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...
Domestic workers
EFFAT – EFFE – EFSI – UNI-Europa Joint Statement on the COVID-19 Pandemic in Personal and Household Services (PHS)
The statement is supported by IDWF (International Domestic Workers Federation)
Across Europe, personal and household services (PHS) provider organisations, private employers and workers are mobilising...
COVID-19 Emergency | EFFAT launches new page highlighting impact on EFFAT sectors & affiliates’ updates
The COVID-19 outbreak is having a seismic impact on the world and the way people live together with inevitable consequences on the working conditions of all workers.
Representing 25 million...
#COVID-19 – A social emergency for millions of precarious workers in Europe
The Coronavirus is changing the world and the way people live together. Measures to contain and combat the COVID-19 pandemic have inevitable consequences on the working conditions of...
Domestic workers: time for a fair collective agreement for 140.000 in Belgium
Since June 2019, trade unions and employers in Belgium have been negotiating to conclude a fair collective agreement on wages and working conditions for domestic workers employed via service vouchers.
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EFFAT Women’s Conference – Fighting Sexual Harassment and Violence at Work
On 5 November 2019, the EFFAT Women's Conference was held in Zagreb, on the day before the 5th EFFAT Congress, bringing together more than 80 representatives from national member organisations,...
World Day of Decent Work | 7 October 2019 Invest in Care
Under the slogan - Invest in Care - World Day of Decent Work this year sheds a light on the hard and vital work of domestic and care workers in...
International Domestic Workers Day – support the ILO Convention to end violence and harassment at the workplace!
On 16 June 2019, EFFAT joined the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) calling for a strong ILO Convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work.
Over 100...
EFFAT organises Domestic Workers!
There are almost 26 million domestic workers in Europe working in private homes or others. Though representing a huge and vital workforce, their economic and social contribution has been often...
Call for tender: “Fighting sexual harassment and violence at work in the agriculture, food, tourism and domestic work sectors” – VS/2019/0035
EFFAT is looking for external experts for its project: “Fighting sexual harassment and violence at work in the agriculture, food, tourism and domestic work sectors” - VS/2019/0035
A full description of...
Joint Statement: The United Nations Global Compact on Migration is a Key Opportunity to Recognise Rights of Migrant Domestic and Care Workers
The United Nations Global Compact on Migration is a Key Opportunity to Recognise Rights of Migrant Domestic and Care Workers
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Decent Work for Domestic Workers!
The final report of the EFFAT study “Promote industrial relations in the domestic work sector in Europe”, co-financed by the...
Congress 2019
