34th Annual Conference of Social Firms Europe (CEFEC) Inclusion by employment.- Dortmund, Germany

With the 34th CEFEC conference in March 2020 in Dortmund , Social Firms Europe CEFEC focuses on companies under the motto « Inclusion through work » and contribute to an inclusive European labor market.

Around 100 inclusive companies will present their broad portfolio of services and products at the fair.

For more inclusion in the European labor market, CEFEC seeks dialogue with politicy-makers . CEFEC will welcome Katrin Langensiepen as Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament. They also expect representatives from the EU Commission, the BMAS, and the European Disability Forum.

Both in plenary and inworkshops , CEFEC will address important issues concerning the employment of people with disabilities and disadvantages. They talk about the success factors of inclusive employment and the benefits of working together in European networks for more inclusion in the labor market. Leadership in inclusion companies, training of people with disabilities and promising business concepts in the field of « Green & Social Business » are further topics that we take up in our workshops.

In addition to the inclusion trade fair, best practice examples play an important role at the CEFEC conference. With the award of the Rudolf Freudenberg Prize and the European Social Firm of the Year Award, inclusive and social enterprises are honored for their special business ideas and employment concepts.

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