Venice, 16 January 2025 – The institutional table for the automotive and fashion supply chains met in these days. The meeting, chaired by the Regional Assessors for Economic Development and Labor, Roberto Marcato and Valeria Mantovan, and coordinated by the Regional Director of the Human Capital, Culture, and Community Programming Area, Santo Romano, was attended by: the Crisis Unit of Veneto Lavoro, CGIL, CISL, UIL, CISAL, UGL, CONSAL, Confindustria, Confapi, Confimi, CNA, Confartigianato, Confcommercio, Federdistribuzione, Confesercenti, Confcooperative, Legacooperative, Confprofessioni, and FederCLAII.
After sharing an analysis of the key data from the two supply chains, the meeting focused on a discussion of the current situation and future prospects.
Our region, historically known for its excellence,” says Regional Assessor for Economic Development Roberto Marcato, is now facing a situation of severe uncertainty affecting two fundamental pillars of the industrial fabric: the automotive and fashion supply chains. These industrial sectors in Veneto are characterized by leading producers with historic brands and a well-established network of suppliers of excellence, with major clients being leading German and French groups. Both sectors are suffering from a contraction in demand, require new investments, and need to be reconfigured to meet ongoing transitions. It is a complex task that the Region intends to support. Today, we have highlighted the 2021-2027 ERDF programming, which allocates over 240 million euros to SMEs for financial instruments managed through the Participation Fund entrusted to the regional in-house company Veneto Innovazione.
Today’s meeting, concludes Assessor Marcato, represents a convergence point with the demands of the employer and trade union parties for the implementation of available actions and tools.
Automotive and fashion, in addition to representing an excellence and a driver of well-being, constitute for Veneto an enormous heritage of knowledge and skills, says Regional Assessor for Labor Valeria Mantovan. They are undergoing a tough and selective transformation, centered on digital and ecological transitions, as evidenced by labor market figures that show job losses and a massive recourse to layoffs. The objective we share with the social partners is to minimize the disruptive impact of these changes and support the generative value-creating aspect, particularly concerning the reconfiguration and development of workers’ skills.
Within the framework of the 2021-2027 ESF+ programming, the Region can immediately offer dedicated projects for continuous training and active labor policies for the redeployment of workers.
This first meeting, concludes Assessor Mantovan, will be followed by further working tables focusing on the specific sectors of the supply chains, with an operational scope aimed at setting the agenda, identifying, and implementing actions.
