Following the successful cooperation between EMF and CEEMET (Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-Based Industries) in their joint “ad hoc” working group on skills shortages both organisations agreed to set up a permanent social dialogue structure.

Through their dialogue both organisations seek to contribute to creating and maintaining an environment that ensures a competitive manufacturing sector able to deliver high quality and sustainable employment. Equipping workforces and companies in the metal sectors to meet the challenges arising from globalization and the need to cope with ever faster technological and organizational changes is of vital importance in this context.