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Enrico Somaglia

@enricosomaeffat.bsky.social
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General Secretary of EFFAT (@effat.org), the European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions, also representing Domestic Workers. Posts are personal views.

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Andrew Watt @andrewwatteu.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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
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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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EFFAT @effat.org · 03/11/2025
🚌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...
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Let's Park the #Omnibus
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EFFAT @effat.org · 31/10/2025
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...
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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 @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 · 07/10/2025
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
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Let's Park the #Omnibus
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European Trade Union e-action of ACV-CSC-Belgium @acv-csc-europe.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
‼️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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EFFAT @effat.org · 04/09/2025
#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?...
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Appalti: Somaglia (EFFAT), "Fondamentale garantire il principio della condizionalità sociale"
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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 · 25/08/2025
❌ 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-...
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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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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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
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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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IndustriAll Europe @industrialleurope.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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
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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 @effat.org · 04/06/2025
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
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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 · 28/05/2025
¡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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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Trade union renewal is key for delivering a fair deal for workers in a changing world ETUC Mid-Term Conference 2025
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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
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ETUC Emilio Gabaglio Award
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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 · 16/05/2025
👏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
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Enrico Somaglia @enricosomaeffat.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
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.
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Roxana Minzatu @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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)
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Roxana Minzatu @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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)
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EFFAT @effat.org · 30/04/2025
📢 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!
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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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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 · 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 · 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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Servicios CCOO @ccoo-servicios.es · 29/04/2025
🔴 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
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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 · 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 · 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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Enrico Somaglia @enricosomaeffat.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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.
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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 · 09/04/2025
✊ 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
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Solidarity with POEET and Greek Workers Striking for Their Future
EFFAT expresses full solidarity and support with the Greek colleagues from POEET, the Panhellenic Federation of workers in Food and Tourism sectors. The general strike taking place in Greece tomorr…
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EFFAT @effat.org · 08/04/2025
🤝 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.
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EFFAT @effat.org · 03/04/2025
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...
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Trump’s Liberation Day: A Cage for European Agri-Food Workers
Brussels, 3 April 2025 – The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) expresses deep concern over President Donald Trump’s recent “Liberation Day” trade…
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European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) @eccjorg.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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...
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Enrico Somaglia @enricosomaeffat.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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!
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EFFAT @effat.org · 20/03/2025
🚨 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...
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EFFAT @effat.org · 25/03/2025
🚨 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
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Joint European Trade Union Statement on the Omnibus Proposal: A Direct Attack on Workers’ Rights and Corporate Accountability
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW), the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT), the Indust…
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EFFAT @effat.org · 26/03/2025
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! 👩‍🍳🌱✨
Group picture of the Contract Catering Action at the European Parliament. People present are: MEP Estelle Ceulemans (S&D, Belgium), EFFAT General Secretary Enrico Somaglia, and representatives of the Belgian trade unions ACV-CSC Food and Services, ABVV-FGTB HORVAL, and ACLVB-CGSLB.Enrico Somaglia, EFFAT General Secretary, in discussion with MEPs Estelle Ceulemans (S&D, Belgium) and Marc Botenga (The Left, Belgium) in front of the European Parliament.Picture of the flyers distributed at the Contract Catering Action in front of the European Parliament.Group picture of the Contract Catering Action at the European Parliament. People present are: MEP Estelle Ceulemans (S&D, Belgium), EFFAT General Secretary Enrico Somaglia, and representatives of the Belgian trade unions ACV-CSC Food and Services, ABVV-FGTB HORVAL, and ACLVB-CGSLB.
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EFFAT @effat.org · 13/03/2025
🗣️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
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EU Parliament Backs EFFAT’s call for an EU Directive on Subcontracting and Labour Intermediaries
Brussels 13 March 2025: Today, the European Parliament has backed EFFAT’s demand for an EU Directive to tackle the exploitation of workers in subcontracting chains and labour intermediation. This v…
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Enrico Somaglia @enricosomaeffat.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
#NotoOmnibus!!
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EFFAT @effat.org · 07/03/2025
🚨 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!
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Advancing Gender Equality in EFFAT Sectors – A Commitment on International Women’s Day and Beyond
Brussels, 8 March 2025 – This International Women’s Day, EFFAT stresses its key findings from our comprehensive report – “Understanding Gender Inequalities in EFFAT Sectors”…
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Li Andersson @liandersson.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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/
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EFFAT @effat.org · 27/02/2025
❌️ Omnibus Package: EU Takes a Major Step Backwards in the Defence of Human Rights! 🔗 Read our full statement here: wp.me/paPMJb-9aG
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Omnibus Package: EU Takes a Major Step Backwards in the Defence of Human Rights
The Omnibus package published yesterday by the European Commission seriously undermines the objectives of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the Corporate Sustainability …
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