 FILCAMS is the Italian federation representing commerce, tourism and services workers’ interests. It is the largest CGIL federation. It carries out activities designed to defend, reaffirm and obtain individual and collective rights, ranging from welfare systems to rights at the workplace. It is authorized to sign labour contracts and through the negotiation institute, it aims at promoting better life and working conditions, skills and expertise development and gender equality policies.
FILCAMS considers health and safety at workplace a priority, promotes the culture of legality and encourages production and consumption models built on economic, social and environmental sustainability pillars.
FILCAMS is a member of the European Federation of Food Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) and the European Trade Union Federation for Services and Communication (UNI-Europa). At global level, FILCAMS is affiliated to IUF-UITA-IUL, International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations.