23/01/2019
An article by “Il Sole 24 ore” lists the reasons why migrant workers are a treasure for the Italian economy, not only in terms of labour but also in terms of dealing with the rapidly decreasing population growth. Source: IlSole24Ore
23/01/2019
A press release from CGIL FLAI about the cooperative movement growing within the chain of meat processing and the transformation of agricultural products. The result is the launch of a new holding, called Bonterre, that puts together Grandi Salumifici Italiani and Parmareggio, able to combine different and complementary commercial synergies, […]
23/01/2019
According to data from the Meat Market Observatory in the European Commission, exports of pork and pork products from the EU from January to September 2018 increased by 0.8%. up to 2.89 million tons in carcass weight. However, the value of this export fell by 8.2% up to 5.52 billion […]
10/01/2019
Marta Otto, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Lodz, Poland, shares with us important news on the pork market in Poland. Lithuania intends to have a closer look at the pigs and pork meat imported from Poland. Relevant decision was announced by the […]
08/01/2019
The Meat-Up Ffire Research Team from Poland shared with us a news on a farmers’ protest at the Food Service meat plant, that took place in Rawa Mazowiecka (Poland) in December. Protesters blocked one thread of the S8 expressway. There was also a scuffle with the police. You can read […]
05/01/2019
The exports of pork increased in 2018, while the value is dropped down. Read below the translation of a very interesting article that the Meat-Up Ffire Research Team from Poland shared with us. According to data from the Meat Market Observatory in the European Commission, exports of pork and pork […]
03/01/2019
Professor Steen Erik Navrbjerg, from FAOS – University of Copenhagen, who is member of our Scientific Committee and Steering Committee, shares with us an interesting article about new methods to build stables for pigs cheaper than previously. The aim is to build stables that cost under approximately 270 euro per […]
11/12/2018
We invite you to read the interesting journalistic report “Caporalato Emiliano”, which collects cases, stories and evidences on the diffusion of the phenomenon of gang mastering (“caporalato” in Italian). It sheds light on the exploitation of workers in many sections of the labor market of Emilia-Romagna region, Italy.
10/12/2018
On Monday 17th of December, the University of Padova (Italy) will host an important workshop on the meat sector, called Social and Trade Unionist practices of the slaughtering industry. The Meat-Up Ffire project will take part to it. In the Aula Giulio Regeni (via Cesarotti 12), from 2pm to 7pm, […]
15/11/2018
One of the main goals of our project is to get in touch with the actual trends of the field of pork production in Europe, while also raising awareness on its problematic issues and the general worsening of its work conditions. In this section, we will comment and disseminate important […]