Why the leather industry needs to attract and keep high-quality people

摘要

The first International Leather Forum, an initiative that came from the outgoing president of the International Union of Leather Technicians and Chemists (IULTCS), Marc Folachier, took place in Paris in September.rnMr. Folachier, who will retire from Lyon-based leather and footwear testing institute CTC at the end of December, announced the one-day conference at the start of this year, saying that he wanted to bring together professionals from all parts of the leather supply chain, and all parts of the world, and invite them to help the industry move forward in four key areas.rnHis impression was that the commercial, scientific and technical people in the leather industry desperately needed an opportunity to talk through together the main issues facing the leather sector today. "We are ignoring each other," he said.