For the companies and employees of the fashion industry yesterday began in Prato, a region that has always been prescribed for the production of fabrics, clothing and accessories. Under the motto “Change of season: The future of fashion is a right – strategies to revive the supply chain” The unions Filctem CGIL, FEMCA CISL and Uiltec Uil met there with local institutions, industrial employers’ associations as well as small and medium -sized companies and craftsmen: inside of the industry.
The demands of the unions include continuous further training and strengthening social security systems. “We are calling for an extensive investment program in industrial policy, starting with the update of competencies through continuous further training and specific modules as well as the strengthening of the social security systems. In addition, more credit guarantees have to be provided for SMEs. In order to achieve these goals, a solid and constant involvement of politics, especially the government, are required. which mainly consists of small companies, ”explain the unions in a message.
“The foundation for the revival of the modelie chain, which represents one of the most important Italian manufacturing industries with sales of 100 billion euros, 62,000 companies and 600,000 employees, must rest on these pillars. However, without interventions, it threatens the weakening global demand, the increasing energy and production costs, the competition from dumping countries and an inaccessible policy To be overwhelmed, ”said the national secretaries of Filctem CGIL, FEMCA CISL and Uiltec Uil, in their strategic plan for industrial policy. This was the first appointment that was organized together with institutions and employers’ associations to draw attention to the serious challenges with which the industry in Italy is confronted.
Prato: Production has been declining for seven quarters
“We also call for stable measures for the Green Deal, for innovation and research, to ensure legality and fair competition in the supply chain and to promote the relocation of production facilities from abroad. The geopolitical climate of uncertainty, which is mainly caused by the failed customs policy of the United States, has a strong impact on the entire value chain of the company in the industry – in particular on small companies low business volume, ”continued the unions.
“45 percent of Italian districts are connected to the modelie chain,” the unions are reminiscent of. “The sensitization campaign will lead us all over Italy, but we have decided to start in Prato due to the importance of this district. The production of industry and the processing trade has been declining here for seven quarters, and the forecasts for the first half of 2025 are negative. In the Tuscany, we had to close 428 companies in our industries last year and only 271 new foundations. The short -term working hours increase in the leather goods area alone compared to 2023 and make up for 82 percent of the total of the entire fashion sector. ”
Federazione Moda Italia-Confcommercio worried about Ultra-Fast-Fashion
The Federazione Moda Italia-Confcommercio was satisfied with the meeting in a year, which begins with too weak signals for the industry. The fashion retail trade with 164,369 shops and 299,793 employees is in an extremely difficult phase. This can only be overcome with more attention by everyone, but in particular by the institutions.
Search for an Italian plan for fashion to consolidate the entire supply chain
The association ensures two types of competition: on the one hand, the Ultra-Fast fashion, which is heated twice as much as in the previous year due to an explosion-like increase in shipments from non-EU countries-4.6 billion in 2024. These programs are duty -free up to a value of 150 euros.
On the other hand, the “business decisions of our own suppliers who want to replace the local shops and neglect the indispensable value of the cooperation between suppliers and dealers to the disadvantage of the entire supply chain,” explains Giulio Felloni, National President of Federazione Moda Italia-Confcommercio.
Positive signals, on the other hand, come from shopping tourism: purchases grow continuously (plus nine percent compared to 2024). This shows the appreciation for the offer of Italian business.
“In a positive and constructive meeting in the Ministry of Companies and Made in Italy (Mimit), we underlined the need for an Italian plan for fashion. This plan aims at the consolidation of the entire supply chain without neglecting any component. Fashion products continue to drop and close more and more business.
Goal: concrete suggestions for strengthening local trade
“That is why we have made a number of concrete proposals to strengthen local trade. Local trade is a fundamental element of the made in Italy and an engine for employment, culture and beauty. We would like to highlight the following points: Tax deductions and incentives for fashion purchases in local shops for consumers: Interior and tax credit on operating costs, rents, warehouses and digital payments. To overcome trading weights is necessary to intervene according to the principle of ‘the same market, the same rules’ in order to counteract the unfair competition of some web giants. ”
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