EU Pact for Skills Roundtable – Joining Forces To Tackle Tclf Skills Challenges for More Competitive Companies

On the 17th of March 2021, the European Footwear Confederation (CEC) participated in a High-level Roundtable with European Commissioners Nicolas Schmit and Thierry Breton and other Textile, Clothing and Leather stakeholders, to discuss the industries’ perspective and best skills strategy to recover from the COVID-19 crisis and increase growth. CEC President Luis Onofre reiterated the econo mic value and potential of the footwear sector for many European regions and the utmost necessity of investing in workers’ skills development to safeguard the industry’s competitiveness.

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