The secretary general of the CFDT accuses the government of wanting to “press on the heads of job seekers”.

Laurent Berger, said on Friday that he would "not fall into this trap" of a new reform of unemployment insurance to modulate compensation according to the economic situation.

After recalling that "more than half of people are not compensated" when they are unemployed, the number one of the CFDT denounced on France Info "an ideological and dogmatic measure which is in no way effective and which in addition is unjust”.

And, for the "implementation of such a measure, if we said: when things are better, we will lower unemployment benefits and when things are less good, we will increase them", that would be "unfeasible", he said. he thinks.

“Some people at the head of this country think that, because we will press on the head of the unemployed, we will solve the recruitment difficulties.

All the studies show that the problem is training, the attractiveness of these professions and the location” of jobs, underlined Laurent Berger.

"We will not agree with the employers"

"Let's stop pretending that there is a miracle solution to the recruitment difficulties".

"I will not fall into this trap", "these rules will not be written", he declared.

“I said” to the Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt “face-to-face: (…) you will not trap us this time by giving us such a tight framework letter on the unemployment compensation rules that, in any case, we will not agree with the employers and that you will say: they are not responsible”, added Laurent Berger.

The minister had indicated on Tuesday that the bill extending the current unemployment insurance rules beyond November 1 would be presented to the Council of Ministers next week and that he would immediately seize the social partners with a request for consultation. on compensation reform.

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  • Unemployment

  • Unemployment insurance

  • Lawrence Berger

  • CFDT