 12/03/2019
Today, Members of the European Parliament strongly voted in favour of promoting a fair food supply chain, delivering on their promise to #CutTheUnfair. The signatories welcome this historic vote for banning unfair... -
International Women’s Day - Women turnout at EU elections will be key for progress on gender equality 07/03/2019
On International Women’s Day on 8th March, EFFAT and the entire European trade union movement are calling for women to be the agents of change.With their election programme “A fairer Europe for workers”, ETUC trade...
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Call for an updated and stronger EU Forest Strategy 17/01/2019
Acknowledging 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... -
World Food Day 2018 - EFFAT calls for decent working conditions through the food supply chain 16/10/2018
Brussels, 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... -
EFFAT applauds new committee on pesticides 19/04/2018
The 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...
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An important step closer to a fairer food chain for everyone 12/03/2019Today, Members of the European Parliament strongly voted in favour of promoting a fair food supply chain, delivering on their promise to #CutTheUnfair. The signatories welcome this historic vote for banning unfair...
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2nd Digitalisation workshop: Technology is not the solution, it is an enabler 27/02/2019
This was a fundamental statement for the future production environment including the food industry, that was made at the Northern European Social Partners’ workshop hosted in Copenhagen . A key outcome of the... -
CEFS and EFFAT speak out: no response to an unrelenting market decline 30/01/2019
apoSpeaking at today’s plenary meeting of the EU sugar sector social dialogue, representatives of the European Commission Directorate General for Agriculture & Rural Development once again offered no answers to the...
- FNV and NGG: JDE couldn’t care less about good industrial relations 20/11/2018
- A sustainable Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) underpins fair treatment of workers in the fish supply chain 16/11/2018
- Unilever commits to guaranteeing union rights and signs memorandum with the IUF and IndustriALL 06/11/2018
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Tourism is growing and workers deserve their fair share! 07/11/2018
7 November marks European Tourism Day. Today, once again, the EU champions one of the most rapidly expanding sectors of the European economy, accounting for 10% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 7% of world... -
A Global Week of Action to call for #Fairhousekeeping! 08/10/2018
Hotel housekeepers and their unions will be taking action around the globe in the week of 8-14 October 2018.This year, unions will be focusing on the need for negotiated measures to tackle the routine sexual harassment... -
#FastFoodGlobal – EFFAT supports workers fighting for a living wage 04/10/2018
On 4 October 2018, fast food workers all over the globe are rising up to demand their right to a union, better working conditions and a living wage.In the UK, a growing number of workers is coming out in support of...
- McAvoidin’it: European Commissioner Vestager says McDonald’s tax practices lawful, yet unfair 25/09/2018
- EP orders McDo to appear in hearing of TAXE3 Committee over tax avoidance 18/06/2018
- Joint Statement: The United Nations Global Compact on Migration is a Key Opportunity to Recognise Rights of Migrant Domestic and Care Workers 15/06/2018
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EFFAT supports Belgian affiliates in today’s general strike 13/02/2019
EFFAT supports today’s general strike organised by the Belgian trade unions FGTB, CSC and CGSLB.The Belgian Interprofessional Agreement for 2019-2020 is currently being negotiated.Although the economy is growing as well... -
CCEP Belgium and Luxembourg announces the restructuring of the Direct Service Delivery and Chaqwa Coffee organisations 28/01/2019
CCEP announced today to the works council and the entire workforce the intention of changing its business model regarding the delivery of goods and the distribution of Chaqwa Coffee. Stating that over the last... -
Fuenlabrada workers win their fight! 14/12/2018
After 5 years of conflict and struggle with Coca Cola (CCEP), workers of Fuenlabrada, put an end to the labor and social conflict started in 2014. According to an agreement that workers consider ‘a social triumph...
