by EFFAT2 | Jun 12, 2020 | In the spotlight, News & Media
On behalf of EFFAT, I wish to express our solidarity and support to Öz Gıda-İş and their representatives working to protect the rights of seasonal workers at a tea production factory in Pazar, Turkey. According to our affiliate, eleven seasonal workers have been...
by EFFAT2 | May 20, 2020 | In the spotlight, News & Media, Press release
Based on a preliminary assessment, EFFAT welcomes aspects of today’s long-awaited publication of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy, but regrets that it leaves many social questions unanswered. Responding to the announcement, EFFAT’s General Secretary, Kristjan Bragason,...
by EFFAT2 | May 20, 2020 | In the spotlight, News & Media, Press release
After months of tireless campaign and political pressure on the Italian Government, EFFAT Italian affiliates have achieved the adoption of a governmental decree that includes concrete measures aimed at regularising thousands of undocumented migrants employed in the...
by Oona Martens | May 19, 2020 | Food, In the spotlight, News & Media, Press release
On 18 May 2020, an international coalition of trade unions comprising EFFAT, the International Union of Foodworkers (IUF), União Geral dos Trabalhadores (Brazil), and the Service Employees International Union (US and Canada) filed a first-of-its-kind complaint...
by EFFAT2 | May 19, 2020 | Agriculture, In the spotlight, News & Media, Press release
On 15 May 2020, the social partners in agriculture EFFAT and GEOPA-COPA, representing the interests of workers and employers in the sector, signed a joint declaration providing clear action points for ensuring seasonal workers coming from EU Member States can...
by Oona Martens | May 14, 2020 | In the spotlight, Tourism
EFFAT deems encouraging the intention to coordinate the relaunch of a strategic sector of the economy, yet stresses the Commission’s weak ambition on workers’ participation and social partners’ involvement EFFAT welcomes the Tourism and Transport Package...
