Effective measures to protect workers exposed to excessive heat at work are becoming increasingly urgent, as the effects of climate change intensify. www.theguardian.com/environment/... The draft EU directive mentioned here was drawn up by @etui.bsky.social colleagues @enricosomaeffat.bsky.social

Unions in Europe press for new worker protections to counter heat stress

Climate crisis prompts calls for workplace temperature limits and rights to heat breaks and adjusted working hours

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🚌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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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

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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‼️Full house by very important event in the EP on #subcontracting with @etuc-ces.bsky.social 's @estherlynch.bsky.social, @effat.org's @enricosomaeffat.bsky.social & @efbww.bsky.social's Tom Deleu and so many more‼️ #dignityofwork #SocialEurope #mosturgentchangeneeded bsky.app/profile/did:...

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‼️Very important @europarl.europa.eu event OTD on #subcontracting #realities and #regulation possibilities with strong, but heartbreaking💔 testismonies from #workers from all over #Europe, as from Chris Soete from @etf-europe.bsky.social @acvtranscom.bsky.social ‼️ #mosturgentchangeneeded

#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 youtu.be/km0Xh2EsMRI?...

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

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🚨 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...

❌ Unfair. Unbalanced. Unsustainable. The EU-US trade framework is a setback for agriculture and workers in the EFFAT sectors. 👉 Our response: effat.org/featured/eu-...

EU-US (Unbalanced) Trade Deal: European Agro-Food Workers Bear the Burden amid Lack of Fairness and Reciprocity

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 …

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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

#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

Today, the 4th Congress of industriAll European Trade Union elected the organisation’s leadership team for the mandate period 2025 – 2029. The team was voted in with 98% of the votes cast. @judekd.bsky.social @ibarthes.bsky.social Michael Vassiliadis news.industriall-europe.eu/Article/1291

IndustriAll Europe elects its leadership team for 2025-2029

Today, the 4th Congress of industriAll European Trade Union elected the organisation’s leadership team for the mandate period 2025 – 2029. Congress elected Judith Kirton-Darling as General Secretary, ...

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EFFAT’s key demands: ✅ Directive on Labour Intermediaries & Fair Conditions ✅ Stronger social dimension in the next #CAP ✅ General mobilisation against #Mercosur ✅ Revision of the UTPs Directive ✊ "Only by standing united can we face the challenges ahead!" - Enrico Somaglia 🧵 4/4

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. t.ly/gGZm4

¡Enhorabuena! Congratulations to Ramón González Monroy on being elected the new @ccoo-servicios.es Secretary General! Looking forward to our future joint work. A heartfelt thank you to outgoing Secretary General José María Martínez for your leadership and the valuable cooperation with EFFAT

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Finaliza el #IVCongresoCCOOServicios de la mejor manera posible, con una ejecutiva renovada y un nuevo Secretario General, Ramón González Monroy. #TransformandoElFuturo #Vamos #CCOO

Trade union renewal is key for delivering a fair deal for workers in a changing world ETUC Mid-Term Conference 2025

We have proudly launched the Emilio Gabaglio Award at our Mid-Term Conference, honouring outstanding trade union action that embodies the values & vision of a strong, united, European Trade Union movement. Commemorating Emilio Gabaglio,former ETUC General Secretary (1991-2003). youtu.be/C6bkat0qPV0

ETUC Emilio Gabaglio Award

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🎤 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

👏An opinion that is fully in line with EFFAT’s call to revise EU procurement rules to promote quality, fair jobs. ✅ No more lowest-price-only awards ✅ A MEAT approach with social & environmental criteria ✅ Regulated subcontracting with real accountability

UNI Europa@uni-europa.bsky.social · last yr.

UNI Europa welcomes that all democratic parties in the European Parliament's Employment Committee (EMPL) approved an opinion to promote quality jobs and collective bargaining through public procurement.

Across Europe, fair work is under attack. Abusive subcontracting and unregulated labour intermediation fuel exploitation and inequality. Millions of workers in EFFAT sectors and beyond demand concrete answers. EFFAT’s Model Directive is about restoring equal treatment and fairness at work.

EFFAT@effat.org · last yr.

📍 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

Through the Labour Mobility Package and the Quality Jobs Roadmap, I am personally committed to preventing abuse, while enabling subcontracting where it supports expertise and innovation. #SocialEurope. (2/2)

Productive exchange with @enricosomaeffat.bsky.social, General Secretary of @effat.org We discussed how to ensure fair working conditions, adequate wages and safe workplaces along supply chains — by tackling risks from long subcontracting chains and abusive labour intermediaries. (1/2)

📢 The Commission’s deregulation push begins with the #Omnibus Package. At our ExCom, #EFFAT adopted a resolution rejecting attacks on #DueDiligence and calling for equal engagement with social partners. 📄 Read the resolution: wp.me/paPMJb-9iJ ✊ High standards drive EU progress!

The European Commission’s Omnibus Package is a Direct Attack on Workers’ Rights

EFFAT calls for the withdrawal of all deregulation measures Driven by right-wing political forces and corporate lobbies, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in November 2024 that th…

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✊ Happy May Day from #EFFAT! Today, we honour workers' struggles past and present — from agri-food and tourism to domestic work. We fight for decent work, fair rights, and solidarity across Europe. 💪 Together we fight, together we win! 🎥 Watch our General Secretary's message ⬇️

📢 Today marks the official signing of the revised EU guidelines to prevent third-party violence at work. 🤝 #EFFAT and HOTREC, alongside social partners from four sectors, stand united for safer, more respectful workplaces across Europe. 🔗 Read our joint Press Release: wp.me/paPMJb-9j5

🌟 PHS Social Partners Webinar on Securing Access to Labour and Social Protections! The #PHSDialogue project gathered employers, trade unions, policy-makers & researchers to advance on labour and social protections on the PHS sector. Stay tuned for more! #PHS #SocialDialogue

🔴 Hoy nos hemos vuelto a concentrar en la sede Lopesan en apoyo a las trabajadoras y trabajadores del Hotel Miguel Ángel en Madrid La lucha sirve ✊ Lopesan se sienta a negociar. ¡Ni un paso atrás! Porque juntos y juntas somos más fuertes 💪 ⠀ #CCOO #HotelMiguelAngel

🕯️ #IWMD2025 - The striking reality in EFFAT sectors: 🚜 500 fatal accidents in agriculture every year 🍽️ 1 in 4 food workers show signs of depression 🏨 Women in tourism face double risk of violence 🏠 Domestic workers still lack EU OSH protection #CallingEU for action! We say NO to #Deregulation!

💪 #EFFAT stands in full solidarity with ABVV-FGTB and ACV-CSC as they mobilise against the Belgian government’s social rollback. ✅ Workers deserve fair pay, decent pensions, strong public services and social security. ⛔ We say NO to austerity-driven budget cuts & tax breaks for corporations!