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EFFAT Releases the final report on the joint EFFAT-FoodDrinkEurope project
EFFAT has released the final report on the joint EFFAT-FoodDrinkEurope project “New professions and career paths in the Food and Drink Industry: Delivering high-level food industry skills in the digital economy” tackling how digital technology is drastically changing...

A socially sustainable CFP: workers’ organisations’ participation in the fisheries, aquaculture and processing sectors
The EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has an admirable goal: to preserve and sustainably manage Europe’s fragile fish stocks. However, the CFP has tended to focuses almost exclusively on environmental questions, and has never paid sufficient attention to the human...

Toolbox: Good practices and tools from the food and drink industry in Europe
FoodDrinkEurope is the representative body for Europe's food and drink industry. This industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the European Union in terms of turnover, employment and value added. That's why bringing in new talents and managing and ageing...

Practical advice for workers on AMR
This “practical advice and guidance” document addresses the role of workers in minimising the risk of exposure to antimicrobial resistant agents. The role of social partners remains very important in order to improve working conditions. Practical advice for workers on...

Together for decent work and fair pay from farm to fork
In this brochure for the European elections you can discover the wishes and demands for a better Europe. This way we can ensure the continued growth and sustainable competitiveness of Europe's food and drink manufacturing and processing sector, as well as the...

The bioeconomy and a future biobased food industry and agriculture sector –What role for workers?
It is often said that the bioeconomy can tackle food and energy grand challenges. With its newly published bioeconomy action plan the European Commission has the ambition to develop a more innovative and low-emissions economy, reconciling demands for sustainable...

Sustaining Livelihoods – EU sugar social partners release CSR report
The social partners in the EU sugar industry, EFFAT and CEFS, have released the fourteenth edition of the EU wide CSR report, marking their continued cooperation on many fronts. The sugar sector plays a crucial role in the rural economy. With 106 factories across 19...

Annual report 2017 of the Agriculture sector
This year we have approached representatives of the political centre and the left to win their support for our demands regarding the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). We receive a great deal of positive response and would like to thank all member...

Written contracts only can set out employee rights and duties
Millions of cross-border migrant workers in European agriculture - mostly seasonal workers, temporary workers, harvest workers or day laborers - are victims of social dumping and work in precarious conditions. They need the protection of the Written Statement...

Transparent and fair employment relationships
This is a code of conduct for transparent and fair employment relationships for all workers in the agriculture, tourism and food sectors brochure Labour - EN brochure Labour - FR brochure Labour - DE