France: CMA-CGM seeks to adapt professional equality to seafaring roles

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The news. On 23 March 2026, the shipowner CMA-CGM (17,600 employees in France) and the CFDT, CFE-CGC, and FO unions signed a gender equality agreement for the 2026-2030 period, as identified by mind HR. The agreement dedicates a specific section to seafarers, who represent over three-quarters of the company’s workforce. It introduces a new experimental measure: part-time arrangements for parents of children under 12 or for family caregivers. Employees on a CDI (permanent contract) with at least

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