Italy: Lessons from organising and negotiating in supply chains Trade unionists from across Europe recently gathered in Rome for the ETF seminar “Organising and negotiating in Supply Chains: Building on the Experience of ETF Affiliates with Amazon”, supported by the European Workers’ Participation Fund (EWPF) of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI). The purpose was to understand how Italian unions managed to do what many elsewhere have struggled to achieve: normalise industrial relations with Amazon and extend collective bargaining across a supply chain. News 8 Jan 2026
ETF Survey on Violence and Harassment Against Women Transport Workers To better understand the violent realities women transport workers face and to push for real change, the ETF Women’s Committee has launched a new survey: “Violence and harassment against women transport workers.” The aim is to collect testimonies directly from women working in all areas of the transport sector. Fill it in! It’s quick and available in 9 languages! News 7 Jan 2026
End the race to the bottom: ETF and EFFAT call for urgent action in the food delivery sector Following a high-level coordination meeting of affiliated trade unions representing riders across Europe, the two federations released a joint declaration calling on EU institutions and national governments to step in and end widespread social dumping and worker exploitation. Statement 6 Jan 2026
CALL FOR EXTERNAL EXPERTISE : WTMS – Working Together Much Safer EU-Funded Project Opportunity to Tender 11 Dec 2025
ETF Conference maps common strategies for public transport’s Just Transition The ETF convened a major two-day networking event in Brussels (9-10 December) that successfully brought together a wide array of stakeholders in the public transport sector. This event allowed us to map convergences and common goals, opening the way for future alliances to improve public transport in Europe. Participants included representatives from public transport unions, green campaigners, passenger groups, disabled rights activists, employers, and policymakers, including MEP Lena Schilling, coming from all over Europe. Press Release 10 Dec 2025
ETF and Europêche raise concerns over Commission’s delay of sustainability reporting rules for non-EU fishing operators ETF and Europêche sent a joint letter to Commissioner Michael McGrath expressing concern over the European Commission’s decision to postpone the delegated act on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The decision would delay reporting obligations for non-EU companies for at least two years, and potentially remove the legal basis for such obligations altogether. News 10 Dec 2025
EU Social Partners for fisheries warn: New Mediterranean fishing proposal threatens thousands of jobs and entire coastal communities The European Social Partners in Fisheries express their deep concern and strong opposition to the European Commission’s proposal for Mediterranean fishing opportunities for 2026. The measures, representing some of the most severe cuts ever imposed, risk dismantling an entire sector already pushed to its limits, putting at stake thousands of jobs, family livelihoods and the socio-economic fabric of coastal communities across the region. News 9 Dec 2025
Road Transport: Drivers’ right to decent rest still widely ignored across Europe Recent enforcement actions in Sweden and France have exposed the continuing failure of many hauliers to respect EU rules on drivers’ rest periods. Operators have been hit with heavy fines for forcing drivers to spend their mandatory weekly rest in truck cabins – a practice strictly banned under the 2020 Mobility Package to protect drivers’ health and quality of life, as well as improve safety on European roads. News 8 Dec 2025