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Huelva, Murcia and Almeria, ETFA events: “Adequate Wage & Social Benefits and strategies for its implementation”.
These are the dates and locations, as well as links for registration: HUELVA: Tuesday 28 March - NH HOTEL LUZ DE HUELVA (Avenida Alameda Sundheim, 26 - 21003 Huelva). Click here to register MURCIA: Thursday 30th March - HOTEL THALASIA COSTA DE MURCIA (Avenida del Puerto, 327-329 - San Pedro del Pinatar - Murcia, 30740). Click here to register ALMERÍA: Friday 31st March - HOTEL BARCELÓ CABO DE GATA (Avenida Juegos de Casablanca s/n - 04131 Retamar - Almería). Click here to register (Please note that the events will be held only in Spanish). We will discuss social benefits for workers in Collective Bargaining Agreements, social benefits that provide a more attractive working environment for workers outside those required in the Agreements, generating greater productivity and benefit for both parties. Focusing on a positive strategy in a sector where the temporary nature of the campaigns and the difficulty of finding workers makes it necessary. We will have experts in...
THE ASSOCIATION OF FORUMS CONTINUES TO GROW
As is known, the Ethical Trade Forums took an important step last September to continue the path started in 2015. That step consisted of the launch of the Ethical Trade Forums Association, to which all participants in the initiative during these years have been invited. These include small farmers, cooperatives, exporting companies, foreign importers, and large...
In memory of Luciano Gómez
From the Ethical Trade Forums, it is with deep sadness that we want to remember with affection Luciano Gómez, general secretary of Huelva FICA-UGT, who passed away on February 9th at the age of 65. Committed to the farm workers of Huelva, Luciano actively participated in the Huelva Working Group that created the Workers' Accommodation Guide, contributing his...
“Workers salaries. Basic and minimun wages and benefits” topic of the March 2023 events.
We already have dates for the Ethical Trade Forums March regional events, where the main topic will be “Workers salaries. Basic and minimun wages and benefits”. Huelva, Tuesday, March 28th - Hotel NH Luz Huelva Murcia, Thursday, March 30 - To be confirmed Almeria, Friday, March 31 - Hotel Barceló Cabo de Gata Soon we will send you the registration links to attend...
Ethical Trade Forums Association presentation
On January 31, the first online seminar of this year was held with a presentation on the Ethical Trade Forums Association. With an attendance of 71 people, of which several belong to companies of which there are already 62 associate members, Sergio Barberá, Juan Pérez Egea and Miguel Ángel Moya, members of the ETFA Governing Board, explained in detail the...
Webinars 2023: January.
On Tuesday, January 31st the Ethical Trade Forums 2023 webinars calendar will be opened with an Ethical Trade Forums Association presentation, established last September. The aim of this session is to inform about what it means for the collaborative initiative that we all know to become an Association, and what the planned roadmap is in which each of the members of...
The Ethical Trade Forums organize an online seminar on actions in situations of human trafficking for the purpose of labor exploitation
On Thursday, November 24, Loida Muñoz (A21) and Elena Colás (Lieutenant of the Civil Guard) gave the seminar "Actions in situations of human trafficking for the purpose of labor exploitation". During the seminar, the difference between immigrant smuggling and human trafficking was explained, clarifying that these are two different crimes, although they are often...
Meeting in Almería: “Behind the Water and Carbon Footprints of the agri-food sector”
On November 10, the 44th meeting of the Ethical Trade Forums entitled "Behind the Water and Carbon Footprints of the agri-food sector" was held in Vera (Almería). The attendance at the event was 62 people, who shared a pleasant day analyzing and learning about the Water and Carbon Footprint, as well as other aspects related to working conditions. The day began with...
Meeting in Valencia: “Behind the Water and Carbon Footprints of the agri-food sector”
On November 8, at the Hotel RH Bayren in Playa de Gandía (Valencia), the meeting of the Ethical Trade Forums took place with the title “Behind the Water and Carbon Footprints of the agri-food sector”. Natalia Hotait (Earthworm) opened the day with a presentation on regenerative agriculture, later establishing the bases for the subsequent debate on Carbon Footprints,...
Meeting in Huelva: “Behind the Water and Carbon Footprints of the agri-food sector”
Last Thursday, November 3, the meeting of the Ethical Trade Forums took place at the NH Luz de Huelva hotel with the title "Behind the water and carbon footprints of the agri-food sector". This meeting was attended by more than fifty attendees between companies and interest groups in the sector. The event had a very dynamic and participatory course with the...
Ethical Trade Forums meets with specialised press at Fruit Attraction
Within the framework of the Fruit Attraction event held in Madrid from 4 to 6 October, the Ethical Trade Forums held a meeting with some representatives of the technical press of the sector at the AGROMARK stand. SIETE AGROMARKETING, MERCADOS magazine and FRESH PLAZA, shared the presentation made by Cristina Navarro, head of Human Resources of AGROMARK and Sergio...
Fruit Attraction Fair: Presentation of the Ethical Trade Forums Association
On the 5th of October 2022, the presentation of the Ethical Trade Forums Association to the sector took place as part of Fruit Attraction trade fair at IFEMA (Madrid). The event, which took place in Alimer’s stand, included an initial speech by Ethical Trade Forums’ CEO, Sergio Barberá, where he described the development of this collaborative initiative since 2015...
Constitution of the Ethical Trade Forums Association (ETFA)
The Ethical Trade Forums (ETF) announces a change to their identity and legal form that has been created through the drive of organisations in the sector that have been working together on the initiative since 2012. Through this press release, we are therefore pleased to announce the constitution of the Ethical Trade Forums Association (ETFA). The Association...