Background The European Green Deal (EGD) represents one of the “headline ambitions” of the current European Commission. Through new policies such as the EU industrial strategy and the Circular Economy Action Plan, the EGD aims to mobilize industries for a clean and circular economy. The whole... lire plus

Many recent reports confirm that racism, a persisting problem across every area of society and achieving diversity at work, is a challenge for all sectors, non-less so in the white-dominated European trade union movement. The recent unprecedented mobilisation connected to Black Life Matters protest... lire plus

The training is available to trade union representatives, full-time and voluntary trade unionists active in the field of right-wing populism/extremism, migration and racism or trade union political education in the European context. Objectives: Identify common trade union challenges of right-wing... lire plus

The Workshop will focus on analysing the recently signed European social partners framework agreement on digitalisation and propose ways of implementation. This interactive online Workshop will make participants able: to discover the main elements of the agreement to identify the opportunities given... lire plus

Sectoral webinar for EWCs in the IT sector (intermediate level). lire plus

The Covid-19 crisis is having a devastating effect on employment and wages in Europe and globally. This training aims to discuss the common effects of the crisis on the labour market in different participating countries and to identify common trade union ways of action to lead to quality employment... lire plus

Managing employee representation at European level is a complex and challenging process. The European Directive on the establishment of a European Works Council only gives broad principles but does not provide social partners at the company level with sufficient backup on how to organise and involve... lire plus

Management all too often does not provide sufficient information regarding the confidentiality rules and hinders EWC delegates in their necessary communication at European and national level. This workshop stems as a response to the urgent need of EWC members to deal with confidentiality –... lire plus

Getting involved in projects helps unions in Europe achieve their objectives. In times of economic restraint project funding can make an important contribution to allowing unions to address important strategic objectives. But the benefits are not just financial. Project management skills can also... lire plus

Our training journey to support our mission “Youth Empowerment” started in March 2020 in Sesimbra when EFFAT organised the first seminar of the year together with the ETUI. Back then, the seminar focused on improving and strengthening cross-border cooperation between young European trade unionists... lire plus