European food trade unions called for better working conditions for workers in the bloc’s meat sector during a conference held in Berlin on Tuesday. The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism (EFFAT) is proposing an EU directive for employment contracts in the sector, along with increased checks. “The working conditions in the meat sector have stained the European labour market. Regardless of its profitability, a sector cannot truly thrive if built on exploitation and social dumping,” EFFAT General Secretary Kristjan Bragason said. These issues could no longer be tackled at natio…