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FASHN ROOMS, Neonyt Düsseldorf and Showroom Concept - Order, Awards and a lot of communication.

Friday, August 4, 2023 - 00:40English
Order, Awards and a lot of communication. This was the experienced by exhibitors and visitors at FASHN ROOMS, Neonyt Düsseldorf and Showroom Concept last weekend at Areal Böhler. With its formats FASHN ROOMS and Neonyt Düsseldorf, Igedo Exhibitions has long since settled in the right location and enjoys an important reliability in complex times. With their curated offer, the formats also scored with visitors and exhibitors alike on the occasion of the Fashion Days in Düsseldorf.
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Tarifabschluss in der Schuh- und Sportartikelindustrie

Friday, August 4, 2023 - 00:01German
Nach intensiven Gesprächen haben die Tarifparteien der Schuh- und Sportartikelindustrie in der zweiten Verhandlungsrunde einen Tarifkompromiss beschlossen. Am Abend des 2. August 2023 einigten sich die Tarifparteien in Berlin auf folgendes Ergebnis mit einer Laufzeit von 24 Monaten (1. August 2023 bis 31. Juli 2025): Die Entgelte werden demnach ab 1. August 2023 um 150 Euro erhöht. Ab 1. Oktober 2024 steigen die Entgelte um 100 Euro, wobei der Auszahlungszeitpunkt von den Betriebsparteien um bis zu drei Monate verschoben werden kann. Die Auszubildendenvergütungen erhöhen sich um jeweils 50 Euro ab 1.September 2023 und um weitere 50 Euro ab 1.September 2024.
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Digital FabLab: Providing attractive experiences in footwear manufacturing studies

Thursday, August 3, 2023 - 23:51English
Digital FabLab: Providing attractive experiences in footwear manufacturing studies The Erasmus+ Digital FabLab Project, implemented by partners from Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain, has officially ended. Launched in March 2021, under the outreach of the Covid pandemic, the project aimed to contribute to the rapid transformation of digital education in order to make possible the learning of practical topics. The footwear industry counts now with an attractive e-learning solution for students and teachers in the footwear sector based on augmented and virtual reality tools. Among the project outcomes, partners have developed a free Digital FabLab that includes joint international learning-by-doing training units using augmented and virtual reality tools, which will facilitate learning by doing in footwear manufacturing.
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CEC Reaction to EP Plenary Vote on the Ecodesign Regulation

Monday, July 17, 2023 - 19:45English
The European Footwear Confederation (CEC) is the voice of an industry willing to further contribute to the green transition in the EU and worldwide. In this regard, together with our members and stakeholders’ network, we welcome any EU legislative initiative – including the proposal for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) – supporting companies toward the circularity of the footwear industry, and our commitment does not diminish despites these difficult times. We therefore support research and investments on ecodesign approaches with the opportunities offered by the latest technologies. However, we consider that the ESPR should consider the specificities of each product, as well as the readiness of the related industry. We are thus concerned on the outcome of the European Parliament’s Plenary Vote this week that includes the footwear industry as a priority for ecodesign, and reiterate our call for an enforceable Regulation.
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