FGTA-FO

What FGTA-FO does

FGTA-FO (Fédération Générale des Travailleurs de l'Alimentation, des tabacs et des services annexes) is a French trade union federation affiliated with the Force Ouvrière (FO) confederation, founded in 1975 and headquartered in Vanves, Île-de-France. The federation represents and defends the interests of workers, supervisory staff, and executives across six major sectors: Agriculture/Agroalimentaire, Artisanat alimentaire, Coiffure/Esthétique, Grande Distribution, Hôtellerie-Restauration, and Emplois de la famille. It operates through a community-led go-to-market model built on local union structures (Unions Locales and Départementales), workplace CSE (Comité Social et Économique) representation, and direct online membership adhesion, with a flat organization of approximately 31 employees at the federation level.

FGTA-FO's revenue model is a subscription-based membership model charging €150 per year, with a 66% tax credit that reduces the net cost to €50 annually for taxable members. Member services include legal assistance, union training (delivered through partner INACS), access to the Avantages pour tous benefits platform, consumer protection via AFOC, and discounted health insurance through partnerships with AG2R LA MONDIALE, Malakoff Humanis, and Klésia. The federation's product offering combines a WordPress-based institutional website, a mobile application, a member-only secure space, and an online boutique for publications and merchandise.

The federation's core function is collective bargaining and sector-level representation, evidenced by recent activity including the signing of Avenant n°11 on conventional salaries and ongoing European coordination with EFFAT, UNI Global Union, and UITA on issues such as hairdressing sector fraud. The organization is a non-profit under French law (SIREN 784578213), with no equity investors, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity in its operating history. In 2019 it created a dedicated subsidiary union, SNFOESAP, to represent personal services sector workers.

Name

FGTA-FO

Legal name

Fédération Générale des Travailleurs de l'Alimentation, des tabacs et des services annexes

Website

https://fgtafo.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FGTA-FO is a French trade union federation affiliated with Force Ouvrière, representing workers across six sectors including agriculture, food processing, hairdressing, retail, hospitality, and domestic services. It operates through local unions, collective bargaining, and €150/year individual memberships with integrated legal, training, and benefits services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vanves

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: FGTA-FO generates revenue through annual membership dues. The standard membership costs 150€ per year, which is 66% tax-deductible (100€ reimbursement for taxpayers), resulting in a net cost of 50€ annually (4.16€/month). Members receive access to benefits including the Avantages pour tous platform, legal services, training, and union representation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

FGTA-FO is a non-profit trade union federation representing and defending the interests of workers, supervisors, and managers across six French sectors: Agriculture/Agroalimentaire, Artisanat alimentaire, Coiffure/Esthétique, Grande distribution, Hôtellerie/Restauration, and Emplois de la famille. Its core offering is sold as an annual membership (150€/year, 66% tax-deductible) that includes union representation, legal services, training, a benefits platform (Avantages pour tous), and participation in collective bargaining at the branch level.

Product overview

FGTA-FO operates as a labor union federation offering members a digital ecosystem centered on its institutional website (fgtafo.fr) supplemented by the Plateforme Avantages benefits platform, a mobile application, and an online boutique. Core member services include legal assistance, union training via INACS, and a secure member area. The federation produces extensive sector-specific publications including the FGTA-FO Magazine and specialized rights guides for Agriculture-Agroalimentaire, Artisanat alimentaire, Coiffure-Esthétique, Grande Distribution, Hôtellerie-Restauration, and Emplois de la Famille sectors. Legal monitoring (Veille Juridique) publications provide regular updates on labor law developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership (Adhésion syndicale) Annual union membership providing workers with collective bargaining representation, legal defense, training, sector representation, and access to the Avantages pour tous benefits platform. Open to individual workers, supervisors, and managers across six sectors.
• Juridique (Legal Service) Legal advisory and representation service for members facing disputes with employers, providing legal consultations and litigation support.
• Formations syndicales (Union Training) Union training programs for members, delivered in partnership with INACS, covering individual and collective training for union representatives and activists.
• Plateforme Avantages (Avantages pour tous) Exclusive member benefits platform offering discounts, school support for children, health insurance consultations, legal consultations, job offers, and partner offers for FGTA-FO members.
• FGTA-FO Mobile Application Mobile application providing members with on-the-go access to FGTA-FO services, information, and union resources.
• Boutique en ligne FGTA-FO Online shop selling union merchandise, publications, and rights guides for workers across the six sectors represented by FGTA-FO.
• Espace Adhérent (Member Area) Secure personal space for members to manage their account, access reserved content and services, and update their contact information in the member database.
• Sector-Specific Rights Guides Comprehensive guides detailing employee rights for specific sectors: Hôtellerie-Restauration (Quick Service Restaurant employees 2025, Collective Catering employees 2025, Seasonal Workers, Hotels-Cafés-Restaurants), Grande Distribution (Employee Rights 2025, Carrefour location-gérance, Handicap), Coiffure-Esthétique (Employee Rights 2025), Emplois de la Famille (Service à la Personne, Conventionnel for employers), and Agriculture-Agroalimentaire.
• Complémentaire Santé (Health Insurance) Health insurance complement offering accessible to FGTA-FO members through partnership with Cocoon, providing supplementary health coverage.

