Nestlรฉ plans to cut 16,000 jobs, mostly in Europe.
EFFAT & IUF organising workers across Nestlรฉ say: STOP the layoffs!
๐นStop axing jobs!
๐นPut people before (HUGE) profit.
๐นRespect and consult unions.
Read our statement and PR: effat.org/featured/nes...
Great to welcome a delegation from UA Zensen, Japanโs 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
๐ข Big win for workplace democracy!
Todayโs vote in the European Parliament brings us closer to stronger, more effective European Works Councils.
๐ณ๏ธ Now itโs up to Member States to seal the deal.
๐ Read the full press release here: wp.me/paPMJb-9rT
#EWCs #WorkplaceDemocracy
Today on #World Decent Day, weโre standing up for workers and our planet.
The #Omnibus is speeding ahead, but itโs headed the wrong way.
Letโs hit the brakes before social economic and environmental progress goes off a cliff.
๐ฝ๏ธWatch!
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๐ข Today in Brussels!
EFFAT joins @etuc-ces.bsky.social @etf-europe.bsky.social & @efbww.bsky.social in the @europarl.europa.eu for:
โโNo more exploitation: Regulating subcontracting & labour intermediation in Europeโ.
EFFAT #TNCConference in Barcelona reiterates our call to #EndAbuse
JDE Peet's
Nestlรฉ Waters
Just Eat Takeaway (Lieferando)
Eker
๐ In Barcelona, our TNC Committee met to strategise on #CS3D, EWCs, restructuring & gender equality.
โ We stand with workers taking action in Nestlรฉ Waters, Lieferando, JDE Peetโs & Eker.
Together we defend jobs, rights & dignity across Europe.
๐ Read our article: wp.me/paPMJb-9ru
Our new tools are here to support trade unions across Europe:
๐ ๏ธ Handbook โ practical recommendations for action
๐ Final Report โ state of trade unions & social dialogue in hospitality
๐ Exec Summary โ key findings
๐ Leaflet โ solidarity beyond borders & value of EFFAT membership
๐ wp.me/paPMJb-9ph
๐ After 2 years of work, research & collaboration, weโre proud to share the outcomes of our EU-funded project #StrongerHospitality โ boosting trade union capacity & social dialogue in hospitality-tourism. โ
๐ Find out more: wp.me/paPMJb-9ph
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.
Yesterdayโs nth targeting of civilians and press shows the unbearable cost of silence.
Join us tomorrow 26/08 at 11.30 at Mont des Arts #Brussels to honour the 200+ journalists killed in #Gaza and demand: Israel, stop killing journalists!
A public reading of the names of the journalists killed in Gaza will pay tribute to their courage, condemn their murder and call for justice.
โ Unfair. Unbalanced. Unsustainable.
The EU-US trade framework is a setback for agriculture and workers in the EFFAT sectors.
๐ Our response: effat.org/featured/eu-...
๐จ European trade unions urge the EU to act on #Gaza.
Together with 8 ETUFs and @etuc-ces.bsky.social, weโve written to EU High Representative @kajakallas.bsky.social calling for decisive measures to stop the humanitarian disaster & defend human rights.
Read the letter ๐ effat.org/featured/361...
๐จ A new day for CAP? Not quite yetโฆ
While #SocialConditionality is safeguarded โ but rebranded as โfarm stewardshipโ โ it brings no further social progress.
โ ๏ธ Small farms exempt from checks
โ ๏ธ Weaker enforcement
โ ๏ธ No new protections for workers
โ ๏ธ Another budget cut
๐ Our reaction: wp.me/paPMJb-9ow
๐ฌ EFFAT Highlights โ Second Edition is out now!
Before the summer break, take a moment to explore what weโve been up to:
โ Defending workersโ rights
๐ค Strengthening social dialogue
๐ช๐บ Advocating for justice at EU level
๐ Spread the word!
๐ Read the latest edition: effat.kit.com/posts/effat-...
Every worker in Europe deserves a decent day at work, a fair day's pay. No worker should have to be forced to live in conditions that workers here are forced to live in.
EU must act over scandal of farm workers living in shacks: www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
@effat.org
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 during a visit to Italy.
"Europe can afford to do better, it must do better!" @estherlynch.bsky.social
@effat.org
๐บAB InBev records strong Q1 profitsโbut at what cost?
Unsafe conditions, temp jobs replacing retirees, and union pushback are rising.
Workers suffer while execs cash in. This isnโt just irresponsibleโitโs dangerous.
EFFAT affiliates release joint statement:
effat.org/wp-content/u...
#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
โชโSolidarity w/ Spanish sugar workers as AB Foods plans layoffs for 251 workers.
๐ซฐThis is a profitable company making workers pay for corporate decisions.
More job cuts = More rural decline.
@ugtfica.bsky.social
@ccoo.bsky.social
vivajerez.es/jerez-econom...
EFFATโs key demands:
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Directive on Labour Intermediaries & Fair Conditions
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Stronger social dimension in the next #CAP
โ
General mobilisation against #Mercosur
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Revision of the UTPs Directive
โ "Only by standing united can we face the challenges ahead!" - Enrico Somaglia
๐งต 4/4
โ ๏ธ He raised concerns over:
โถ๏ธ Attacks on #DueDiligence
โถ๏ธ CAP โsimplificationโ
โถ๏ธ EUโs sharp decline in the @ituc.bsky.social Global Rights Index
#EFFAT calls for stronger rights and union renewal to face these threats.
๐งต 3/4
โItโs not true that fewer rights mean more competitiveness. Itโs not true that cutting standards will strengthen Europe. Quite the opposite: collective bargaining, social justice, and strong protections are the real drivers of progress.โ โ Enrico Somaglia
๐งต 2/4
๐ฃ๏ธ โRights donโt fall from the sky โ they must be defended every single day.โ
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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PHS Social Partners EFFAT, EFFE, EFSI, and UNI Europa meet with Katarina Ivankoviฤ-Kneลพeviฤ, Director for Social Rights and Inclusion, and her cabinet at EU Employment and Skills.
๐ค Today, the EU PHS social partners โ @effat.org, @effehomecare.bsky.social, EFSI, and โชUNI Europa โ met Director Ivankovic, @ec.europa.eu, to discuss how the PHS sector matches the upcoming #qualityjobsroadmap and #genderequalitystrategy.
๐ Thatโs a wrap for the #PHSDialogue Plenary!
Today, the PHS Social Partners โ EFFAT, EFFE, EFSI, and UNI Europa โ 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
๐ค At the ETUC Mid-Term Conference, EFFATโs General Secretary Enrico Somaglia joined the panel on union renewal and social dialogue.
โ 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.
๐ฉFor once a truly Happy Meal for #FastFood workers!
๐The new #CollectiveAgreement between McDonald's and unions #VIDA & #GPA brings:
๐ซฐBetter pay (+ 3.9%)
๐คธMore free time
๐ Stronger rights for 9,600 workers.
๐Congratulations to our Austrian Affiliates!
www.ots.at/presseaussen...
๐ค At the ETUC Mid-Term Conference, EFFAT President Annika Rรถnni-Sรคllinen called for unity against deregulation, far-right threats, and labour exploitation.
โ She reaffirmed the crucial role our Model Directive will play to promote equal treatment and tackle labour abuse.
๐ More: wp.me/paPMJb-9jx
๐An opinion that is fully in line with EFFATโs call to revise EU procurement rules to promote quality, fair jobs.
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No more lowest-price-only awards
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A MEAT approach with social & environmental criteria
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Regulated subcontracting with real accountability
๐ฃ No one should fear being themselvesโMuch less at work.
Ahead of #IDAHOBIT, European Trade Union Federations stand united against homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia.
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ 1 in 5 LGBTIQ workers face discrimination.
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ For trans & intersex people, itโs even 1 in 3.
๐ This must end!
