Documents EFFAT 4 results

"Exploitative working conditions, up to 16-hour working days, low pay, illegal wage deductions and job insecurity are but some of the injustices facing meat workers in Europe. This EFFAT report outlines the sector situation in regard to Covid-19 across various European countries. It also provides an overview of the work arrangements and business practices pursued by meat companies to cut costs and escape employer liability.
Whether employed through abusive subcontracting practices, as temporary agency workers, posted workers or forced to accept (bogus) self-employed status, the working, housing and employment conditions of a vast proportion of meat workers in Europe are simply deplorable – both a cause and symptom of exploitation, social dumping and unfair competition. Taken together, these paint a bleak picture of a sector in need of urgent and serious reform. ..."

"Climate change and extreme weather events have already started to seriously impact the agricultural, food processing and tourism sectors: recent heat waves, cold snaps and floods have affected agricultural yields, disrupted markets and forced the food processing chain to start adapting. In addition to these events, which also disrupt tourist seasons, border closures cause flows to be redirected. According to the European Environment Agency (EEA)1, the total reported economic losses caused by weather and other climate-related extremes in Europe amounted to over €436 billion between 1980 and 2016. ..."