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...
Gender equality
International Women’s Day – EFFAT will always be on the side of women workers
This International Women’s Day, EFFAT welcomes the European Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. Released earlier this week, the Strategy echoes several of EFFAT’s key longstanding demands in the field...
Gender Pay Gap – Trade Unions demand an End to Pay Secrecy
Ahead of the European Commission’s publication of its proposals for binding rules on gender pay transparency, EFFAT took part today in a visual street theatre action in front of the...
Zero Tolerance for Violence Against Women. EFFAT launches anti-workplace harassment and violence recommendations
As people around the world mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, EFFAT reinforces its commitment – as set out at EFFAT Congress earlier this month –...
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,...
Parents in 7 countries to get new rights to paid leave
Parents in seven EU member states will begin benefiting from new rights to paid leave if national governments properly implement the work-life balance directive, a new ETUC analysis shows.
Fathers...
The long road to Gender Equality in Europe | an Opinion on Congress by Marianne Landa
The economic crisis has led to an increase in the number of people living in poverty, with women particularly affected. In order to ensure equal opportunities in our society, specific...
EFFAT joins worldwide call for workplace justice for Hotel Housekeepers
This week is the 6th annual Hotel Housekeepers Global Week of Action, as hotel housekeepers and their unions across the world take action to fight for dignified working conditions and...
International Women’s Day – Women turnout at EU elections will be key for progress on gender equality
On International Women’s Day on 8th March, EFFAT and the entire European trade union movement are calling for women to be the agents of change.
With their election programme “A...
REBALANCE Conference
The upcoming REBALANCE Conference eill take place in Berlin on Thursday 28 February and Friday, 1 March 2019.
Please find attached:
* The final...
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...
Work-life balance Directive: EFFAT considers positively the provisional agreement reached in Trialogue
On 24 January 2019, the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission involved in the Trialogue negotiations on the work-life balance Directive came to an agreement.
This compromise, which...
#wetoo urge to end gender based violence at work – Aiming high towards an ILO Convention
Violence towards women at the workplace is a well-known phenomenon across EFFAT sectors. Sexual harassment in the hospitality industry occurs on a daily basis triggered by excessive alcohol consumption, irregular...
Gender pay gap in the EFFAT sectors touches 29% – A long road to equality
On 3 November 2018, Equal Pay Day, EFFAT reflects on why women‘s significant progress in terms of educational achievements and career possibilities does not correspond to gender parity and equal...
A Global Week of Action to call for #Fairhousekeeping!
Hotel housekeepers and their unions will be taking action around the globe in the week of 8-14 October 2018.
This year, unions will be focusing on the need for negotiated...
Effat supports the Global demands on Marriott regarding sexual harassment
With the acquisition of Starwood, Marriott has become the largest hotel company in the world with over 6,400 hotels in 126 countries, over 220,000 employees globally, and global profits of...
Schreiber and EFFAT sign declaration on inclusion, diversity and equality at work
On 5 April 2018, at the occasion of the annual meeting of the Schreiber EWC, EFFAT signed together with Schreiber Management an important declaration on diversity, inclusion and equality at...
Congress 2019
