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EFFAT joins ETUC and asks to #RethinkRefit!07/05/20157 May 2015: While the Commission is expected to release its Better regulation package on 19 May, EFFAT worryingly prepares forthe proposal’s possible negative impact. A leaked draft of the dossier has emerged and makes us fear the worse. EFFAT is particularly concerned over the potential... -
May 2015 - EFFAT Newsletter is online!05/05/2015Each month EFFAT keeps you up to date with the latest news regarding EFFAT’s activities in each sector. In the spotlight this month: EU Court of Justice’s first historical verdicts for the advancement of workers' rightsRUssian ban - What implications for EFFAT's sectors? Better... -
EFFAT provides tools at Zagreb conference for Managing stress and psychosocial risks in the workplace30/04/2015On 28 April, the World Day for Health and Safety at Work, EFFAT held a meeting in Zagreb about the EU co-funded project ‘Fostering the role of the EFFAT European Works Councils (EWCs): Taking an active role in managing stress and psychosocial risks’. -
EFFAT sends solidarity letter to Iceland29/04/2015On behalf of 2.6 million workers represented by the European Federation of Trade Unions in the Food, Agriculture and Tourism sectors (EFFAT), we are writing to express our solidarity with SGS and the workers it represents. SGS has been trying to engage in meaningful collective bargaining with...
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The effects of demographic change on the situation of workers and others employed in European farming23/04/2015This brochure has been carried out in the framework of the European project on demographic challenges in agriculture, with the financial support from the European Commission (DG EMPL) and in partnership with our affiliated organizations in the agricultural sector. It presents a common... -
For quality! – European project for quality of jobs and services in personal care and household services (PHS)23/04/2015EFFAT has joined a project co-founded by the EU-Commission called ‘For Quality!’ aimed at the promotion of the quality of services and jobs in the area of personal care and household services (PHS).The project which started in November 2014 will run until June 2016 -
The challenges of demographic change for agricultural employment: making the agricultural industry more appealing20/04/2015This report is the summary report of the European project on "Demographic challenges in agriculture" carried out in partnership with our affiliated members in Bulgaria (FNSZ), Czech Republic (OSPZV-ASO CR), France (FGA-CFDT), Germany (IG BAU), Italy (ALPAA, FAI-CISL, FLAI-CGIL), Spain (FEAGRA-CCOO...
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Open letter against TTIP blocking urgent reforms in food safety, farm production, workers' rights and animal welfare15/04/2015EFFAT has drafted a joint letter to EU Commissioners for Health, Trade and Agriculture expressing concerns about the dangers posed by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership to the integrity of the EU food and farming system, the welfare of workers in these sectors and the general... -
EFFAT Report "Promote Industrial Relations in the Domestic Work Sector in Europe"10/03/2015The present report contains the results of research conducted between May and November 2014 for the EFFAT project “Promote industrial relations in the domestic work sector in Europe”. The research findings were presented to the participants of the EFFAT Women’s Conference on 19 November 2014 in... -
Public Open Call for Tender: EU Budget Heading 04 03 01 08 – VP/2014/001/0108 “Industrial Relations and Social Dialogue”23/10/2014Social Partners in the EU food and drink industry EFFAT and FoodDrinkEurope are calling for expressions of interest from a contractor (or consortium of contractors) able to carry out an important piece of research within the framework of an EU-funded project under the heading DG Employment 01 '...
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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.