Employers’ and workers’ representatives for the European Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear (TCLF) sectors met with the European Commission to discuss the current challenges facing the TCLF industries and potential EU action to help support the sectors and their workers. The Joint Statement highlights the need for a dedicated strategy with support at national and EU level to help the TCLF sectors survive following the Covid-19 pandemic. The Social Partners of the TCLF industries fully support the EU’s ambitions for a green and digital transition of the sectors, but insist on concrete European measures to help the industries transform.
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