fedustria argues for an extension of anti-crisis measures for smes

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February 25, 2011

Fedustria argues for an extension of anti-crisis measures for SMEs

PRESS RELEASE
Unfortunately, the crisis is not over. In Belgium, the crisis measures, including temporary unemployment crisis for employees and the credits crisis, expired on 31 December 2010. In the neighboring countries, Germany and Netherlands, the anti-crisis measures have been extended and it will probably soon be the case in France too.
Fedustria (*) therefore emphasizes very strongly for a rapid extension of the crisis response and in particular unemployment crisis for temporary employees. It is indeed important for companies to know quickly what to expect and what steps they can count on. Fa Quix, Fedustria CEO, commented: "In 2009, the turnover of the textile, wood and furniture industry has declined by nearly 20% on average. During the first nine months of 2010, averaged just 4% of this loss of revenue could be recovered from the same period in 2009 was particularly low. Moreover, the growth rate of this recovery cautious again slowed after the summer. Therefore, we can not assume that any crisis in our business is finished. On the contrary, the crisis demonstrated unprecedented obstinacy! Stop anti-crisis measures could seriously hinder the nascent recovery in many companies.
A number of companies are still vulnerable and will undoubtedly still be obliged to make redundancies, which would be extremely unfortunate after numerous efforts during the period, both by the government, employers by the workers. "
Temporary unemployment crisis particularly for employees has more than proved its usefulness as a buffer against the unemployed. During the period, companies have demonstrated that they were using this measure targeted wisely. For a number of companies, it is extremely important that they should still be using it in the coming period. This is the best guarantee to keep their workers in the enterprise and avoid layoffs. In any case, they rely on politicians for a rapid extension.

(*) Fedustria is the professional organization for Belgian manufacturers of textiles, wood and furniture industries and represents about 2,400 companies (mainly SMEs) in Belgium, which together create nearly 49,000 direct jobs and produce a turnover of 10.5 billion euros, 70% from export.

Source: http://www.fedustria.be