Textile sees “little” the item that Perte of the circular economy allocates to it and defends its own share.

A “very modest” amountAccording to Alberto Rocha, secretary general of the Galician Fashion Textile Cluster (Cointega), with the promise that more funds can be raised once these run out. “Too little,” he thinks, but also wants more agility from management, because the truth is that “there weren’t even calls for this plan”. He admits that “this is not what was expected” because the industry “fought” because there was a certain part from textiles, despite the hope.

“For now nothing is lost yet“, pointing out. “At that time, a declaration of interest was submitted to both the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Ecological Transformation. The Textile and Fashion Observatory was created, it works and is monitored from there,” says Rocha, adding that he does not know a clear explanation why the government did not choose a particular Perte for textiles: this is what moves us. not available for everything and you need to prioritize. These are decisions of a political nature,” he says, emphasizing that it cannot be claimed that the industry is not mobilized and has not mobilized all its unions.

The Galician Parliament approved last March an illegal proposal by the People’s Group, in which it requested an alternative to textile Perte from the Government. They are aware that changes are coming from Cointega, some of which are “very important” due to market dynamics and some due to EU-imposed regulations. It will be a journey towards sustainability make processes more expensive, because it will require a number of infrastructures. “An association has already been formed in Spain for the monitoring and comprehensive management of the entire waste process. Obviously, the bigger the company, the greater the challenge it faces, but the more resources it has to face it.”

In this direction, Rocha does not hide his concern because higher costs and requirements imposed on national brands than those who will meet outsiders. “This is where there is another additional danger,” he emphasizes. He admits that the bosses are working to demand that everyone play by the same rules. “You can’t just charge those here and those who don’t have them from the outside and those who have the same access to the market. This must be controlled and this is where the Administration needs to be strong”. regrets at this point the consumer is apparently very sensitive with sustainability, but many times it goes the cheapest when it comes to shopping.

Regarding the possibility of recovering productions from abroad, he points out that the problem is the difficulty of finding personnel. “We will have to focus on some productions that can be done and rely on digitization and automation because that will be the only way, more than costs. no human”. The lack of manpower is due to the “mismatch” of labor needs and available supply, as in construction or accommodation. “Every year more people come out than enter the market. There is no backup. We have a very serious demographic problem.”