Emmanuel Macron has sought to interfere in the management of unemployment insurance. This part of the French social protection system has always been managed by unions and employers.
“The responsibility of the social partners is the employees,” says Bruno Le Maire. The tenant of Bercy justifies this transfer of powers by his desire to put back into employment those who are now working at France Travail. But behind this consensual objective of fighting for full employment, there are above all financial imperatives.