European Federation Of Building And Woodworkers
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2025 | Adam Pokorny Head of Unit | Commission proposal for revision of Directive 2009/38/EC | — |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Adam Pokorny Head of Unit | Commission proposal for revision of Directive 2009/38/EC | SRC |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Triinu Volmer Cabinet member | Discussion on construction sector | SRC |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Triinu Volmer Cabinet member | Discussion on construction sector | — |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Roxana Mînzatu Executive Vice-President | Exchange of views on the social justice and quality jobs crisis Europe is facing Necessary initiatives to deliver quality jobs Improved working and living conditions in the European Union | — |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Roxana Mînzatu Executive Vice-President | Exchange of views on the social justice and quality jobs crisis Europe is facing Necessary initiatives to deliver quality jobs Improved working and living conditions in the European Union | SRC |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Maroš Šefčovič Executive Vice-President | High level dialogue on forest-based bioeconomy | SRC |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Maroš Šefčovič Executive Vice-President | High level dialogue on forest-based bioeconomy | — |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Kurt Vandenberghe Director-General | FF55; Net Zero industrial plan; Climate risk assessment | SRC |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Kurt Vandenberghe Director-General | FF55; Net Zero industrial plan; Climate risk assessment | — |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Joost Korte Director-General | CMRD6 | — |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Joost Korte Director-General | CMRD6 | SRC |
| 16 Dec 2021 | Joost Korte Director-General | social ID, Esspass | — |
| 16 Dec 2021 | Joost Korte Director-General | social ID, Esspass | SRC |
| 01 Jun 2021 | Antoine Kasel Cabinet member | Exchanges on the Fit for 55 package. | SRC |
| 01 Jun 2021 | Frans Timmermans Executive Vice-President | Fit for 55 Package | — |
| 01 Jun 2021 | Ana Carla Pereira Cabinet member | Exchanges on the Fit for 55 package. | SRC |
| 01 Jun 2021 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Exchanges on the Fit for 55 package. | — |
| 01 Jun 2021 | Ana Carla Pereira Cabinet member | Exchanges on the Fit for 55 package. | — |
| 01 Jun 2021 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Exchanges on the Fit for 55 package. | SRC |
| 01 Jun 2021 | Frans Timmermans Executive Vice-President | Fit for 55 Package | SRC |
| 27 Nov 2020 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Pact for Skills roundtable with the construction sector. | SRC |
| 27 Nov 2020 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Pact for Skills roundtable with the construction sector. | — |
| 27 Nov 2020 | Agnieszka Skonieczna Cabinet member | High Level Roundtable - Skills for the Construction Sector | — |
| 27 Nov 2020 | Agnieszka Skonieczna Cabinet member | High Level Roundtable - Skills for the Construction Sector | SRC |
Mission & Goals
EFBWW is the representative body at EU level defending the interests of workers in the Europen construction, wood, furniture and forestry sectors. The EFWW is constituted to promote and uphold the economic, social, political and cultural interests of all workers in the European building, woodworking, forestry and allied industries and trades in Europe and in a global context. To effectively promote these interests, the EFWW shall work in close cooperation with the affiliated organisations on all social, economic, political and environmental questions within Europe. The EFBWW activities shall be directed towards achieving the necessary social reforms with a view to creating the conditions for a sound social policy, strengthening democracy, promoting equal rights and equal treatment of all workers, improving conditions of employment and promoting full employment, furthering economic and social progress, and championing the cause of a free and democratic trade union movement in Europe.
EU Legislative Interests
Posting and migration Public procurement REFIT Occupational health and safety Energy efficiency in Buildings Regulations on Non Road Mobile Machinery, Internal Market and competition policies Labour law and social protection/security Pensions Youth matters Labour market organisation and development Industrial relations Worker participation and EWC Vocational and educational training
Communication Activities
Project on Asbestos diseases in the Central and Eastern European countries Social Partner Project on Asbestos Information Modules Social Partner Project on Construction Machines Participation in the EESC/CCMI expert group on asbestos Initiatives for a strategic combination of energy efficiency in buildings and the safe removal of asbestos Publications: Research report on asbestos related diseases in central and eastern European countries; Book-publication: The long and winding road to an asbestos free Europe; Asbestos Information Modules (Social partner action)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Member of the ETUC
Organisation Members
www.efbww.eu (https://www.efbww.eu/affiliates)
Additional Information
The projects listed above have running times of about 24 months in general (carried out from 2023 up to 2027). Title - SCAFFOLD - Improving Training, Working Conditions, and Transformation in the European Scaffolding Sector (max. grant 380688 € - finalized) Title - CS30 - Cement Skills 2030 (max. grant 323359 € - finalized) Title - SIDE-CIC - Social ID cards in Construction (max. grant 1060177 € 01/07/2023 - 31/10/2025) Title - ECMIN V - (max. grant 248573 € 01/02/2024 - 31/05/2026) Title - LSWC - Labour shortages in wood and construction (max. grant 308718 € - 01/03/2024 - 28/02/2026) Title - STEP UP - Strengthening and organising collective bargaining, more power/tools for workers (max.grant 334555 € - 01/04/2024 - 31/03/2026)