The secretary general of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, "denounced the obstruction of Medef on arduousness", which the unionist qualified Tuesday as "central element" of the pension reform.
"I believe that there is a double obstruction" on this bill, that "which can sometimes happen through the parliamentary channel but there is also an obstruction which is in progress at the moment and which I denounce, it is that of Medef on the issue of arduousness, "said Laurent Berger on France Inter.
Better recognize the arduousness
But "hardship is the central element," he said. "Medef is blocking everything because it does not want to recognize that there are workers who are exposed to severe hardship and who suffer the consequences in terms of healthy life expectancy", a he lamented.
"Hundreds of thousands of workers are now experiencing painful situations in their bodies, it is normal that they can retire earlier," he said. The CFDT official pleaded for "recognition of the arduousness of the postural criteria, that is to say the carrying of heavy loads, repetitive gestures", by wishing "possible early departures for workers who undergo these hardship ".
"What interests me is the content of this bill and the proposals that the CFDT has made" in terms of "amendments to improve, correct this bill", not only on the arduousness but also on "Family rights" or civil servants, noted Laurent Berger.
49-3, a "democratic problem"
"If the text went to 49-3 as it is today", it would be "not a good text", it would even be "disastrous", he judged. Using 49-3 would prevent "the necessary debate time and amendments", especially those brought by the CFDT which "works with parliamentarians of all stripes," he said.
"If the government goes to 49-3, there is a democratic problem," said Laurent Berger. "The maturity of political actors is still questioned," he added. On Monday, on the eighth day of examining the pension reform bill, the National Assembly adopted the first of 65 articles of the text, after 70 hours of debate on some 2,200 amendments and sub-amendments, mainly tabled by oppositions, for this article fixing the general principles of the future point system.
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