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EFFAT is the European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions, also representing Domestic Workers.

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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.
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
❓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. 💪
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
💥 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
October 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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
October 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
📢 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
October 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
📍 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
October 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
📸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.
September 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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!
September 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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.
September 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🎉 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
August 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
EFFAT joined @efjeurope.bsky.social at Mont des Arts #Brussels today to honour the 246 journalists killed in #Gaza since Oct 7th and demanded to #stopkillingjournalists.

Yesterday’s nth targeting of civilians and press shows the unbearable cost of silence.
August 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🚨 European trade unions urge the EU to act on #Gaza.

Together with 8 ETUFs and @etuc-ces.bsky.social, we’ve written to EU High Representative @kajakallas.bsky.social calling for decisive measures to stop the humanitarian disaster & defend human rights.

Read the letter 👉 effat.org/featured/361...
August 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
@ilsecoloxix.bsky.social interviews @enricosomaeffat.bsky.social, EFFAT's General Secretary, on the implications of the #CAP reform: from budget cuts and the creation of a Single Fund to the risks it poses for agricultural workers across Europe.
July 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🍺AB InBev records strong Q1 profits—but at what cost?
Unsafe conditions, temp jobs replacing retirees, and union pushback are rising.

Workers suffer while execs cash in. This isn’t just irresponsible—it’s dangerous.

EFFAT affiliates release joint statement:

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June 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
#RulesToProtect:

Where's the proof that removing the right of a victim from corporate abuse to claim justice will relaunch EU #competitiveness?

The idea that protecting human rights and the environment is a burden rather than a baseline is a false narrative - said @enricosomaeffat.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🗣️ “Rights don’t fall from the sky — they must be defended every single day.”

At FAI CISL's Congress, EFFAT General Secretary @enricosomaeffat.bsky.social brought solidarity from 121 affiliates across 41 countries and warned: social rights are under attack.

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June 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Croatia: #PPDIV food workers at Fortenova (PIK Vrbovec, Jamnica, Zvijezda) are taking action for fair pay & equal rights.

Yesterday's #strike will be followed a peaceful protest in #Zagreb tomorrow.

#Solidarity from EFFAT: workers across Europe won’t let hard-won rights be dismantled.

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May 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🤝 Today, the EU PHS social partners — @effat.org, @effehomecare.bsky.social, EFSI, and ‪UNI Europa — met Director Ivankovic, @ec.europa.eu, to discuss how the PHS sector matches the upcoming #qualityjobsroadmap and #genderequalitystrategy.
May 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🌟 That’s a wrap for the #PHSDialogue Plenary!

Today, the PHS Social Partners – EFFAT, EFFE, EFSI, and UNI Europa – brought their members together in Brussels to discuss the foundation of social dialogue in the sector and to officially launch the #ScaleUp Project!

#PHS #DomesticWork #SocialDialogue
May 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🎤 At the ETUC Mid-Term Conference, EFFAT’s General Secretary Enrico Somaglia joined the panel on union renewal and social dialogue.

✊ His message was clear: Organising is our best long-term investment to secure the future of the movement and win back the hearts of working people.
May 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
May 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🎤 At the ETUC Mid-Term Conference, EFFAT President Annika Rönni-Sällinen called for unity against deregulation, far-right threats, and labour exploitation.

✊ She reaffirmed the crucial role our Model Directive will play to promote equal treatment and tackle labour abuse.

🔗 More: wp.me/paPMJb-9jx
May 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Our call is urgent and clear:
✅ Limit subcontracting,
✅ Tackle gangmaster practices and regulate the role of labour intermediaries,
✅ Strengthen labour inspections and enforcement.

🔗 See the #EFFAT Accompanying Policy Brief: shorturl.at/vTA1M
May 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
📍 Today in Brussels, we officially handed over the EFFAT Model Directive on Labour Intermediaries and Fair Working Conditions across Subcontracting Chains to @ec.europa.eu Executive Vice-President @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social.

🔗 Read our Press Release and Model Directive: wp.me/paPMJb-9jx
May 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🇪🇺 On #EuropeDay, 75 years after the Schuman Declaration, EFFAT celebrates unity, peace and social justice.

But these values are under threat. Deregulation must not undo decades of progress.

✊ We stand for a Social Europe that protects all workers.

#TradeUnions #Solidarity
May 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM