Press Releases
- 14.03.23 - Care4Care kick-off meeting.
- 29.09.22 - Employers and workers jointly call on European Commission to recognise diversity of care workers.
- 07.09.22 - The European Care Strategy: a missed opportunity for 9,5 million workers. EFSI's reaction to the publication of the European Care Strategy by the European Commission.
- 10.03.22 - Employers and Trade Unions in the PHS sectors join forces and adopt new strategy to raise the profile of the sector in Europe. EFFAT - EFFE - EFSI - UNI Europa joint press release.
- 28.06.21 - European alliance calls on EU governments to ratify convention on domestic workers. Press release published on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189).
- 17.11.20 - Personal and household services, a key sector of the future Action Plan. Press release published on the occasion of the third anniversary of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
- 18.06.19 - 10 proposals for high quality, accessible and affordable PHS. Press release published on the occasion of the International Domestic Workers Day.
- 15.06.18 - More public support is needed to enhance domestic workers' rights in Europe. Press release published on the occasion of the International Domestic Workers Day.
- 15.05.18 - The PHS sector, a key solution for families' work-life balance in Europe. Press release following the International Family Day
- 18.04.18 - Personal and household services: a key sector for the European economy. Press release following the publication of the PHS Industry Monitor.
- 11.04.17 - Vouchers systems are effective tools in formalizing PHS sector. Press release following the abrogation of the Buoni Lavoro system in Italy.
- 22.02.17 - Two million potential jobs in Spain thanks to personal and household services. Press release following the seminar held in Madrid on the 7th of February 2017.
- 18.01.17 - Joint press statement "MEPs must fully honour its work-life balance pledges in the European Pillar of Social Rights".
- 09.03.16 - EFSI welcomes the creation of the European Platform against Undeclared Work and calls for a quick start of its activities. EFSI's reaction following the adoption of a decision establishing a European Platform against Undeclared Work.
- 17.09.15 - EFSI calls for a rapid implementation of new European recommendations on personal and household services. EFSI's statement following the publication of the EEPO thematic review.
- 16.06.15 - EFSI calls for EU actions to tackle undeclared work in the personal and household services sector.EFSI's opinion on the future European Platform on undeclared work on the occasion of the International Day of Domestic Workers.
- 05.03.15 - EU leaders invited to adopt concrete measures toward a better work-life balance. EFSI welcomes the publication of the European Reconciliation Package.
- 04.12.14 - Juncker's investment plan: missing the employment opportunity of the personal and household services (PHS). EFSI regrets that the plan does not include the PHS sector in its strategy.
- 27.11.14 - PHS and work-life balance: a great opportunity for European societies. Press release following the 6th European Conference on PHS.
- 22.03.13 - European Parliament majority support for 2014 European Year for Reconciling Work and Family Life. Invitation to a press conference on the 26th of March 2013 in the European Parliament.
- 13.02.13 - Toward a European Year for Reconciling Work and Family Life. EFSI welcomes the European Parliament call in favour of the designation of 2014 as the European Year for Reconciling Work and Family Life.
- 30.01.13 - An unemployed person costs between €18,008 and 33,443 a year, a new report reveals. To face this rising unemployment, the European Commission identified promising sectors such as personal and household services (PDF).
Press kit : report on the cost of unemployment (PDF), Key figures (PDF), European Context (PDF), EFSI and the European Agenda (PDF), Speakers’ biographies (PDF) and Fact sheets on Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and United-Kingdom (PDF).
- 10.01.13 - Personal and household services : an opportunity to create 5.5 million new jobs (PDF). Invitation to a Press Conference on the 30th of January at 13:30 at the Crowne Plaza Brussels.
Press contact
For any media query, please contact Aurélie Decker (aurelie.decker@efsi-europe.eu)