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European Commission Guidelines on Seasonal Workers: An encouraging step forward , but binding measures must be adopted soon
The European Commission issued today the long-awaited guidelines on seasonal workers in the context of the Covid-19 outbreak. The new Guidelines complement the Guidelines concerning the exercise of the free movement of workers during COVID-19 outbreak, published on 30...
Worker involvement in managing the Covid-19 crisis – Joint statement of the ETUC and ETUFs industriAll Europe, UNI Europa, EFFAT, EPSU, ETF, EFBWW
Time is running out: Concrete and rapid actions needed to enforce rights to worker involvement in anticipating and managing the COVID-19 crisis impact Three months after the COVID-19 health crisis hit the world and thousands lost their lives, the European Union is now...
EFFAT meat sector report: poor conditions to blame for spread of Covid-19
A new EFFAT report identifies the appalling working, employment and housing conditions affecting thousands of meat workers in many countries across Europe as the reasons why meat processing plants have become vectors for the spread of Covid-19. Launched today, the...
EFFAT welcomes European Parliament resolution on cross-border and migrant workers
EFFAT welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of a resolution on the rights of cross-border and migrant workers. The food, agriculture and tourism sectors are host to the vast majority of seasonal, cross-border and migrant workers in Europe. In the context of...
International Domestic Workers Day – essential work too long undervalued
On International Domestic Workers Day 2020, trade unions and allied domestic workers’ groups are foregrounding the essential, but often undervalued or overlooked efforts of domestic workers in Europe and across the globe. No workers have been immune to the coronavirus...
World Day Against Child Labour – EFFAT adds its voice to the global call to end child labour
This Friday, 12 June 2020, EFFAT and allies throughout the global trade union movement mark World Day Against Child Labour. The focus this year is on the impact on child labour of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the...
General Secretary's Solidarity Message to Öz Gıda-İş and workers at Turkish tea factory
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...
Farm to Fork First Thoughts – promising elements but lacks effective actions to deliver social goals
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,...
Italy’s amnesty for undocumented migrants – an important step forward achieved thanks to EFFAT affiliates' tireless fight
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...
Trade Unions representing tens of millions of workers worldwide file OECD complaint over McDonald’s failure to tackle sexual harassment
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...
Congress 2019
