EU: the social partners in the textile sector agree on early restructuring management

After a joint work program on restructurings, the European social partners in the textile sector reached a report "to prepare for better anticipation and management of industrial changes and restructurings in the sector." This text, which includes recommendations based on case studies examined during several seminars, was co-signed by the FSE-THC union federation and the employers' organization of the sector, Euratex. (Ref. 080947)
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This document, which renders an account of the sector’s economic situation, its future and case studies on restructurings analyzed by the social partners, contains nine recommendations. Although some exclusively concern the textile sector (improving its image to attract young skilled people, promote innovation and reactivity, develop vocational training and professional careers), other can be interesting for all sectors:



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