Quantifiable outcome

• Membership fee generates net cost of only 50€/year after tax credit, while providing access to benefits platform, legal services, and union representation

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• EFFAT (European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions)coreOthersEuropean federation representing domestic workers alongside food, agriculture and tourism sectors. FGTA-FO participates in EFFAT as part of European social dialogue and international labor solidarity.
• UNI Global UnioncoreOthersGlobal union federation active in hairdressing and personal services sectors. FGTA-FO participates in UNI Europa Coiffeur EU and international labor organizing efforts.
• UITA (Union Internationale des travailleurs de l'Alimentation)coreOthersInternational food workers union federation. FGTA-FO participates representing French food, agriculture, hospitality and tobacco sector workers in global labor organizing.
• EFFE (Fédération européenne des Emplois de la Famille)minorOthersEuropean federation for family employment sector workers, supporting domestic worker representation and rights at EU level.
• Avantages pour touscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBenefits platform accessible to FGTA-FO members providing discounts, school support, legal consultations, job offers, and other member benefits. Partnership provides exclusive advantages to union members.
• AG2R LA MONDIALEcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHealth insurance and retirement provider with partnership activities including seminars for FO administrators, support for caregiver employees in the food sector, and health prevention campaigns including Boucles Roses cancer prevention initiative.
• Malakoff HumanismajorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealth insurance partner providing regular newsletters on legal and social topics. Partnership includes annual Baromètre Fragilités surveys and support for employees facing personal difficulties.
• KlésiamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial protection insurer providing regular updates on social developments including monthly Klésia Actualités publications covering topics like unemployment insurance, health at work, and senior employment law.
• INACS (Institut National d'Action Syndicale)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNational institute for union training providing syndicate formation courses. FGTA-FO refers members to INACS for union training programs.
• IRCEM (Institution de Retraite Complémentaire des Emplois de la Famille)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRetirement institution for family sector workers. IRCEM has established a scientific orientation committee to improve quality of life for home care workers and retirees, with FGTA-FO participation.
• OCIRPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPension and social protection institution. OCIRP publishes Impulsions magazine with FGTA-FO partnership for member communication.
• AFOC (Association Force Ouvrière Consommateurs)minorOthersConsumer association affiliated to Force Ouvrière. FGTA-FO membership includes access to AFOC consumer protection services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• UITA - Union Internationale des Travailleurs de l'Alimentation: International food workers federation in which FGTA-FO participates. Comparable as a cross-border union umbrella for the same food, agriculture, hospitality and tobacco sectors FGTA-FO organises.
• AG2R LA MONDIALE: Major French health insurance and retirement provider partnered with FGTA-FO. Comparable as a complementary social-protection partner that sits adjacent to the union's member-benefits stack.
• Malakoff Humanis: Major French social protection group partnering with FGTA-FO on member benefits and barometer surveys. Relevant as an ecosystem participant in the same labour/social protection chain.
• EFFAT - European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions: European-level federation in which FGTA-FO directly participates. Comparable as an upper-tier union federation aggregating national affiliates across the same sectors (food, agriculture, domestic services).
• UNI Global Union: Global federation for services and care workers, including hairdressing and personal services. FGTA-FO is an affiliate through UNI Europa Coiffeur EU, and the federation provides an international organising template.

Direct peers

• Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail (CFDT): One of France's leading reformist trade union confederations. Directly competes with FGTA-FO in sectoral negotiations across food, retail, hospitality and personal services, with a similar membership-dues funding model.
• Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes (UNSA): French multi-sector autonomous union confederation. Comparable to FGTA-FO as a multi-sector federation competing for the same workers in French sectors covered by FGTA-FO.
• Confédération Française de l'Encadrement - Confédération Générale des Cadres (CFE-CGC): French union representing executives, supervisors and engineers. Mirrors FGTA-FO's inclusion of supervisory staff and managers within its Réseaux Cadres, and competes in the same sectoral negotiations.
• Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT): France's largest and most historic trade union confederation. Directly comparable to FGTA-FO as a national French union organising workers across overlapping sectors including agriculture, food processing, retail, hospitality and personal services.
• Solidaires Unitaires Démocratiques (SUD): French interprofessional union federation active in retail, services and hospitality. Competes with FGTA-FO for the same low-wage service-sector workers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/fgtaforceouvriere
• Facebookfacebook.com/fgta.forceouvriere
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fgtafo

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about FGTA-FO