Leaning over her work, Cynthia, employee of a recycling plant in the Lot whose objective is to bring women back to work, applies herself to sanding the drawers of a…
Bent over her work, Cynthia, employee of a recycling plant in the Lot whose objective is to bring women back to work, applies herself to sanding the drawers of a chest of drawers which really needs it.
With her blue work overalls and her anti-dust mask, Cynthia N’Diaye, 24, is one of the twelve employees undergoing reintegration at the Atelier des Filaos, located in Prayssac, near Cahors.
Her technical supervisor, Sandra Warnet, 39, guides her gently. After using an electric sander, the young woman uses sandpaper and hand to remove the last paint residue to reveal the wood grain of this piece of furniture that a customer entrusted to her.
As with the other employees, Cynthia’s time on this integration project is only fleeting. Two years maximum, then each will have to use the skills and certainties gleaned here to pursue their professional path.
– “The most precarious” –
The recycling center was created in 2022 by an association which helps victims of domestic violence in the Lot department and offers them emergency accommodation. The idea came naturally from the primary mission of this association: to give women their autonomy.
Who says autonomy, in fact says financial independence, and therefore a return to employment. “The most precarious of the precarious are women,” underlines Lisette Calderan, volunteer and president.
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