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EFFAT @effat.org · 17/09/2026

Thank you to all joining "Together Against Exploitation" at LABORA in Berlin. Our Deputy Sec Gen Wiebke Warneck + #NGG #DGB tackled abusive recruitment & "gangmaster" practices exploiting migrant workers. The fight for exploitation-free work in food, agri & hospitality continues. 💪

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EFFAT @effat.org · 10/12/2025

#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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 24/11/2025

🚫 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.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 19/11/2025

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!

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EFFAT @effat.org · 30/10/2025

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.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 30/10/2025

❓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. 💪

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EFFAT @effat.org · 29/10/2025

💥 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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 15/10/2025

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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 02/10/2025

📢 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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 02/10/2025

📍 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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 22/09/2025

📸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.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 10/09/2025

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!

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EFFAT @effat.org · 08/09/2025

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.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 28/08/2025

🎉 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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 26/08/2025

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.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 19/08/2025

🚨 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...

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EFFAT @effat.org · 18/07/2025

@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.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 11/06/2025

🍺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: effat.org/wp-content/u...

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EFFAT @effat.org · 11/06/2025

#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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 04/06/2025

🗣️ “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. 🧵 1/4

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EFFAT @effat.org · 28/05/2025

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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 27/05/2025

🤝 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.

PHS Social Partners EFFAT, EFFE, EFSI, and UNI Europa meet with Katarina Ivanković-Knežević, Director for Social Rights and Inclusion, and her cabinet at EU Employment and Skills.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 22/05/2025

🌟 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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 21/05/2025

🎤 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.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 20/05/2025

🎤 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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 13/05/2025

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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 13/05/2025

📍 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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 09/05/2025

🇪🇺 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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 08/05/2025

🔻 #8May marks the defeat of Nazi-fascism — a victory we must honour with action. As global conflicts re-emerge and the #FarRight rises, we must defend democracy, workers' rights, and justice everywhere! 🔗 Read our EFFAT Resolution adopted at the 6th Congress: congress.effat.org/.../12/EN-AC...

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EFFAT @effat.org · 07/05/2025

🌟 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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 06/05/2025

✊Solidarity with McDonald's workers in Italy! 📍Tomorrow, 7 May 2025, 35.000+ workers strike at McDonald's franchisee meeting in Rimini. 📣EFFAT affiliates Filcams CGIL, Fisascat CISL & Uiltucs UIL jointly demands a fair company agreement.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 06/05/2025

📢 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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 01/05/2025

✊ 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 ⬇️

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EFFAT @effat.org · 30/04/2025

📣 One week to go before our #PHSDialogue webinar on 7 May (10:00–12:00 CEST): Securing Access to Labour & Social Protections. 🔎 Join to gain insights on PHS workers’ rights & social protections. 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/8kbx4 #SocialDialogue #LabourRights

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EFFAT @effat.org · 29/04/2025

💪 #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!

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EFFAT @effat.org · 28/04/2025

🕯️ #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!

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EFFAT @effat.org · 25/04/2025

🌹 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

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EFFAT @effat.org · 23/04/2025

EFFAT’s Executive Committee has concluded with impactful outcomes: 📄 Adoption of our Subcontracting & Intermediation Action Plan, 🧭 Key positions on CAP, Public Procurement & EU Talent Pool, 🚫 Resolution against Deregulation. Our path is clear and we're not slowing down! #FightingForward

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EFFAT @effat.org · 23/04/2025

🧰 Explore our full toolkit – including the Gender Equality Report, Action & Advocacy Guide, Template Company Agreement, and downloadable social media assets on our project page: unequalnomore.effat.org Join us in driving real change for women in our sectors. 💪♀️

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EFFAT @effat.org · 23/04/2025

🎥 See how #UnequalNoMore equips trade unions with practical tools, from an Action & Advocacy Guide to a Template Company Agreement. Watch our explainer video here: youtu.be/etKTOKZjG6w

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EFFAT @effat.org · 23/04/2025

📢 When Women Rise, Our Sectors Rise! 🎉 Today in Copenhagen, #EFFAT Executive Committee members stood united for the official launch of our #UnequalNoMore campaign – strengthening gender equality across agriculture, food & drink, tourism, and domestic work. 👉 Learn more: unequalnomore.effat.org

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EFFAT @effat.org · 23/04/2025

📨 At our #EFFAT ExCom, we raised serious concern over the imprisonment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and 1,000+ peaceful protesters. EFFAT sent a letter to the EU to act. Türkiye must respect democracy, civil rights, and the will of the people. ✊ #Solidarity with all standing for freedom.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 23/04/2025

🎬 Kicking off Day 2 of the #EFFAT Executive Committee in Copenhagen! On today’s agenda: 📌 Sectoral Action Plans 2025-2027 📌 Positions on CAP & Public Procurement 📌 Deregulation Resolution 💯 members strong and ready to keep #FightingForward for workers!

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EFFAT @effat.org · 22/04/2025

🛑 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!

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EFFAT @effat.org · 22/04/2025

🤖 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.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 22/04/2025

🌱 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!

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EFFAT @effat.org · 22/04/2025

📍 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.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 17/04/2025

1/ 🗣️ Yesterday, #EFFAT took part in the consultation of social partners on the @ec.europa.eu’s upcoming #QualityJobs Roadmap, invited by Executive VP @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social. The roadmap aims to promote decent work, social equity & just transitions. Launch expected end of 2025.

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EFFAT @effat.org · 17/04/2025

✊ Workers at Heineken Portugal are taking a stand—and #EFFAT stands with them. Their call for dignity, respect and fair treatment is our shared fight. #Solidarity

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