European Commission Social Fairness Package
The European Trade Union Confederation has welcomed the European Commission’s Social Fairness package. In ETUC General Secretary Luca Visentini’s words, “These initiatives should bring some real improvements for working people and ensure that the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights are implemented through binding measures that make a positive difference to people’s lives. It’s a step forward which the ETUC welcomes as far as it goes”. Part of the package is the proposal of a European Labour Authority (further information available here) and access to social protection. ...  Preberi več

The 2017 IUF 27th Congress adopted a resolution urging affiliates to prioritize the problem of gender-based violence, to collect the data needed to effectively map the scope and scale of the problem and to develop the tools needed to effectively combat it. The resolution calls on affiliates to implement the agreements on preventing sexual harassment that the IUF has concluded with Chiquita, Unilever and Sodexo and to extend these agreements to other transnational companies. ...  Preberi več

The EFFAT secretariat and all its member organisations are deeply saddened to hear of the death of friend and colleague Brian Revell. Following EFFAT’s merger, he served as one of the EFFAT Presidents between 2005 and 2009. Brian was an estimated national organizer at the UK Transport and General Workers’ Union (T&G). He was very committed to EFFAT’s European and the international trade union work. Everybody at EFFAT will miss the kind, constructive and supportive personality of a colleague and a friend. ...  Preberi več

We’d like to share some of the good initiatives received so far by the affiliates so that you can take inspiration and provide you with contacts to potentially receive more information:

USDAW – UK

Leaflet on tackling harassment and bullying
Free legal service and helpline
Guidance on the regulations with examples of good practice for employers to follow
Seven equalities forum divisions for every region. There are seats on the forums for non-engaged groups of members including LGBTQi members. The forums take the equalities agenda out into the workplace by organising workplace visits, local get-togethers and working with representatives and officers to recruit more members.
Run a separate national get-together for LGBT activists
Series pf publications: https://www.usdaw.org.uk/Help-Advice/Equalities/LGBT ...  Preberi več

Agreement in court between Coca-Cola and the workers of Fuenlabrada
On 13 February 2018, an agreement was reached in court between Coca-Cola Iberia Partners and the workers of the Fuenlabrada plant. This has a special importance for CCOO de Industria. It means a victory for the just demands of the people of Coca-Cola Fuenlabrada and an implicit recognition by the company of their salary rights recognized by the Audiencia Nacional. ...  Preberi več

EFFAT and their social partner in the European contract catering sector FoodServiceEurope obtained EU funding to update the “Guide on the economically most advantageous off in contract catering” in line with revised EU public procurement legislation. A call for tender was launched to find experts to do the update, a Project Steering Committee with representatives of EFFAT and FSE national member organisations was set up, a first meeting is scheduled for 8 February 2018. ...  Preberi več

To mark the start-of-the-year, the EP Intergroup for Tourism and Culture organised a Tourism Roundtable on 24 January 2018, to discuss achievements and future priorities of the Intergroup in the new year and until the end of the legislature. EFFAT Tourism Sector Secretary Kerstin Howald featured in the debate highlighting the need to ensure decent work in tourism to make the sector attractive to work in, to involve the social partners in all initiatives on vocational training and qualification, and to come up with guiding policy principles for the regulation of platforms in the field of short-term accommodation rentals. ...  Preberi več

On the Plenary Meeting in Brussels on 4. of december 2017, following Presentations EFFAT-HOTREC Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee (SSDC) were presented: S. Barbone (Federturismo Confindustria) “The Next Tourism Generation Alliance” C. Hauschildt “Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills in Tourism: Enhancing the Image of Careers in the Tourism Sector” J.P. Monod De Froideville (European Holiday Home Association) “Collaborative Economy in Hospitality and Tourism – Short term rental perspective” H. Ehrenstein (EC DG GROW) “The European agenda for the collaborative economy” A. Gollner & A. Schwabl (VIDA) / G. Royda (WKÖ) “Austria’s dual vocational training system – Taking tourism as an example” N. Schöbel (EC DG EMPL) “Apprenticeships: European Alliance for Apprenticeships – European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships” M. Le Vrang (EC DG EMPL) “ESCO – connecting people and jobs” ...  Preberi več

International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF), we are pleased to send you the decisions of the IUF 27th Congress.
Resolutions
All adopted resolutions including emergency resolutions are contained in the attached document. 088 Resolutions adopted by the 27th Congress-e
Amendments to the Rules
Congress adopted a number of changes to the IUF Rules. An updated version of the Rules showing these changes as highlighted text in the pre-Congress rules is also attached: 088 Rules amendments 2017-e
Documents from the 27th Congress
All documents from the Congress are still available on the members-only meeting documents part of the IUF website. 088 Decisions of the IUF 27th Congress-e ...  Preberi več