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EFFAT @effat.org · 20h

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EFFAT @effat.org · 20h

Nestlé plans to cut 16,000 jobs, mostly in Europe.

EFFAT & IUF organising workers across Nestlé say: STOP the layoffs!
🔹Stop axing jobs!
🔹Put people before (HUGE) profit.
🔹Respect and consult unions.

Read our statement and PR: effat.org/featured/nes...

Nestlé Workers and Their Trade Unions Denounce Job Cuts and Lack of Involvement in European & Global Restructuring Plans

Brussels, 31 October 2025 European trade unions with membership in Nestlé held an urgent meeting, coordinated by EFFAT and IUF, following the company’s announcement to cut 16,000 jobs worldwi…

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EFFAT @effat.org · 1d

EFFAT Agricultural President Fabrizio De Pascale met in with unions from the three countries to discuss the CAP’s social conditionality and its post-2027 reform.

from CZ, SK,and HU all agreed:on the need to defend and pursue a stronger #SocialConditionality across Europe.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 1d

❓What are the benefits of being part of the #EU & joining #EFFAT for candidate countries?

Today we opened our #OSH Seminar in #Brussels w/ colleagues from candidate countries to boost cooperation, strengthen rights & improve safety across all sectors. 💪

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EFFAT @effat.org · 2d

💥 Congrats to our very own Grace Papa, EFFAT Political Secretary on Gender Equality & Domestic Workers, on her unanimous election to the @etuc-ces.bsky.social Women’s Committee Presidium!

Her passion for defending women & domestic workers’ rights shines bright at the European level

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EFFAT @effat.org · 10d

👏 EFFAT congratulates #UILTuCS #Fisascat and #Filcams on the first Company Supplemental Agreement at McDonald’s Italy!

A milestone for 4,000 workers after 40 years of McDonald’s presence in the country. A great example of social dialogue and collective bargaining advancing workers’ rights.

fisascatcisl_ on Instagram: "🔴🟢🔵 #McDonalds, firmata l’intesa sul primo #Contratto integrativo aziendale da applicare ai 4mila dipendenti diretti della compa…"

🔴🟢🔵 #McDonalds, firmata l’intesa sul primo #Contratto integrativo aziendale da applicare ai 4mila dipendenti diretti della company statunitense in Italia, attiva nel settore della #ristorazionecommerciale.🗣️ Filcams Cgil, Fisascat Cisl e Uiltucs: “Accordo che segna un traguardo importante, raggiunto dopo quasi 40 anni di presenza nel nostro Paese. Un risultato che riconosce il valore e la professionalità delle lavoratrici e dei lavoratori e che ha visto l’azienda impegnata responsabilmente a costruire una solida base di dialogo e soluzioni che hanno portato a questa intesa”.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 16d

Great to welcome a delegation from UA Zensen, Japan’s largest private-sector union, to Brussels this week!

We shared experiences on organising, #EWCs and discussed workers challenges.

Grateful for the solidarity, insights & friendship
@enricosomaeffat.bsky.social

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EFFAT @effat.org · 22d

📢 Big win for workplace democracy!

Today’s vote in the European Parliament brings us closer to stronger, more effective European Works Councils.

🗳️ Now it’s up to Member States to seal the deal.

👉 Read the full press release here: wp.me/paPMJb-9rT

#EWCs #WorkplaceDemocracy

EWC Directive: Today’s Vote Brings Us Closer to Truly Effective EWCs and Greater Workplace Democracy

Brussels, 9 October 2025 Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of legislation that will deliver key improvements for the European Works Council (EWC) Directive and millions of trade union …

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EFFAT @effat.org · 24d

Today on #World Decent Day, we’re standing up for workers and our planet.

The #Omnibus is speeding ahead, but it’s headed the wrong way.

Let’s hit the brakes before social economic and environmental progress goes off a cliff.

📽️Watch!

youtu.be/ro9knVQb_Ng

Let's Park the #Omnibus

YouTube video by EFFAT Press

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Equal Times @equaltimes.bsky.social · Oct 1

🇮🇹 "Despite widely reported tragedies, #Italy ’s agricultural sector remains heavily reliant on the invisible and severely exploited labour of thousands of undocumented workers. This situation is sustained by deliberate political choices".

www.equaltimes.org/how-many-mor...

“How many more Satnams have to die” before the deadly and systemic exploitation of migrant farmworkers in Italy is dismantled?

In the early morning hours, the roads of Latina province, south of Rome, are already crowded with commuters – not in cars, but on bicycles. Migrant agricultural workers cycle up to 30 kilometres to re...

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EFFAT @effat.org · 29d

📢 Today in Brussels!
EFFAT joins @etuc-ces.bsky.social @etf-europe.bsky.social & @efbww.bsky.social in the @europarl.europa.eu for:

❌“No more exploitation: Regulating subcontracting & labour intermediation in Europe”.

EFFAT #TNCConference in Barcelona reiterates our call to #EndAbuse

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EFFAT @effat.org · 29d

📍 In Barcelona, our TNC Committee met to strategise on #CS3D, EWCs, restructuring & gender equality.

✊ We stand with workers taking action in Nestlé Waters, Lieferando, JDE Peet’s & Eker.

Together we defend jobs, rights & dignity across Europe.

🔗 Read our article: wp.me/paPMJb-9ru

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EFFAT @effat.org · Sep 29

#EFFAT is sending our warmest greetings to @3f.dk on the occasion of our Danish member’s 7th Congress in Aalborg.

