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My own opinion(and it's my own) is that a part of the Swiss lobby is profiting of the Chinese deals or manufacturing deportation from Switzerland and wants to hold on it's financial advantages...
Set me on fire for saying out loud what people whisper....
I let you make your own opinion.
The FH is not giving up and the fight is not over: I wish them luck as always.
Paradoxal enough, the Economisuisse present itself as "The defenders of the Swiss employment" . Yeah, right.
Still refusing the 60% Swissness project who would create great amount of working places in Switzerland since the horology market is growing strong those last years.
Maybe they use chinese calculators who works backward...Who knows.
http://www.economiesuisse.ch/en/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.fhs.ch/en/news/news.php?id=1089
Economiesuisse
The FH Gives Notice For The End Of 2013
(February 28, 2013)
The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry resigns from economiesuisse with effect from the end of 2013.
By a decision of its Board taken on 21 February 2013, the FH will step down from economiesuisse at the end of 2013. The decision will enter into force on 1st January 2014.
FH Board members took this decision because they are dissatisfied with the performance and position of economiesuisse on the issue of Swissness. By failing to support the Federal Council’s proposal for industrial products, which sets at 60% the minimum rate of Swiss value in a Swiss product, economiesuisse not only stands in the way of strengthening the protection of this label, but raises the likelihood of it becoming weaker than it is at present.
That position runs counter to the interests of the Swiss watch industry, which militates very actively in favour of a strong "Swiss" brand in order to maintain its credibility in Switzerland and worldwide. The watch industry is certainly the industrial sector most affected by this subject, considering that nearly 100% of its products carry the label. The latter contributes to the attractiveness of Swiss watches and their psychological appeal.
Strengthening of the Swiss made label generally promotes industrial activity in Switzerland and job creation.
For all these reasons, the Board feels that the FH no longer has a place in economiesuisse. Nonetheless, the Board does remain open to dialogue with economiesuisse.
The FH wishes to make it clear however that the divergence of opinion does not concern the Minder initiative. Like all Swiss economic circles, including economiesuisse which is leading the campaign, the FH is opposed to the Minder initiative and supports the counterproposal.
For more informations
Jean-Daniel Pasche, President
032 328 08 28
jdpasche@fhs.ch