EU: hospitality sector social partners sign joint declaration on skills shortages

In a joint text published on 19 March, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) and HOTREC, the hotel sector employer federation, come together to call on the EU and its member states to help them find tailor-made solutions to skills shortages. At issue is a sector (2 million businesses employing 10 million people in Europe) that has lost 10-20% of its workforce since Covid-19. In response, the social partners agree on the need for attractive salaries and w