On 12.04 in Kirkovo was held the last regular meeting of the Business Council in the Textile Sector

On 12.04.2023 at 13:00 in the village of. The last regular meeting of the Business Council concerning the Textile sector in the border regions of Blagoevgrad, Haskovo, Kardzhali and Smolyan was held in Kirkovo, the activity is implemented under the project "Business Council - BC 6275" funded by the INTERREG V/A GREECE-BULGARIA 2014-2020 Programme, Subsidy contract № B6.3a.18/13.04.2021.

Six representatives of the sector from the border regions of Haskovo, Kardzhali, Blagoevgrad and Smolyan attended the meeting. The meeting of the Textile Business Council was held in the meeting room of the Municipality of Kirkovo. It was technically equipped with multimedia, laptop, printer, as well as information boards, banner and presentation materials, according to the requirements of the Communication and Publicity Manual of the Interreg V/A Greece-Bulgaria 2014-2020 Programme. In addition, disinfectants as well as water, coffee and tea were provided to secure the coffee break of the event.

The moderator of the event welcomed all the participants and made a brief presentation of the Rules of Procedure of the BS in the Textile sector. After that, a free discussion on the issues of the BS members was started.

The focus of the free discussion was on the creation of new jobs in the textile sector in the municipality. |The textile industry has a strong position in the municipality. The tailoring enterprises employ a large part of the inhabitants of the municipality. Unfortunately, however, a large number of young people are leaving their home towns to seek a living in the larger settlements, as well as because of the more attractive pay, better health facilities, social life, etc.

The council members are of the opinion that young people could stay in their native places if they have a stable and well-paid job. Thus, at least a small part of the serious demographic problem in our country will gradually find its solution.

The processes described above depend entirely on the private interests of the large employers in the area, so the members of the council came up with a proposal, through the mediation of the local authorities, to organize open days in which employers could present information about the development opportunities that the textile industry offers.