The essential
The government is presenting its pension reform project to the Council of Ministers, advanced exceptionally on Monday.
Can the text evolve?
The government has left an open door on the employment of seniors.
The postponement of the legal retirement age from 62 to 64, the flagship measure of the reform, was unanimously rejected by the unions, as well as by most of the opposition and, according to the polls, a large majority of French.
After the first day of strikes and demonstrations, which brought together between one and two million people on the streets on Thursday, a new day of action is announced for January 31.
08:33
“I don’t do social climate weather forecasting”
Asked about the mobilization of January 31, Olivier Dussopt assures “not to do the weather forecast of the social climate.
But “you have to be attentive, respectful (…)”, he says.
"There are still disagreements but even with these disagreements, the important thing is to have a peaceful debate", concludes the Minister of Labor.
8:25
Coercive measures on the employment of seniors?
“The employment of seniors must be a subject of negotiations in companies.
(…) There will be a coercive measure for companies which must blacklist what they are doing for the employment of seniors.
We will then have to look at how companies evolve,” says Olivier Dussopt.
08:18
"The bill has evolved a lot," says Olivier Dussopt
Guest of Cnews, the Minister of Labor and Employment claims to have “heard” the message of the demonstrators on January 19.
“The project that I am going to present corresponds to the concerns.
But there are things that are not feasible, like retirement calls at 60.
07:58
Target January 31
“We hope to do even stronger on 31”.
This was declared by the secretary general of the CGT, Philippe Martinez, guest yesterday of the Grand Jury RTL-LCI-Le Figaro, date of the next day of action at the call of all the unions against the law Project.
"By then, every day there will be initiatives in companies, in the departments," assured the trade unionist.
The day of the 19th brought together more than a million people throughout France according to the authorities, more than two million according to the unions.
07:57
Emmanuel Macron evokes "adjustments"
Sunday, the Head of State, estimated to have already shown "openness" in relation to the program for his second five-year term which initially provided for the 65 years.
“I wish that the government with the parliamentarians” can “adjust” the text, he assured, without clearly saying that he would maintain the 64 years until the end.
Before being more inflexible: "The needs" are "known", and "I believe that there, now, we must be able to move forward", he insisted.
07:32
Good morning !
Welcome to this direct dedicated to the news of the pension reform.