EFIC participates in the EU Social Dialogue together with the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) and the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois). Social Partners follow EU initiatives on Industry Policy, Digitalisation, Health & Safety, Circular Economy and Education & Training, among others, and collaborate to address, among others, the challenges and opportunities that the green transition and digitalisation bring to the furniture sector and its workers. 

 

Together with CENFIM, EFBWW, FLA and UEA, EFIC is a partner in the SAWYER project, looking into the main legislative and voluntary instruments that can facilitate the circular economy transition and analysing how these are expected to impact the European furniture sector in 2030, including jobs, skills and the possible appearance of new business models.

 

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See also:

 

• EFIC Manifesto 2019-2024

• SAWYER final report and final conference

• Social Partners joint statement on Digitalisation

• SAWYER - Furniture Sector Forecasted Scenario in relation to Circular Economy in 2030 - April 2020 - v3.0

• Joint Social Partners statement on Flame Retardants in furniture (here and here)

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