Tag: Skills

An effective Pact for Skills should be an essential pillar of the new EU Textiles Strategy

Brussels, 17 March 2021 – EURATEX President, Alberto Paccanelli addressed European Commissioners Thierry Breton and Nicolas Schmit during a High Level Roundtable on Skills for the Textiles, Clothing, Leather and Footwear (TCLF) sectors. In his remarks, Mr Paccanelli insisted that addressing the skills challenges will be an essential condition to make a successful transition of…
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Female employment in the TCLF Sectors

The battle for women’s rights is a long and twisted one. Many are the problems women face, from the burden of unpaid care work, to segregation of work sectors, from the alarming numbers of violent acts against women, to the lack of women in managing positions. According to the  2020 Gender Equality Index  from the…
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Gender diversity at Uhana Design

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we celebrate women who challenge the status quo. Meet Mira Vanttaja and Hanna Virkamäki, founders and designers of Uhana Design, a Finnish clothing brand. Uhana Design was founded from the desire to make perfectly fitting, quality clothing that ‘falls on your body effortlessly’.  Hi Mira Vanttaja and Hanna…
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Iconic women of the textile & clothing sectors

March 8 is International Women’s Day. This day highlights the daily struggles and discriminations that women faced and still suffer all over the world. For us it is a great opportunity to celebrate women who marked the history of the textile and clothing sector, as we believe in the power of representations. Who are these…
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Revitalising skills and jobs in Textile, Clothing, Leather and Footwear sectors

The Skills4Smart TCLF 2030 project coordinated by EURATEX organised its second public event of the year at the Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iaşi (Romania) on 15 November 2019.

Press Release: Addressing the skills challenge of the European Textile and Clothing sector

EURATEX invites experts in Brussels for the final conference of the Erasmus+ Project TEXAPP

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