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Manufacturing jobs are good options for young Europeans, CEC says

The general secretary of the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC), Carmen Arias, has said parents and teachers in Europe should accept technical training and manufacturing jobs as good choices for young people. In recent comments to industry media in Spain, Ms Arias called on more schools to take students to see how shoes are made ...

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