FERCO definition
Examples of FERCO in a sentence
EFFAT (ECF-IUF at that time) and FoodServiceEurope (FERCO at that time) concluded on 13 October 1999 an “Agreement on vocational training in the European Contract Catering sector” (see Annex 3) which sets up a series of principles concerning vocational training activities.
The European social partners of the Contract Catering sector, EFFAT and FERCO, recognise the importance of a constructive social dialogue, based on the principles of cooperation and consensus, between employers, employers’ associations, employees’ representatives and trade unions at all levels that takes into consideration the specificities of the Contract Catering, for the development of the sector.
Because of the social character of the Contract Catering and the nature of its business, the social partners of the European Contract Catering sector, EFFAT and FERCO, have decided, in the framework of their social dialogue, to work in common on CSR, focusing on social aspects and employer/employee relationships.
The Members of FERCO in the countries where FERCO is represented comply with the existing national, European and international regulations, including those resulting from ILO Conventions.
In this context, FERCO and EFFAT recognise the role that the contract catering sector can play and commit themselves to use the Social Dialogue as a platform from which to encourage their members to contribute to the promotion of a healthy diet and the prevention of a sedentary lifestyle.
EFFAT and FERCO members will be encouraged to report on examples of best practices developed by enterprises in relation with this agreement.
EFFAT and FERCO encourage social partners at all levels to promote equal opportunities and to work against all types of discrimination, by fully abiding to European legislation on these items3, and by implementing innovative measures in the sector at the appropriate level.
Taking into consideration that exchange of experience and good practices about CSR is an important vehicle to develop the concept, FERCO and EFFAT, the European social partners of the Contract Catering sector, will in the framework of their social dialogue collect and disseminate examples of good practices and help exchanges of experience between national social partners.
The social partners in the Contract Catering sector, FERCO (European Federation of Contract Catering Organisations) and EFFAT (European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions) note that a growing number of public bodies, or authorities, and private enterprises, are subcontracting their catering services to firms specialised in such services.
This report will be discussed in the framework of the EFFAT – FERCO social dialogue and will be disseminated among national member associations.