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The European Sectoral Social Dialogue for Agriculture from a Trade Union Perspective29/10/2012For almost 50 years, the European Social Dialogue Committee for Agriculture has regularly brought together employer and worker representatives from European Union Member States to discuss the social problems faced by workers in the agricultural sector and to develop, call for and implement joint... -
EFFAT supports the European Trade Union Confederation’s (ETUC) call: Europe must address its social debt15/10/2012EFFAT and ETUC support a European Union that promotes good jobs, decent wages, social progress and social justice. We oppose the dismantling of our social model that serves as inspiration to workers throughout the world. We are serious about our demand that social rights should have priority over...
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Preventing accidents in the hotel, restaurant and catering (HORECA) sector25/08/2012European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OSHA) HORECA: The hotel, restaurant and catering sector On the OSHA website you can find actual information on HORECA workers’ exposure to hazards and health risks, on prevention of accidents and promotion of workplace health in the hotel, restaurant...
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Report of the experts on seasonal work (presented at the Marseille Conference)18/08/2012This report is only available in French.Contents of the report:- Report on the inquiries carried out in the countries concerned (Bulgaria, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic)and Evaluation of the answers- Recruitement, life and housing conditions of seasonal...
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Minutes of the European conference on social security in agriculture (Brussels, 25-26/06/2012)07/08/2012Minutes of the European Conference that was organized in Brussels, on 25 and 26 June 2012, by EFFAT Agriculture Sector with financial support from the EU, on the following topic: Coordinating social security systems within the framework of the free movement of workers: EFFAT contribution to the...
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EFFAT Position on the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy and the European Maritime Fisheries Fund 201215/05/2012On 13 July 2011, the European Commission presented its proposals for the reform of the EU common fisheries policy and, on 2 December 2011, it proposed a new fund for the EU's maritime and fisheries policies for the period 2014-2020: the European maritime and fisheries fund (EMFF).EFFAT, which... -
Leaflet on European Social Dialogue in Agriculture: On the path to a social Europe20/03/2012 -
The position of social partners on CAP and Sugar Reform-Towards 202028/02/2012In the frame of their longstanding social dialogue tradition, the European Committee of Sugar Producers (CEFS) and the European Federation of Trade Unions in the Food, Agriculture and Tourism sectors (EFFAT) held their annual plenary meeting of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for sugar on 28... -
Living and working conditions of seasonal and migrant agricultural workers19/01/2012It is impossible to take into account their skills and their experience and this is the reason why salaries are low for workers coming from other member States.A significant number of workers from Eastern Europe have higher vocational skills but in a different sector and the seasonal work over a...
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Message from EFFAT President, Bruno VANNONI15/12/2011The two recent crises have brought about new challenges for Europe. Whether economic, political or trade union-related, we must confront these challenges because they concern the future of social democracy.
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.