The CEFS represents the interests of all industrial sugar producers in the European Union of 25 (excluding the non sugar producing countries Cyprus, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta) vis-à-vis the European institutions and other international bodies.
 
EFFAT comprises 128 national trade unions set up in 37 European countries representing some 2 600 000 members. This federation represents the interests of agriculture and the agri-foodstuffs, catering and tourism industries.
 
The European social dialogue in the sugar industry has been based on exchange of views and concerted action on all subjects of common interest. Since 1998 the European social partners have signed about 12 joint positions on social and economic matters. In February 2003 they took a further step forward by launching a Code of Conduct on Corporate Social Responsibility, which came into force on 1st January 2004. 

In May 2004, a brochure on the "Corporate Social Responsibility and social dialogue in the European Sugar Industry, prefaced by Odile QUINTIN, Director-General of Directorate for Employment and Social Affairs at the European Commission, was published.
> Brochure on the social dialogue CEFS / EFFAT (pdf)

CEFS: http://www.cefs.org
(CEFS Members)

EFFAT: http://www.effat.org
(EFFAT Members)