France: discussions between trade unions and employers over labour market reform begins

Trade unions and employers, at the instigation of the latter, met on October 23rd to discuss the possible opening of negotiations over labor market reform. (Ref 061080)
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While numerous cross-industry negotiations are under way or going to open (professional strenuousness, job accidents / occupational diseases, diversity, supplementary pensions, unemployment insurance), all the social partners (Medef for employers and CGT, CFDT, CFTC, FO, CFE-CGC for trade-union side) started on October 23rd debates on labor market reform. The last meetings of this type go back to the presidency of Ernest-Antoine Seillière in 2000, who had launched a series of discussions on sev

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