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France: main coalitions put wages and pensions at centre of social programmes for the legislative elections

On 30 June and 7 July, the people of France will elect their MPs following Emmanuel Macron's dissolution of the National Assembly on 9 June. We have compared the programmes of the three main blocs (the president's coalition, the left and the far right) on matters including wages, pensions, employment, gender equality and working hours.

Looking back at 2023: social dialogue returns to the fore

The year 2023 saw legislators, employers and trade unions agree to strengthen the role of social dialogue, both at company and European institution level. All are convinced of its importance, all the more so against the backdrop of crisis and environmental and digital transformation. This has given rise to dedicated initiatives, such as to strengthen European works councils and company agreements at national and global level.