Pact for Skills is part of the EU industrial strategy, addressing the competitiveness of 14 critical ecosystems, including textiles.

The main aim of the pact is maximising the impact of investments in improving existing skills and training in new skills. Pact for Skills is an initiative promoted by the European Commission and coordinated by Euratex and has more than 100 organisations as members. The signatories acknowledge the skills challenge in the textiles ecosystem, and have committed to invest in reskilling and upskilling workers, integrating green and digital skills and improving the attractiveness of the sector. Members of the pact will benefit from the networking, guidance and resources offered by the EC to implement the targets which are proposed in the Pact.

The industry, employers, social partners, national and regional authorities, education and training providers will work together and invest in large-scale skill partnerships, guarantee the exchange of best practices and increase the attractiveness of the sector.

As the voice of the European textile and clothing industry, Euratex works to achieve a favorable environment within the European Union for design, development, manufacture and marketing of textile and clothing products.The EU textile and clothing industry has around 1,60,000 companies employing 1.5 million workers.