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EFFAT Position on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)15/04/2014The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) represents 120 national trade unions from 38 European countries, and defends the interests of more than 2.6 million members towards the European Institutions, European industrial associations and enterprise management. -
EFFAT position on the seasonal workers directive15/04/2014The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) represents 120 national trade unions from 38 European countries, and defends the interests of more than 2.6 million members towards the European Institutions, European industrial associations and enterprise management.In... -
Mobilise for an election outcome that supports a social Europe!15/04/2014The 2014 European Parliament elections scheduled for 22-25 May come at a pivotal time for the European Union. The fallout from the economic, financial and social crises, including the harsh formula of spending cuts, tax hikes, and assaults on wages and organised labour in the name of ‘austerity... -
European Manifesto for a socially sustainable Coca-Cola system03/04/2014Across all European bottlers today, Coca-Cola is implementing continued attacks on jobs, work-life balance and workers’ rights by making incessant requests for enhanced labor flexibility. This attitude clearly reveals that in spite of the significant financial profits obtained by the Coca-Cola... -
Enough of their crisis- back to our Future: Joint declaration of six European trade union federations07/03/2014Ahead of the European elections in May 2014, Europe still finds itself in the midst of a crisis triggered by reckless financial speculators. -
ETUC Manifesto on the European Parliament Elections12/02/2014At the end of May 2014, EU citizens will be asked to vote on who will represent them in the European Parliament. The election is important for all Europeans. The parliament has the power to make European laws, decide the EU budget and appoint the president of the European Commission. -
Joint statement of European trade union federations on the Annual Growth Survey 201420/12/2013The Annual Growth Survey (AGS) 2014 confirms the European Commission’s unwillingness and inability to meet the economic and social challenges faced by a European Union in deep crisis. In 2014, too, austerity and structural reform will remain the Commission’s answer to the crisis. These... -
Study: Development in agriculture and rural areas of Bulgaria11/12/2013A new study titled Development in agriculture and rural areas of Bulgaria: From implementing full EU CAP in the first seven years of full EU membership and the potentials for improvements by Iordan Velikov provides a comprehensive analysis of development and the rural areas in... -
Proposal for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION on a Quality Framework for Traineeships04/12/2013Over the past two decades, traineeships have become an important entry point into the labour market for young people. Fostering the employability and productivity of young people is key to bringing them onto the labour market. However, although traineeships increasingly represent a standard feature... -
DECLARATION: European trade unions condemn Coca-Cola’s aggressive attack on jobs and workers’ rights29/11/2013The EFFAT Coca-Cola Coordination Group, composed of representatives of the workforce of The Coca-Cola Company, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Hellenic BC, Coca-Cola Iberian Partners and Coca-Cola EAG, meeting on 28 and 29 November 2013 in Antwerp, Belgium, declares:
EFFAT Documents
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.