Europe’s hospitality-tourism sector employs more than 10 million workers and is one of the key drivers of the European economy, yet the workers employed face persistent challenges: widespread non-standard employment, low pay, and difficult working conditions which find their source in weak social dialogue and low trade union density. Stronger Hospitality is an EU-funded project […]| EFFAT – European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
Brussels, 25 August 2025 | EFFAT voices deep concerns about the EU-US Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade. The recently released joint declaration statement validates the concerns we expressed in July, on the occasion of the talks between US President Trump and Commission President von der Leyen: European agro-food wealth is at […]| EFFAT – European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
The following letter was sent by European trade union leaders to Kaja Kallas, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Dear High Representative Ms Kallas, As European trade unionists committed to justice, human rights, and international law, we write to you with deep concern regarding the catastrophic humanitarian situation […]| EFFAT – European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
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EFFAT condemns the company’s strategy to dismantle its courier employment model Following mass redundancies in France in early 2024 and then in Austria last May, the Dutch group is continuing…| EFFAT - European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
On Sunday, US President Donald Trump and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, struck a political agreement on tariffs, which was defined as historic and positive for the two blocs. The deal is intended to end ongoing trade tensions, providing stability and predictability with the declared aim to safeguard EU citizens’ […]| EFFAT – European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
Brussels, 18 July 2025 – The new proposal for reforming the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is weak in terms of budget and goals and fails to make the agriculture sector more attractive. The rebranding of ‘conditionality’ as ‘farm stewardship’ introduces no new protections for workers. EFFAT deeply regrets the lack of ambition to improve […]| EFFAT – European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
Brussels, 17 July 2025 – Representing tobacco workers in Europe, EFFAT expresses its deep concern over the European Commission’s newly proposed recast of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED). While we support the EU’s public health objectives, we strongly oppose advancing tax policy without a detailed socio-economic assessment of its employment consequence for the thousands of […]| EFFAT – European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
Brussels, 26 June 2025 – A New Day for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): that is how EFFAT defines its latest comprehensive demands for the upcoming post-2027 CAP reform. At an event bringing t…| EFFAT - European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
Thousands of agricultural workers are living in slum conditions while working for employers in receipt of EU farming subsidies, a delegation of trade unionists and MEPs found today during a visit t…| EFFAT - European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
Brussels, 25 June 2025 Today, EFFAT hosted a high-level event in Brussels to present its Model Directive on Labour Intermediaries and Fair Working Conditions across Subcontracting Chains, a concrete proposal to end abusive labour practices that continue to undermine decent work across the EU and EFFAT sectors. Abusive subcontracting and unregulated labour intermediation are central […]| EFFAT – European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
European unions representing 45 million workers across Europe, including ETUC, UNI Europa, EFFAT and industriAll Europe, have launched a digital billboard campaign in Brussels metro stations Schuma…| EFFAT - European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
Once again, we are witnessing a familiar and troubling pattern: a highly profitable multinational company mistreating the very workers who drive its success. AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer, r…| EFFAT - European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
As part of the EU-funded Stronger Hospitality project, our recent webinar brought together 45 participants from 18 countries to address the challenges faced by young workers in the hospitality sect…| EFFAT - European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
On 25 November 2024, during EFFAT Congress Week, young trade unionists from across Europe gathered at in Valencia, to chart the future of EFFAT youth representation. Organized with the support of t…| EFFAT - European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
