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...

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

‼️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:...

#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?...

🚨 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-...

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

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

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

🎤 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

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.

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!

✊ 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!

🌹 This 25 April, we honour Italy's and Portugal's liberation from fascism. At a time when the far-right gains ground, we celebrate democracy, freedom, solidarity, and the role trade unions played in resisting tyranny. ✊ 25 Aprile sempre | 25 de Abril sempre #Antifascism #TradeUnions

A pleasure welcoming Minister @jeppebruus.bsky.social at our ExCo. The Green Tripartite Agreement signed in Denmark with social partners in the agri-food sector is an inspiring example of just transition put into practice. We need the same ambition at EU level. We need a Just Transition Directive.

🛑 No closures, no excuses! 💪 #EFFAT stands in solidarity with NGG and workers fighting to protect jobs at Thomy Neuss and Maggi Conow. Restructuring must not come at the cost of livelihoods!

🤖 Thank you Aída Castillo (@etui.bsky.social) for framing our strategic discussion on AI’s impact on workers. #AI is transforming the world of work—but workers must not be left behind! Collective bargaining and a strong EU legal framework are vital. Human-in-control must remain a core principle.

🌱 Big thanks to Danish Minister @jeppebruus.bsky.social for joining the #EFFAT ExCom to present Denmark’s tripartite deal on #JustTransition in agri-food — a strong example of how social dialogue can anticipate change while protecting workers. A model the EU should draw inspiration from!

📍 We are in Copenhagen for our #EFFAT Executive Committee meeting! A heartfelt thank you to our Nordic affiliates for hosting us. ✊ We have two full days of work ahead to keep #FightingForward for workers across Europe.

✊ Today, #EFFAT stands in solidarity with our Greek colleagues from POEET and the Confederation GSEE, as well as with all workers in Greece who are taking to the streets to demand stronger collective bargaining coverage and a better future. 🔗 Read our full statement here: wp.me/paPMJb-9eB

🤝 As part of the #StrongerHospitality project, EFFAT is holding a two-day workshop in Larnaca, Cyprus. 📢 At today's #EFFAT session, affiliates shared best practices in collective bargaining—focusing on fair working time, safety, job quality & the fight against precarity.

Trump's #LiberationDay is a Cage for European Agri-food Workers. 'These tariffs unfairly target European producers and workers, putting pressure on wages, job security, and; market stability. The EU must act now!' warns @enricosomaeffat.bsky.social EFFAT's Reaction: effat.org/featured/tru...

No, it’s not an April fool. The @europarl.europa.eu just approved an urgent procedure to handle the “stop-the-clock” proposal—limiting debate & expert input. The real urgency is the climate crisis & human rights—not cutting corners on democracy. EU sustainability laws are not red tape #NoToOmnibus

MEPs must vote against postponing rules that would hold corporations to account for #HumanRights abuses in their supply chains. 🕛 It is time for all pro-European forces to unite in defence and promotion of the values that define the European Union. ➡️ www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

General strike today in Belgium against the new #Arizona government and its anti-social agenda. @effat.org supports the strike and stands in solidarity with its affiliates!

🚨 EFFAT condemns Lieferando’s mass layoffs in Austria! 🚨 1000 riders & 65 staff dismissed as the company shifts to precarious freelance work. We demand fair jobs & urgent action to enforce the EU Platform Work Directive! effat.org/in-the-spotl...

🚨 A direct attack on workers’ rights & corporate accountability! 🚨 Alongside @etuc-ces.bsky.social @etf-europe.bsky.social @efbww.bsky.social @industrialleurope.bsky.social & @epsu.bsky.social we condemn the #Omnibus proposal: a threat to workers, unions & environment Time to act! wp.me/paPMJb-9cI

Today, EFFAT stands in solidarity with catering workers employed in the @europarl.europa.eu. We urge the EP Administration to lead by example, scrap the current tender call based on the lowest price and launch a new one prioritising fair pay and quality criteria. Fair #PublicProcurement! 👩‍🍳🌱✨

🗣️We Called 👂 The EP Listened! Today the @europarl.europa.eu voted a resolution that backs EFFAT demands on limiting #Subcontracting and regulating Labour Intermediaries. #StopExploitation See our PR here: wp.me/paPMJb-9ci

#NotoOmnibus!!

🚨 Women in food, agriculture, tourism & domestic work face deep-rooted inequalities: Some disparities: 🔴 30% pay gap (ES, Agri) 🔴 16% pay gap (CY, Tourism) 🔴 18% less pay for women in food & drink 🔴 30-50% of women face GBV at work EFFAT calls for urgent action this #IWD2025!

Today I had the honor to give a keynote speech in #EUSocialForum and my main point was that we must recognize that the social agenda is the heart of the European project and the foundation of all competitiveness. 1/

❌️ Omnibus Package: EU Takes a Major Step Backwards in the Defence of Human Rights! 🔗 Read our full statement here: wp.me/paPMJb-9aG

Dismantling the #CS3D and #CSRD will not relaunch EU's competitiveness. That's fake and misleading. It would only severely undermine efforts to protect workers' rights and address environmental destruction! And the most vulnerable ones would be once again those paying the price.

Empowering Young Workers in Trade Unions! 🚀 The EFFAT-ETUI #Youth Training in Sesimbra united young trade union leaders to gain new skills and tools on: ▶️ Campaign Design, ▶️ Digital Organising, ▶️ Countering Far-Right Narratives. #FightingForward for the labour movement! #EFFATYouth #YouthInAction