France: a new social conference in the middle of the second epidemic wave

According to the government, "we are not in the situation of July 17 where we all hoped to have the health crisis behind us".

Here, Prime Minister Jean Castex in Paris, October 22, 2020. Ludovic Marin / Pool via REUTERS

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Unions, employers and Prime Minister Jean Castex meet on Monday, October 26 to relaunch social dialogue, in the midst of a health and economic crisis No specific program for the “second Social Dialogue Conference”, but many subjects between insurance -unemployment or pension reform and the recovery plan.

With different priorities from July, during the first meeting.

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That it already seems far this first meeting of July, where a

newly appointed Jean Castex seduced the social partners with a more conciliatory tone

, in particular on the calendar of reforms.

In the meantime, doubt has settled,

the unions

in unison now want guarantees.

First, on the abandonment of the reform of unemployment insurance, which as it stands promises to reduce the rights of job seekers, according to them.

Guarantees also on the postponement of the debate on pensions, still scheduled for the end of this year.

On the Matignon side, we mainly intend to take stock of the government's responses to the economic crisis, such as the effects of the youth plan announced last July.

But the bosses of Medef and CPME (Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises) also have their complaints: the counterparts to companies supported by the State, and currently being debated in Parliament, are extremely irritating

in the current economic context

.

Other less controversial themes will be on the table this Monday during the debates in the presence of the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire, in particular.

The social partners will also discuss avenues for professional mobility between

sectors affected by the health and economic crisis

.

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