We look forward to the outcomes of the upcoming debates for the strengthening of workers’ rights and solidarity.

www.3f.dk/kongres2025

kongres2025 - 3F

www.3f.dk

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EFFAT @effat.org · Sep 24

🍽️ Behind the food on our plate lie frequent labour abuses.

🎬 Tonight in Brussels, #BackToTheFuture screens
@thepickers.org documentary, followed by a debate with EFFAT agriculture secretary Ivan Ivanov.

A not to miss opportunity to hear our demands for a fairer #CAP post-2027.

Don’t miss it!

The Pickers @thepickers.org · Sep 24

The #backtothefuture march ended last night with a bang.
But today it is The Pickers screening at Cinéma Aventure, in Brussels, at 19:00.

We will be joined by Ivan Ivanov from @effat.org and Maria Noichl for a discussion afterwards.

Please come meet us there!

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EFFAT @effat.org · Sep 22

📸Images from #SE Council in Zagreb 🌍

Our affiliates met to strengthen cooperation, solidarity, and synergies across the region.

💡Focus was on campaigns, collective bargaining, the Minimum Wage Directive, #TNCs, candidate countries, and mobilisations on #subcontracting, #CAP & #publicprocurement.

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EFFAT @effat.org · Sep 15

Last week @europarl.europa.eu voted for better public procurement rules: a step forward, but we warn that binding #SocialConditionality must be the guiding principle of the upcoming revision so that public money stops fuelling the current race to the bottom.

EFFAT view: effat.org/in-the-spotl...

Time for Public Procurement rules that promote quality jobs

Last week the European Parliament adopted the INI report on public procurement. The report calls on the European Commission to revise current EU rules to address their shortcomings. The current fra…

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EFFAT @effat.org · Sep 11

This week the @europarl.europa.eu set its position on the future #CAP.

EFFAT warns: the CAP proposal risks undermining labour rights, social progress, and fair competition.

CAP must raise labour standards, not finance violations.

Our recent op-ed explains exactly why.
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GAP-Reform: Der Kommissionsvorschlag lässt Arbeitnehmer im Stich

Die anstehende GAP-Reform böte Gelegenheit, die Arbeitsbedingungen in der Landwirtschaft zu verbessern. Stattdessen bringt der Kommissionsvorschlag Rückschritte, schreiben Ivan Ivanov und Maddalena Co...

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EFFAT @effat.org · Sep 10

This week EFFAT featured among 470 signatories of a clear message to the EU, ahead of #SOTEU: Don't weaken the rules to protect working people and planet.

Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Sep 9

Tomorrow, von der Leyen will address the EU Parliament with her SOTEU speech. Today, civil society and trade unions delivered a very clear message in a statement signed by 470 organisations: we need rules to protect people and the environment!

corporateeurope.org/en/2025/09/o...

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EFFAT @effat.org · Sep 10

EFFAT visits Manifattura Sigaro Toscano in Lucca today for our Tobacco project launch.

2-day workshop starts today: Exploring the Italian reality, small producers, workers' voices, and EU legislation on the pipeline!

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EFFAT @effat.org · Sep 10

As @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu is about to deliver her #SOTEU, EFFAT’s call is simple:

put peace, working people, and the planet before narrow interests.

Is coherence with Europe’s own founding principles too much to ask?

Read our demands:
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SOTEU: Can we expect vision, courage, and coherence with Europe’s founding principles?

As Ursula von der Leyen is about to deliver her State of the Union speech, EFFAT calls for honesty and consistency in EU policymaking. Our expectations are clear: Consistency with EU Treaties and V…

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EFFAT @effat.org · Sep 8

In The Hague yesterday, our Grace Papa joined the #StopDeCriminaliseringswet demo with migrant #DomesticWorkers & allies on behalf of EFFAT & IDWF:

✊ Work is not a crime.
✊ Care is not a crime.
✊ Migration is not a crime.

We stand in #Solidarity with all workers for dignity & rights.

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EFFAT @effat.org · Sep 4

#PublicProcurement must grant:
💶 Fair wages & collective agreements for catering workers
🥗 Healthy, sustainable food
🌍 Social & environmental responsibility

❌ No race to the bottom
✅ Yes to procurement as a lever of sustainable development

🗣️@enricosomaeffat.bsky.social

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Appalti: Somaglia (EFFAT), "Fondamentale garantire il principio della condizionalità sociale"

YouTube video by TotalEU Production

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EFFAT @effat.org · Aug 28

Our new tools are here to support trade unions across Europe:
🛠️ Handbook – practical recommendations for action
📘 Final Report – state of trade unions & social dialogue in hospitality
📄 Exec Summary – key findings
🌍 Leaflet – solidarity beyond borders & value of EFFAT membership

👉 wp.me/paPMJb-9ph

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EFFAT @effat.org · Aug 28

🎉 After 2 years of work, research & collaboration, we’re proud to share the outcomes of our EU-funded project #StrongerHospitality – boosting trade union capacity & social dialogue in hospitality-tourism. ✊

🔗 Find out more: wp.me/paPMJb-9ph

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EFFAT @effat.org · Aug 27

📣Victory in Glasgow on fair pay and conditions!

After three weeks on strike, @unitetheunion.bsky.social hotel workers have won a 10% pay rise (backdated to April 2024), worth up to £3,000 for the youngest staff.

Plus, older workers will get a £400 bonus. ✊

www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...

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