Dear Colleagues
As we already announced, the next meeting of the EFFAT Executive Committee will be held in Brussels, on 3-4 March 2020
Schedule 3 March 2020, from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
4 March 2020, from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Interpretation Active: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (whispering), Swedish
Please find hereunder the working documents and a list of hotels in Brussels with advantageous rates.
Please confirm your participation as soon as possible by 4 February 2020 at the latest, also with a view to knowing which interpretation is required.
(Changes in interpretation can only be accepted until 4 weeks before the meeting date)
Sincerely Yours,
Kristjan Bragason
1. Adoption of the Agenda EN FR DE
Commented agenda EN FR DE
2. Minutes of the EFFAT Executive Committee 11-12 September 2019 EN FR DE
3. Election of the Executive Committee (State of affairs) EN
a) Presentation of the nominated members
b) Gender balance
4. Update on affiliates’ ongoing campaigns, collective bargaining & other issues
5. Follow-up of the 5th EFFAT Congress 2019 EN
a) Minutes
b) Follow-up of Political Motions and Resolutions
c) EFFAT Political Framework 2020-2024
d) EFFAT Action Plan 2020-2021
e) TNC Committee EN
f) Outcomes of the side events:
LGBTQI Conference
Youth Conference
CEE Conference
Women’s Conference
7. Political Framework and follow up on Action Plan 2020-2021
a) General Secretary Report EN FR DE
b) IUF Report EN FR DE
c) Transnational Companies / European Works Councils EN FR DE
d) Food, Drinks and Tobacco EN FR DE
e) Agriculture EN FR DE
f) Tourism EN
g) Gender Equality EN FR DE
h) Domestic Workers EN FR DE
i) Youth EN FR DE
8. EU initiative on minimum wage and collective bargaining
Speaker: Nicolas SCHMIT, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
Draft EFFAT Position paper Strenghtening and Collective Bargaining and Ensuring living wages for European Workers EN FR DE
9. Update on EU issues
a) International Trade (draft position on Mercosur) EN FR DE
b) New Green Deal (draft position and farm-to-fork strategy) – revised and changes in red 02/03/2020 EN FR DE
c) Trade union demands for an EU mandatory initiative on due diligence and human rights
Doc1: ETUC position on mandatory Human Rights due diligence and responsible business conduct EN
Doc2: For reference: CFDT Due vigilance EN FR ES
d) Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions
e) CAP EN FR DE
f) European Labour Authority EN
g) European Platform Tackling Undeclared Work EN
i) Other EU issues
10. Work-Life Balance Directive – ETUC Toolkit for transposition into national legislation EN FR DE ES IT
Speaker: Juliane BIR, ETUC
11. List of meetings 2020 EN
12. Membership and affiliation fees and financial information EN
a) Overview of payments
b) New affiliations
c) Disaffiliation and exemptions
13. Any other business
