“Don't leave any young people on the side of the road.
"Élisabeth Borne, Minister of Labor, hammered this Thursday morning on the CNews set that youth remained" one of the priorities "of Emmanuel Macron's five-year term.
The minister, recently hospitalized after being seriously affected by the Covid-19, shouted the announcements during the interview.
The partial unemployment scheme will be extended until the end of May.
“We have put in place massive aid.
The rules for partial activity are maintained throughout the month of May, ”says Élisabeth Borne.
The Covid does not spare the youngest, psychologically affected by the epidemic.
The government has just set up a "psy check" consisting of ten sessions with a psychologist, intended for young people affected by confinements and the health crisis.
And the Minister recalled the objective of the “One young person, one solution” plan launched in July.
Financial assistance of 500 euros per month for young people
The State devotes 9 billion euros to it "to help young people find a job, an apprenticeship, training and support those who have more difficulty in accessing employment".
Élisabeth Borne also called for the hiring of summer seasonal workers, who could also be placed on short-time work.
“Almost 30,000 seasonal workers were hired during the winter.
We are renewing these measures, ”she announced.
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Still in favor of youth employment, the Minister is working on a universal youth guarantee: "The idea is that each young person who has difficulty accessing a job must be able to have personalized support and benefit if he needs financial assistance in the order of 500 euros per month.
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Since the start of the year, 200,000 young people have already been able to embark on pathways towards employment, reveals Élisabeth Borne.
"The goal is for there to be a million in the year 2021."