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The Library and the Archive were created in 1889, the year in which Foment del Treball Nacional was formally founded. They represent the history of the business associations of Catalonia and especially of those of the 19th century, even though it has books prior to 1800. In 1892, the Board of Directors approved a Regulation for the Library and the Reading Room (1892) and publishes a printed catalogue of subjects that in 1914 is adapted to the system of Documentary Classification of Brussels (1907) by the librarian Sebastià Farnés. Foment del... read more →
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Training and the link between the academic and the business worlds are essential for the productivity of the country. It is a challenge for Catalonia to better link training with the workplace environment, to coordinate academic curriculums and to develop optimal professional profiles. That is why, in the recent years, Foment del Treball reinforced its training centre, Foment Formació, to keep it as a reference point. We understand that it is a social value that needs to be preserved, and there is a need to link it to the real needs... read more →
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Searching for proposals in the areas of the public-private participation as an alternative mechanism to the lack of public financing. Participating on and monitoring the planning frameworks, with the objective of... read more →
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Industry is strategic for Catalonia: a country without industry is a weak country. Moreover, the current economic crisis has confirmed the weakness of an economic model that is too dependent on the tertiary sector and construction. This fact, together with the processes of globalizing production, the competition of the emerging countries, and the competitive factors pending resolution (energy prices, rigidity of the job market, and lack of adequate infrastructures), is proof that we have a long way to go. Foment del Treball is aware of the planning tools and proposals oriented... read more →
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Monitoring and positioning the legislative evolution als on different competence levels on subjects such as water, climate change,... read more →