🔊 LIVE on #TRT World, our Ivan Ivanov, EFFAT agri policy officer on our Fight for #Heat Protection at work. Key proposals to guarantee worker safety, while also protecting productivity are at the 💙of our #Model Directive on Maximum Working Temperatures. Time for #EU law.

Extreme heat puts workers, production, and supply chains at risk

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⚠️Public money must never fund labour rights violations. CAP's #SocialConditionality rule is under attack: we won't let it be watered down. #SaveSocialConditionality 🗣️@enricosomaeffat.bsky.social 4 Myths vs 4 Facts youtu.be/wVMJEolaGlc

EU says seasonal workers law still fit despite farm labour abuses

EU says seasonal workers law still fit despite farm labour abuses

Agriculture relies heavily on non-EU seasonal labour

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‼️Very important take by @effat.org's Ivan Ivanov on #decentwork for agricultural workers, seen the dramatic farm labour abuses - @ec.europa.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social, urgent need to deliver‼️ #socialemergency #https://bsky.app/profile/euractiv.com/post/3mldvzutijv2r

Euractiv@euractiv.com · 3mo ago

EU says seasonal workers law still fit despite farm labour abuses

Europe’s sugar sector is already struggling Limiting access to raw materials through Inwards Processing Releaf (IPR) changes could mean further job losses and factory closures across the food sector . 📢NO decision should sacrifice workers!

Sugar industry: Any decision regarding IPR should not lead to further job losses.

The sugar sector in Europe is under high pressure, companies are not making profits, production is slowing down and workers are losing their jobs. Six companies closed across Europe since the begin…

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Tuesday, the @nat-eesc.bsky.social met with youth organisations involved in the #EESCYouthTest We discussed: 🔹How to strengthen youth participation in EU policymaking 🔹Shared priorities & possible future cooperation Discover more on youth activities at the EESC 👉 link.europa.eu/FRWjnv

🗣️Emergency steps taken during the last energy crisis mitigated its impact and we must re-active them. But we must also deal with the root cause of the problem by investing in cheap and reliable European energy production so that we are not left hostage to fortune in future - @estherlynch.bsky.social

That is why the ETUC is calling for: 1️⃣The decoupling of electricity prices from gas 2️⃣An increase in electricity grid capacity 3️⃣An increase public investment in infrastructure 4️⃣SURE 2.0 to save jobs and livelihoods 5️⃣Windfall taxes on energy companies 6️⃣A suspension of the EU's fiscal rules

If current prices persist, the average annual energy bill in the EU would: 💸Rise from €3,792 to €5,688 – 12% of total household spending 💸Cost €2,000 more in 11 member states 💸Account for more than 10% of all household spending in the majority of member states Europe must act to reduce bills

🔴The average household energy bill in the EU will rise by more than €1800 a year if current prices persist New trade union research shows the devastating cost for working people of the failure to address Europe’s dependency on highly volatile fossil fuel 📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

#NoContractNoCoffee EFFAT & @epsu.bsky.social joined the action to back #Starbucks workers on strike in the US for collective agreements & fair working conditions! Stop hiding behind franchise networks! Take responsibility for ensuring decent conditions to workers. @sbworkersunited.org #IUF

#NoContractNoCoffee 📣 EPSU & @effat.org take action to support #Starbucks workers on strike in the US! ✊🏾 We join @sbworkersunited.org & @seiu.org’s global action call - #solidarity with Starbucks workers. A recent report reveals major tax avoidance of Starbucks - pay your taxes, pay fair wages!

🚫 NO to the EU-Mercosur agreement 🚫 It threatens workers’ rights, farmers’ livelihoods, public health and the environment both in EU and in Mercosur countries. 🌱 Today EFFAT joined #NGOs, farmers and #CSOs to demand fair, sustainable and rights-based trade.

🌍🔥 STOP EU-MERCOSUR ⛔ 👉 StopEUMercosur.org 1️⃣ Email your decision-makers : ✍️ StopEUMercosur.org/take-action 2️⃣ Join the #ToxicTradeTour 📢 📅 Monday 24 Nov 🕑 10:00 📍 Brussels, Petite rue de la Loi #StopEUMercosur #StopToxicTrade @greenpeace.eu @broederlijkdelen.bsky.social @paneurope.bsky.social

🦋 ViaCampesinaBE @bsky.social@viacampesinabe.bsky.social · 9mo ago

📢 #StopToxicTrade ☠️ 🇪🇺 27 Oct → 24 Nov (Brussels) 📍 europeantradejustice.org/toxic-trade-... ⛔ STOP EU-MERCOSUR 🌍🔥 ➡️ stopeumercosur.org #StopEUMercosur #ToxicTrade #StopAgrotoxics #AgrotoxicsKILL @eurovia.org @powershift.bsky.social @eurtradejustice.bsky.social @foeeurope.bsky.social @greenpeace.eu

Productive #SSDC for #EFFAT and @hotrec.bsky.social On the agenda: 🔈 #EU Sustainable Tourism Strategy 🔈 Joint action on short-term rentals that distort competition and squeeze housing in tourist hotspots. 🔈 Update on #StrongerHospitality Thanks to all affiliates for their input!

🚌Deregulation is on a road to nowhere! EFFAT has 10 reasons to Park the #Omnibus before the 13 November EP vote! The so-called “simplification” rolls back workers’ rights, environmental protection & access to justice. 📹Stay tuned, watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro9k...

Let's Park the #Omnibus

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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 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.

❓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. 💪

💥 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

👏 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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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

📢 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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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

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🇮🇹 "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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📢 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

📍 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

#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

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🍽️ 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 · 11mo ago

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!

📸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.